Lowe’s Prospects, Hammered by Home Depot and Others, Aren’t Coming Back

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 6:40 am

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) may be among the largest home improvement retailers in America, often ranked just behind Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD). New CEO Marvin Ellison, who helped ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 5:12 am

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) dropped the prices of its cars sold in China after the nation cut some auto import tariffs. According to Reuters: Tesla Inc has slashed up to ...
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Eurozone PMI Lowest in Over a Year

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 4:41 am

As a minor and perhaps fleeting warning about the eurozone's economic situation, its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), as reported by Markit, hit its lowest level in over a year. There ...
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43 Most Outrageous Product Claims of All Time

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 5:37 pm

It can be a daunting challenge for consumers to separate true advertising claims from false ones. That is especially difficult given the spending power merchants put behind advertising campaigns meant ...
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25 Cheapest Cars to Insure

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 5:03 pm

Car insurance premiums have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 33% between 2010 and 2016. And if owners are also paying off a car loan, insurance premiums, which ...
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25 Most Expensive Cars to Insure

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 4:58 pm

Car insurance premiums have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 33% between 2010 and 2016. And if owners are also paying off a car loan, insurance premiums, which ...
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Tuesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm

May 22, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 0.3% at 2,724.61. The DJIA closed down 0.7% at 24,835.99. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% at 7,378.46. Tuesday started out as ...
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JC Penney, Spectra Energy Slip into Tuesday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 4:04 pm

May 22, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 49 equities making new 52-week lows in Tuesday's session. On the NYSE decliners led advancers by about 1.58 ...
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Boeing, Home Depot Weigh on Dow Tuesday

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 4:01 pm

May 22, 2018: Markets opened higher again Tuesday but it's been a bumpy day ever since, especially for the blue chips. Trading has been mixed all day with the energy ...
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10 Vehicles With the Highest (and Lowest) Recall Rates

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 2:06 pm

When an automaker recalls a vehicle, owners at least have to put up with some amount of lost time they'll never get back in order to take the vehicle into ...
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What to Look For in Target’s Q1 Report

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 1:45 pm

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter financial results before the markets open on Wednesday. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters call for $1.38 in earnings ...
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Does Drug Testing for Marijuana Tell Us Anything?

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 1:20 pm

Earlier this month, Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading supplier of diagnostic services, released its 2018 Drug Testing Index reporting results of U.S. employers' 2017 drug-tests. The good news is that ...
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Post-IPO Breakdown: What Analysts Are Saying About DocuSign and Smartsheet

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 12:50 pm

Both Smartsheet Inc. (NYSE: SMAR) and DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) have seen their respective quiet periods come to an end. Each company has seen explosive growth since its IPO, and ...
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Amgen Wins Another FDA Approval

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 11:40 am

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) shares made a slight gain on Tuesday after it was announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in ...
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Workers File Harassment, Retaliation Charges Against McDonald’s

Posted: May 22, 2018 at 11:35 am

Over the past several days, workers at McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) restaurants have filed 10 charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging illegal conduct at McDonald's stores in ...
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