JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still one of the most searched and most widely followed stocks in the world. That should be expected when you consider that it dominates much of…
ThinkstockThe logic behind why Larry Summers withdrew himself as a candidate to be the next Federal Reserve chairman is mixed, even with him issuing a letter explaining that he did not want to create…
ThinkstockIt is the sort of record that most people would wish had never been set. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States has cost an…
ThinkstockSterne Agee has issued a different take on its weekly coverage of bank stocks and is issuing its new list of top picks as banking stocks to buy. While the favorites are named generally…
courtesy Boeing Co.Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA experienced a third problem with one of its two 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). A plane scheduled to fly from New York to Oslo was delayed…
ThinkstockWealth is a goal many people want to achieve, yet it is elusive to most. For some, wealth signals security. For others, wealth symbolizes status and success. For many, wealth signifies a break from…
ThinkstockInvestors make big money in biotechnology stocks when they focus on areas that cut across a wide swath of the population. From obesity to food allergies to prostate cancer, the top companies often try…
Jon OggIt is a new week, and stocks are back in the interest of the public after recent gains. Now investors have to decide which stocks are still buys, while also determining which stocks…
ThinkstockHong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings Ltd. announced Monday morning that the company has invested $448 million in privately held Sogou Inc. and merged its search business with Sogou’s. Tencent now holds 36.5% of Sogou, which…
ThinkstockGlobal oil markets never seem to sit still. Crude oil prices, of course, vary minute by minute nearly 24-hours a day, but that is only the most visible manifestation of the action. A technological…
courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveLarry Summers has lost his chance to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, brought down by arrogance, missteps as president of Harvard and close relationships to Wall Street. Widely regarded former…
courtesy of General Electric Co.CEOs of almost any company of any size can learn critical lessons from the successes, and failures, of decisions made by political leaders as they have taken sides in terms of deciding…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCThe Financial Times reports that Chrysler may file for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as this week, a decision made by CEO Sergio Marchionne, who also runs Fiat. The…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.The money that hoped to build back the confidence from investors and customers in the century-old J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is now almost completely gone. William Ackman of…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.Following a November 2011 leak of about 3,600 barrels of oil from a rig offshore of Brazil, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) and driller Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) were slapped with a…