ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for December rose four points to 58 from a reading of 54 in November. The reading was higher than a forecast of 55…
Courtesy 3M Company3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) is rallying after the company affirmed its long-term revenue and earnings growth targets, as well as offered its 2014 goals. More importantly, 3M seems to have taken our…
ThinkstockOf nearly 49 million mortgaged properties in the United States at the end of the third quarter, there are 6.4 million where the mortgage amount is greater than the value of the property. These…
Jon Ogg in NYCStocks are wanting to challenge their all-time highs again going into year-end, and investors have to figure out how to position their portfolios for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve is due to start its two-day FOMC meeting to determine whether to taper its bond buying activities under its quantitative easing measure. If the Labor Department’s report on inflation is accurate,…
ThinkstockUPDATE, December 17, 2013, 1:10 p.m. — As we noted in our story on online sales earlier Tuesday morning, Google’s Product Listing Ads and Google Shopping have shown the largest percentage growth of any online…
ThinkstockCommodity prices took a sharp downward turn in 2013, but the good news appears to be that it will not get any worse in 2014. According a recent report, analysts at Moody’s Investors Service…
ThinkstockAfter an outstanding 2013, many investors look to 2014 with a wary, but positive eye. Most on Wall Street are generally bullish on 2014 prospects, but any number of external issues could trigger a…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the S&P 500 will…
ThinkstockThe U.S. economy is still sluggish and the consumer remains cautious. Yet between Saturday, December 21, and Wednesday, January 1, almost a third of Americans plan to hit the road, according to AAA. That…
ThinkstockUpdate: 10:13 12/17/2013. Apparently, Amazon holds a large lead in the race to sell toys to Christmas shoppers. According to Bloomberg: Gift givers searching online for a kid’s must-have toy this holiday season are…
ThinkstockUpdate: 10.25 AM 12/17/2013. The reports about a new Facebook ad product have turned out to true. They will run automatically in user news feeds, but the sound in the ads will be turned…
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LPThe effects of shale and more efficient production will soon push annual energy production to the highest level in U.S. history. The previous record was set in 1970. Since then,…
ThinkstockThe United States is far from being the healthiest country in the world. The country struggles with obesity and heart disease, and life expectancy is worse than in countries such as Slovenia and Chile.…
courtesy Boeing Co.After markets closed on Monday, The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced that it is raising its quarterly dividend by 50%, from $0.485 to $0.73 for the current quarter and is increasing its…