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Mondelez Sells SnackWell’s Stake

Mondelez International, the snack food business recently spun off from Kraft Foods, will sell its controlling interest in its SnackWell's cookie and cracker business to private equity firm Brynwood Partners, which last week sold…

Trey Thoelcke · 13 years ago

Android And Chrome Begins to Seize PC Market

The desktop, laptop and tablet markets are supposed to be dominated by Apple and Microsoft. But both face erosion of their leads by the same major culprit of the erosion that has dogged them…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

The Most Expensive Luxury Imports in America

In a year in which high-end cars have sold particularly well, the prices of several imports have moved higher than $100,000 -- in some cases, much higher. The imports in this segment of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Detroit Has Many Homes Worth Less Than $10,000

In Detroit, the largest American city to enter bankruptcy, Realtor.com lists 515 homes for sale at between $5,000 and $10,000. Unfortunately for Detroit, no one wants to move into the neighborhoods with sub-$10,000 homes.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Fed Balance Sheet Clearly Over $4 Trillion

The Federal Reserve's reported balance sheet for the week ending December 25, 2013, was at $4.071 trillion, and the balance on December 25 was $4.074 trillion. A $10 billion per month of tapering will…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Short Sellers Retreat From 3D Printing Sector

Share prices in the 3D printer companies generally increased somewhat in the first two weeks of December. Voxeljet has seen the biggest rise in short interest, but the pace of that growth has slowed…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Tesla Sees Rising Demand in China

ThinkstockTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) opened its first showroom to the public in Beijing in November and, according to ChinaDaily, hundreds of high-end Tesla electric cars have been ordered or preordered in China since.…

Trey Thoelcke · 13 years ago

Twitter Analyst Downgrade Tries Calling Another Top

Twitter shares managed a gain of almost 5% on Thursday to close at $73.31. This was the highest close ever, and the new high on an intraday basis is $74.73. One analyst is now…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

A First Look at Holiday Shopping Trends

An early report on overall holiday sales -- online and in stores -- indicates that while sales rose, the rise was somewhat smaller than expected. The jump in online sales is the big news,…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Number of States With Gas Price Below $3 Drops to Three

The number of states in which the price of an average gallon of regular gasoline is below $3 has dropped to three. The probable causes are a rise in oil prices and limited refinery…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

China Will Pass U.S. as No. 1 Economy in 2028

The Centre for Economics and Business Research has made several predictions about China's economy and its place in the world, including that China's GDP will overtake the United States in 2028. But how likely…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago