ThinkstockStocks have had gains for eight weeks now and the stock market keeps challenging all-time highs. It is time for investors to start positioning their assets and portfolios for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
ThinkstockDuring a huge run in the markets like we have experienced this year, the rising tide tends to lift all boats. Often some of the boats that get lifted do not deserve to be.…
ThinkstockAs we head in to the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall Street firms are recommending for the…
ThinkstockA survey for the National Retail Federation (NRF) estimated that more than 141 million different shoppers hit the stores over the four-day Thanksgiving holiday. That is slightly more than the 139 million that hit…
ThinkstockThe stock market has enjoyed what is now eight weeks of gains and new highs in just about each of those weeks. Now investors have to be considering how to position their portfolios for…
ThinkstockGlobal financial information services company Markit has released final November Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data. Overall, growth in economic activity was modest, aside from declines seen in France, Spain and Russia. The HSBC China…
nationsonline.orgPeople who “suffer” the least are concentrated in a few areas, according to a new poll from Gallup. These countries have a number of circumstances that are common among their populations as well. The…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has to have a spectacular record for the 2013 holiday shopping season. So do the Sears and Kmart divisions of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Car companies are not exactly giving their products away, but as the year draws to a close many are gambling as they take on the burden of interest rates, normally carried…
ThinkstockConsumers turned out in big numbers for the Thanksgiving Day-Black Friday shopping weekend, but the numbers were a bit more wrinkled than many observers expected. Total numbers for the two days rose compared with…
ThinkstockThe movie franchise known as “The Fast and the Furious” produced six films and approximately $2.4 billion in ticket sales worldwide. With the death of star, Paul Walker, who played ex-cop Brian O’Conner, the franchise…
ThinkstockThe worst fears of the retail industry were realized as holiday retail sales fell below expectations. Research firm ShopperTrak reported that Thanksgiving and Black Friday only produced $12.3 billion dollars for the industry. That…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Thanksgiving online sales may have gone above $1 billion for the first time. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may have had record-breaking Black Friday sales. But the big Thanksgiving holiday…
ThinkstockPetroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), commonly called Petrobras, announced on Friday that it is raising the prices it charges for gasoline and diesel fuel by 4% and 8%, respectively. This is the fifth rise…
ThinkstockResults for the shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday have begun to come in and by all accounts, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shoppers held up their end of the bargain. Retailers’ promotional prices…