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ThinkstockCurrency cycles and their changes against the U.S. dollar affect equity multiples because they reflect and drive capital inflows and outflows. Dollar cycles also influence earnings through a complex variety of channels encompassing both…
courtesy of FordThe equity analysts and strategists at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) expect to see U.S. equities continue to conform largely to the “1994 Playbook” in which stocks meander higher after correcting in response…
ThinkstockValero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil refiner posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85 on revenues of $34.03 billion, compared with EPS of…
ThinkstockLockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The defense firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.64 on revenues of $11.4 billion. In the same period…
courtesy of KFCAccording to a report at Caijing.com.cn, China Central Television (CCTV), which in the past has exposed a number of food safety issues in China, reported over the weekend that sample ice cubes take…
ThinkstockCybercrime’s cost to the U.S. economy is immense, at least by the standards of other expenses to gross domestic product (GDP). But the amount may be small enough that the final effects are very…
ThinkstockThe watch was supposed to go the way of the dodo, as other electronic devices like smartphones took their place as portable clocks, alarms and stopwatches. Yet despite the nearly universal availability of new…
ThinkstockIs the American Dream dead? The vast majority of Americans born into poverty are unable to make much more than their parents. According to data released earlier this week from a study spanning three…
ThinkstockHunger problems are part of the regular study of organizations like the U.N. and The World Bank. The causes are usually put at the feet of poor farming practices, lack of seed, drought and…
Wikimedia CommonsNow that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has released new chips for the smartphone market, where it has been squeezed out by competitors like ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM),…
ThinkstockMarket prices in China soared as the Hang Seng rose 2.3% to 21,915, and H shares were up 3.9% to 9,780. Perhaps the markets sense the slow growth will yield actions by the central…
courtesy of RiteAidRite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) has been under serious influence of The Jean Coutu Group since 2007. That is coming to an end. The turnaround drug store chain said that a recent…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported second-quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the video distribution company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 on revenues of…
July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). There was no economic data release of note in Europe today.…