thinkstockThe Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The fertilizer maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $2.69 billion for the…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has trouble in some of the largest markets overseas. As its share price rockets to more than $900 and reaches all-time highs, investors anticipate that its advertising revenue, its near-ubiquity…
ThinkstockJune car sales in the European Union prove two things. First, that the recession in the region continues to cripple auto registrations at an extraordinary rate. And second, that it is time for General…
ThinkstockMost of the focus on the rise in gas prices, caused by the surge in oil prices, has been the effect of the march toward $4 a gallon. The focus is misplaced, at least…
ThinkstockThird Point Reinsurance Ltd. has submitted its paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission in order to come public via an initial public offering (IPO). The reinsurance outfit’s IPO terms are not included, but…
thinkstockPackaged food and dairy products maker WhiteWave Foods Inc. (NYSE: WWAV) announced preliminary data for its second quarter after markets closed today. The company said it would report net sales of $616 million and…
July 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning but the report on U.S. retail sales pushed shares into the red early. A later report on business inventories helped pull stocks out of a…
ThinkstockAssociated Materials Group Inc. has filed its paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The IPO is expected to trade under a yet…
ThinkstockSales of J.K. Rowling’s new crime novel are up 507,000% according to the BBC. The book, titled “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” was written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shows the “The…
ThinkstockWe have been on the price of ethanol credits since they rocketed to $1.00 earlier this year. Today, the price soared to $1.25, an increase of more than 2,000% since the beginning of the…
ThinkstockCONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) is one of the top players in the battered and out of favor coal sector. With politics working against coal and environmental regulation perpetually on the rise, it would…
ThinkstockIn a move first discussed in March, Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has filed an amended Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the initial public offering (IPO) of 15 million…
ThinkstockThe European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) was established to provide a financial backstop to potential sovereign debt default among eurozone nations. Backed by guarantees, primarily from Germany and France, the debt was rated ‘AAA’…
courtesy of DellActivist Investor Carl Icahn is keeping up his hard court press against Michael Dell. Icahn said last week that he was raising his offer to acquire Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) in his…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is calling for additional upside for the S&P 500 Index. The firm’s new price target for 2013 is 1,750 versus a prior target of only 1,600. While the 1,600…