The 10 Best Cars for the American Family
courtesy Ford Motor Co.What makes a good family car? It’s usually a combination of features like roominess, safety, cost to purchase, cost to run and maintain, style and resale value. Purchasing a family car…
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Newest first · Page 263Amazon Adds NBCUniversal Video to Prime Offerings
ThinkstockIn another move to boost subscriptions to its Prime Instant Video service, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today said that it has signed a licensing agreement with the NBCUniversal division of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA)…
Natural Gas Prices Slip as Stocks Rise
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 99 billion cubic feet last week, above the expected build of about 95 billion cubic feet anticipated by analysts.…
Glencore Xstrata Top Management Shakeup
ThinkstockJust two weeks ago, the $76 billion merger was completed that created London-traded Glencore Xstrata. Today, shareholders shook up the company’s board of directors by booting chairman John Bond and another director. The company…
New Housing Construction, Building Permits Point in Opposite Directions in April
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported this morning that new housing starts in April fell to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 853,000, a decrease of 16.5%…
ReneSola Earnings, Outlook Offer Some Hope for Solar Energy Firms
ThinkstockReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The solar PV maker reported a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.23 on revenues of $284.2 million. In the…
UBS Likes Specialty Retail: Time to Sell Department Stores
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsThe American consumer has remained pretty consistent in 2013, helping to push along a still very slow economic recovery. One place they have spent money is the department stores around…
If Google Beats Apple to a Stock Price of $1,000, What Will Larry Page Say?
courtesy of Google Inc.Once shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) topped $700 last September, the chatter on the street was all about when Apple stock would hit $1,000 a share. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
Walmart Stock Hit by Decline in International Earnings
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $114.2…
Top New Biotech Ideas From PropThink
ThinkstockThe world of biotech investing is always a difficult one. Often a binary event, such as a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval or a life-saving capital raise is the difference between not only…
Japan GDP Jumps 3.5%: Economic Miracle Resurrected?
ThinkstockThe Japanese economic miracle, which died more than two decades ago, may be in the early stages of resurrection. First-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 3.5%, a number that was not matched in the…
J.P. Morgan Keeps Proxy Voting Results a Secret
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) investors feel cheated. The bank has stopped issuing updates on voting results from the bank’s proxy. This will leave investors in the dark as they watch…
Small SUVs Flunk Crash Tests
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCSmall SUVs have enjoyed raging sales because of their versatility and gas mileage. The sales of some brands in the sector may plunge. New data from the Insurance Institute for Highway…
What Is Important: Japan GDP Up 3.5%, J.P. Morgan Hides Proxy Vote Results
ThinkstockJapanese Miracle Resurrected The Japanese economic miracle, which died more than two decades ago, may be in the early stages of resurrection. First-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 3.5%, a number that was not…
Retirement Age Rises Sharply to 61 Years Old
ThinkstockThe erosion of savings, the collapse of the stock market four years ago and home price dips have pressed the retirement age upward. The trend is likely to mean older Americans will work longer,…