courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is back on track and now firing on all cylinders. Its 787 Dreamliner woes seem to be mostly behind the company, and now the even larger 787-9 Dreamliner…
ThinkstockAdobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) reported fiscal third quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. The software company reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.32 on revenue of $995.1 million. In the same…
September 17, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher Tuesday following a report from the Labor Department that the consumer price index (CPI) rose just 0.1% in August, putting to rest any immediate concern about inflation.…
CIA World FactbookTurkey is supposed to be one of the great emerging markets. Unfortunately, its growth has been derailed, its nation was hit hard by protests and unrest over the summer, and now it…
Courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.If you just read headlines out there and did not look for context, chances are high that you might have gotten duped into thinking that all 3D printing companies were…
thinkstockPrivate equity firm Sycamore Partners and its affiliates appear to be on a mission to snatch poorly performing retailers from the jaws of oblivion. The firm said Tuesday morning that it had acquired a…
ThinkstockRetail sales during the 2013 holiday shopping season are forecast to rise by 2.4%, but store traffic is expected to decline by 1.4% from year-ago levels. Compared with last year’s sales gain of 3%,…
ThinkstockThe dividend hike brigade keeps on marching. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) jumped in with a dividend hike a tad sooner than we were expecting, given that it is searching for a new CEO. We expect…
ThinkstockThe world of semiconductors has been in a state of flux as the world is moving from PCs to smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics. 24/7 Wall St. tracks many key sectors to identify…
ThinkstockU.S. government debt held by the public has soared for the past several years and now stands at 73% of total U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Except for a short period around World War…
ThinkstockIn an effort to curb its current account deficit, and ultimately to prevent even more inflation, the nation of India reportedly has increased its tax on gold imports again. Gold jewelry imported into the…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Tuesday morning that it would raise its quarterly dividend by $0.05 to $0.28, a boost of 22%, and that the company’s board had approved a…
ThinkstockThere always has been a long line of doom-and-gloom prognosticators willing to sell and market Armageddon. More often than not, these are people who have made a career predicting financial, and in some cases social,…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department has released its reading on retail inflation for August via its monthly Consumer Price Index report. Inflation only jumped by 0.1% on the headline and also…
Courtesy General Motors Co.U.S. automakers have a lot at stake in the battle for sales of full-size pickup trucks. Nearly 1.3 million pickups have been sold this year through the end of August, the…