For New CEOs, the Art of Doing Nothing
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has a new chief executive officer, Mary Barra — the first woman to head a major global car company. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: G) may need a new CEO…
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Newest first · Page 14Why Layoffs Can’t Save Martha Stewart
ThinkstockLess than two months after scrap-metal executive Daniel Dienst was tapped to be the new chief executive officer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO), the axe has come down for about 100…
Twitter New Advertising Program Is Not Just Another ‘So What?’
courtesy of TwitterJust six weeks after acquiring mobile advertising platform MoPub, Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is launching a native advertising platform for mobile apps. What that means is that the ad will look pretty…
The 5 Stocks That Moved the Market on Thursday
thinkstockDecember 12, 2013: Markets opened mixed on Thursday morning with the Nasdaq showing some early spunk. The DJIA remained in negative territory all day, as did the S&P 500. By the closing bell, the…
Hilton Biggest of Six IPOs Today
ThinkstockHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) began trading Thursday morning after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at $20 a share last night. But it was one of a whopping total of six IPOs…
Auto Fuel Economy Improvement Led by Mazda, Honda
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest report on fuel economy trends and carbon dioxide emissions Thursday. The data includes fuel economy ratings through model year 2012 and preliminary…
Mexico Nears End of State Monopoly on Oil
ThinkstockThe Mexican Senate Wednesday approved a change to the country’s constitution that would end the government’s 75-year monopoly on crude oil production. The bill was sent along to the House of Deputies where it…
Pepsi Kicks Coke Out at Buffalo Wild Wings
Wikimedia Commons, Public DomainPepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has scored a win over chief rival The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), taking the soft drink business at the more than 975 U.S. locations of Buffalo Wild…
American Cities Adding (and Losing) the Most Jobs
ThinkstockU.S. payrolls rose by more than 200,000 in November as employers continued to hire at a steady pace. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.0%, the lowest it has been since late 2008. While…
The Most Heavily Shorted Stock in America
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioWhat’s not to like about Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)? The satellite radio company created from the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM Radio has a market cap of…
Argus Analyst Top Picks for 2014: eBay, Facebook, Mylan, Home Depot and Many More
ThinkstockArgus research is truly considered independent, meaning the firm has no investment banking relationships with public companies that would cloud its judgment. This is a key reason we value its research. The firm is joining…
Lululemon Outlook Means Stock Is Too Expensive
lululemonAfter yoga clothing maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported third-quarter earnings Thursday morning, shares fell about 9%, even though the company’s earnings per share (EPS) and revenues both beat consensus estimates. The trouble…
Airline Profits Seen Rising in 2013 and 2014
ThinkstockThe decline in prices for jet fuel is the primary reason for a rise in the outlook for airline profits in 2013, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Ancillary revenues, the IATA’s…
Labor Department Shows Weekly Jobless Claims Screamed Higher
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department is out with its report on weekly jobless claims, and the report showed a serious surge in new jobless claims. It also reverses a series of…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Citigroup, GE, Melco Crown, Oracle and More
ThinkstockInvestors and traders alike have been positioning their portfolios and assets going into year-end, at the same time that stocks keep challenging all-time higher highs almost each week. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of…