Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) reported second-quarter results this morning that beat the consensus estimate for earnings per share (EPS), but…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) has come close to a deal with Viacom…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday.…
The latest survey by China’s National Bureau of Statistics indicated that average home prices in 70 Chinese cities were unchanged…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has joined the money-center banks in beating earnings expectations. Excluding items, Bank of America…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported this morning that mortgage applications for last week increased by a seasonally adjusted 16.9%…
Better-than-expected unemployment data from the U.K. lifted European markets somewhat Wednesday morning. The unemployment rate declined to 8.1% for the…
Oil prices fell from a nearly two-month high. WTI prices for August delivery were down to $88.55, which is well…
Michael Dell, CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest PC companies, expects that the Chinese market will remain…
A Goldman Sachs report predicts a strong possibility the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy by September. The most probable…
A Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) report predicts a strong possibility the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy by September. The…
As the global economic recovery grinds to a halt, many workers feel the increased pressure of holding on to their…
A new report from the State Budget Crisis Task Force received nearly universal coverage by the media. One reason is…
Americans have become much more concerned about obesity than about smoking as a health problem, according to research from Gallup.…
Ericsson posted disappointing earnings. So did network supply firms Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) and ZTE. Telecom firms, wireless suppliers and cable companies…
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