ThinkstockLast year, the average American driver wasted 38 hours sitting in traffic. While the occasional traffic jam inconveniences most drivers, some unlucky people live in the nation’s most congested cities. In addition to spending…
ThinkstockGlobal Consumer Confidence The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions for the first quarter of 2013, shows that there is no unanimity in confidence among people around the world. People who are…
ThinkstockShale may be critical to the future of the jobs market and the overall U.S. economy. If these observations are true, the conclusions regarding them just got another boost. There is more shale in…
Technology executive Peter Thiel told the Milken Institute Global Conference that Twitter likely will outlive The New York Times. His theory is based on the wide use of Twitter and the fact that New York Times…
ThinkstockAre China’s PMI numbers inaccurate? Are other key economic numbers issued by the People’s Republic wrong because the government wants to promote the nation’s ongoing manufacturing growth? The questions get asked each time China issues important…
ThinkstockChina’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) falls to 50.6 in April from an 11-month high in March of 50.9. (Reuters) Sharp is expected to report a worse-than-anticipated loss. (Reuters) European Union regulations likely will prompt…
thinkstockHere are the five biggest gaining stocks in today’s U.S. markets at closing: Transition Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: TTHI) is up 37.8% at $3.10. Digital Ally Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) is up 35.8% at $6.00. Pain…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors weighed conflicting data from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In Europe, retail sales declined more than expected in Germany, Italy’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at…
The economy is still tough and jobs are not yet plentiful. That is likely one part of why the rise of the dollar store theme is now becoming a secular trend rather than a cyclical trend.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.We noted earlier this morning that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had hired Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to act as book-running managers for the company’s planned debt issuance. The Wall Street…
ThinkstockThe highest paid executive in the U.S. last year was Ron Johnson, CEO of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), who hauled in a total of $53.3 million in total compensation. The average worker…
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ThinkstockThe first legal online gambling site in the U.S. launched today, ultimatepoker.com, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC. In order to play, though, you must be able to prove that you at least…
The world of high yield dividends and high yield bonds has reached a level that seems almost unheard of just a year or two ago. If this is not a testament to junk bonds…