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Jefferies Finds Winners in Oil-Field Services Stocks

ThinkstockWith West Texas Intermediate crude holding above $90 and the price of natural gas back over the $4 handle for the first time in years, U.S. oil-field services stocks finally have started to rebound. The…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Airlines Claim Compensation for Grounding of Boeing 787

Courtesy Boeing Co.Air India today became the second airline to say that it will receive compensation from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for the three-month grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Earlier this week, Qatar…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

A Long, Slow EU Economic Recovery

ThinkstockEurope believes that it is doing poorly, financially. The European Commission (EC) put out its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) activity for this year and next. This year, at least, the prediction is…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Twitter Takes First Step Toward IPO?

TwitterTwitter has added an investment banker to its staff. This has prompted speculation that the company may begin the process for an initial public offering. Of course, investors could be gun-shy after the collapses of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Barnes & Noble Nook Accepts Google Apps

courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) may have gotten an investment for Nook, its e-reader and e-book operation, from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the software company presses into tablets.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

What Is Important in the Financial World

ThinkstockSlow EU Economic Recovery Europe believes that it is doing poorly, financially. The European Commission (EC) put out its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) activity for this year and next. This year, at…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Adidas Shoe Sales as an Economic Indicator

Wikimedia CommonsGlobal athletic and apparel maker Adidas released better-than-expected quarterly earnings. So did rival Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) about a month ago. Given the hundreds of millions of athletic shoes sold by them each year, in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Jobs Crisis More Long-Term Than Unemployment Rates Show

ThinkstockThe extent of the jobs crisis extends well beyond the measurements released by the Labor Department and ADP each month. One reason for this that is cited frequently is the number of people who…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Key Difference Between ECB and India Rate Cuts

ThinkstockThe reasons for the rate cuts by the central banks of India and Europe could not be more different, although each region faces economic problems. Each decision shows the weakness of rate cuts as…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

courtesy of AOL, IncBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) shows airlines plans for a 777 that would have the longest range of any plane in the world. (Reuters) A low-end version of the Nokia Corp. (NYSE:…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Stock Market Today: Big Winners & Losers for Thursday

thinkstockHere are the five biggest gaining stocks in today’s U.S. markets at closing: Imperial Holdings Inc. (NYSE: IFT) is up 40.5% at $5.59. Kingtone WirelessInfo Solution Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: KONE) is up 33.3% at…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

LinkedIn Earnings Solid, but Forecast Leaves Investors Chilled

ThinkstockLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) reported firstquarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the professional social networking company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 on revenues of $324.7 million.…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago