Most and Least Environmentally Friendly States

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 6:17 pm

In 2017, the United States emitted over 6,200 metric tons of greenhouse gases, more than Russia and the entirety of Europe combined. The country is second only to China in ...
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40 Most Successful Star Wars Actors

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 5:44 pm

Star Wars has dominated at the American box office for the past 40 years. One-third of the country’s 15 top-grossing films of all time are Star Wars movies, and it ...
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25 Best Cities To Be a Waiter

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 5:37 pm

Ask anyone working in a restaurant, and they'll tell you that waiting tables is a physically and emotionally demanding job. Yet, servers are often not compensated very well. In many ...
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Cost of College the Year You Were Born

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 4:53 pm

The annual cost of attending a four-year private institution in the United States reached $46,950 last year, more than double what it was less than two decades ago. For many ...
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Wednesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 4:09 pm

May 23, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.3% at 2,733.26. The DJIA closed up 0.2% at 24,886.60. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% at 7,425.96 Wednesday started out as ...
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JC Penney, Helios and Matheson Crash into Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 4:06 pm

May 23, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 89 equities making new 52-week lows in Wednesday's session. On the NYSE advancers led decliners by about 1.08 ...
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Boeing, Merck Buoy the Dow Wednesday

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 4:01 pm

May 23, 2018: Markets opened lower Tuesday but got a nice upward jolt following from the release of the FOMC meeting minutes.  While there will be another rate hike next ...
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New Car Buyers Aren’t Worried About Gas Prices–Yet

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 2:08 pm

When U.S. drivers are asked to name a "reasonable" price for a gallon of regular gas, the median price named is $2.50. When asked what price would "greatly" affect the ...
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What to Expect From Best Buy in Q1

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 1:40 pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters are $0.74 in ...
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Urban Outfitters Sees Muted Reaction Despite Record Q1 Revenues

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 12:25 pm

When Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) released its first-quarter earnings report late on Tuesday, the retailer said that it had $0.38 in earnings per share (EPS) and $855.7 million in ...
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Cisco’s Talos Warns VPNFilter Malware Already Targets 500,000+ Networking Devices Worldwide

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 12:15 pm

Talos, a cyberintelligence unit of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), has warned of discovering at least 500,000 devices throughout more than 50 countries that are infected with a type of ...
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EVO Payments Enters the Market With a Bang

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 11:35 am

EVO Payments Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOP) entered the market with a bang in its IPO debut. Shares actually entered the market at $20.05, well above the original pricing. Although the S&P ...
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Crude Oil Price Falls on Huge Inventory Increase

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 11:10 am

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning, showing that U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.8 million barrels last week, maintaining a total ...
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Why Cara Therapeutics Shares Are Soaring

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 10:50 am

Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) shares made a solid gain on Wednesday after the firm announced that it has licensed rights to commercialize Korsuva (CR845/difelikefalin) injection for the treatment of ...
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April New Home Sales Slip; Lower-Priced Homes Post Big Gain

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 10:30 am

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that sales of new homes in April totaled a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000, ...
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