ThinkstockThe Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report rose to 82.5 for the preliminary December report, from a final November reading of 75.1. Dow Jones was calling for only 76.5, and Bloomberg had the consensus…
Here we are in to the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, and the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall Street firms are recommending for…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its haphazardly named streaming radio service, Google Play Music All Access, in May for a $10 a month subscription price. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launched its free iTunes Radio…
Jon OggStocks have pulled back on tapering concerns, and now investors and traders have to decide how to position their portfolios ahead of 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of Wall Street research reports…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department is out with what appears to be a stellar unemployment report for November. The good news is that the payrolls were not too far above whisper numbers after a strong…
Wikimedia CommonsThe conventional wisdom on Wall Street at almost every major firm we cover is that interest rates are going higher in 2014. The bond market is a very anticipatory vehicle. From the beginning…
ThinkstockIn a terse press statement Friday morning, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) said that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to spin off its Land’s End stores in a…
courtesy of Starbucks Corp.Got a coffee lover on your holiday gift list? Then Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has you covered. For Cyber Week 2013, that is through December 6, Starbucks has a buy one…
ThinkstockBig Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 results after markets closed Thursday evening. The discount retailer posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.16 and $1.15 billion in revenues.…
ThinkstockMany holiday season analysts point to the skies to determine how well retail sales may do. Their logic is that very bad weather will keep people out of malls and shopping centers. Many of…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.News comes out of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) every day, making it one of the longest running dramas in American businesses — one that is now more than…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and its chief executive officer, Elon Musk, could not do a single thing wrong. Sales of the company’s electric cars rose so quickly beyond expectations that…
ThinkstockDespite signs of economic recovery, the number of U.S. residents living in poverty remains stubbornly high. An average of 15.7% of the U.S. population lived below the poverty line during the three-year period of…
ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has announced that hundreds of thousands of prepaid debit card users in America may have had their data breached. The bank reported that personal information of some…
thinkstockMarkets opened lower Thursday morning and all three major indexes finished the trading day lower as well. The Nasdaq Composite fell just 0.12% at the closing bell, while the DJIA and the S&P 500…