Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsAre you panicking about a government shutdown or about no debt ceiling deal yet? Apparently that is all the market can think of as Washington, D.C., is yet again holding…
ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) for RingCentral Inc. (NYSE: RNG) has arrived. It turns out that this is a hot IPO as well. If you had read our preview back at the time of the…
Courtesy RosneftRussian oil giant Rosneft wants in on the country’s natural gas business, which is controlled by the country’s other energy giant, natural gas producer Gazprom. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) is caught in…
Jon OggStocks bounced after five straight days of selling, and now investors and traders alike are deciding which stocks to buy and which ones to sell or avoid. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of…
ThinkstockAlmost daily we are informed by the media of a security breach somewhere: banks, credit cards, Facebook accounts, email accounts, phone records and more. Cyber thieves are constantly finding new ways to get around…
ThinkstockHow does upgrading the coal sector sound for a gutsy analyst call? That is exactly what we are seeing on Friday from Goldman Sachs, although the upgrades are not exactly universal in the sector.…
ThinkstockOver the past year and a half, Wall Street has seen increased leveraged buyout (LBO) activity within the specialty retail space. The most recent takeout announcement back in May was for Rue 21. Incidentally,…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Before markets opened on Friday morning, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) priced a secondary offering of 84 million shares of common stock at $9.65 a share, about 7.4% below…
Courtesy of BlackBerryJust one week ago, BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) issued a warning on second-quarter results that sent the stock plunging. The stock closed Thursday down nearly 25% since that announcement. The Friday morning…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett often are followed in corporate America as the undisputed investment kingmakers of all time. And 2013 has been an incredibly strong…
TwitterIn among the major and minor celebrities, news media outlets, the Pope and President Obama, there are no huge corporations with substantial followings on Twitter. As a matter of fact, among the list of…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsFord Motor Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Alan Mulally apparently has taken the lead among the executives the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) board favors to replace Steve Ballmer. There are several reasons such an…
courtesy of McDonald'sAfter decades of serving people food and beverages that can cause customers heart problems, diabetes and perhaps cancer, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has finally done what it should — make a good…
thinkstockJ.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) tried to calm the markets earlier today when the company indicated that same-store sales patterns were improving. Anyone who invested in the shares later in the day as…
Wikimedia CommonsYou have certainly heard of the craze and hype behind Bitcoin by now. Perhaps you have even heard of the efforts to “game” Bitcoin and to further push the adoption of Bitcoin. The…