Much of World Still Sees Itself in Recession
ThinkstockIf the recession is over globally, many people have not seen the benefits. The result is that, for tens of millions of people, the recession has not ended, as far as they see it.…
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Newest first · Page 292Greek Economy Hurt by 15,000 Layoffs
ThinkstockIf European Union finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have turned away from austerity as a means to help the region’s economy, the action has not affected Greece, where the government has…
What Is Important in the Financial World (4/29/2013)
ThinkstockConsumer Confidence in Europe In another blow to the recovery of the European economy, consumer confidence across the region fell in April. The reading was the lowest since December and is another marker that…
Media Digest (4/29/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixThe form of taxation that is applied to a Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) buyout of the 45% of Verizon Wireless that Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) owns may decide the deal.…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Paid $1
ThinkstockChairman and Chief Executive Officer Zuckerber of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) may not care about what his base pay is. His stock holdings in the social network are enough to make him a billionaire…
Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for Friday
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM) is up 21.3% at $21.67. SemiLEDS Corp. (NASDAQ: LEDS) is up 20.6% at $1.76. SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: RMGN) is…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Friday: Markets Open Low, Close Mixed
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning after hearing that U.S. GDP growth in the first quarter came in at 2.5%, well below the expected 3.1% (more coverage here). U.S. consumer sentiment also fell,…
SunPower: The Hot Solar Energy Stock
ThinkstockThere hasn’t been a lot of good news in the solar energy business for the past couple of years, but SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) has really turned it around since the beginning of the…
America’s Most Polluted Cities
There’s no doubt that great strides have been made in air pollution. Awareness, stricter legislation and improved technology have all contributed to improved air, land and water conditions. In fact, the nation’s air quality…
Colleges Join Students in Piling On Debt
ThinkstockA rally in the tax-free municipal debt market is attracting a few new issuers this year. A report at Bloomberg News notes that Stanford University and the University of Chicago are both planning to…
Diesel Vehicles Catching On in the U.S.
Courtesy Volkswagen AGIn the past three years, registrations of diesel-powered vehicles have risen 24.3% and now account for 6.66 million vehicles on U.S. roads, according to industry group Diesel Technology Forum. That’s about 3%…
Consumer Sentiment Revision Moves Unexpectedly Higher
ThinkstockThis Friday marked the final Reuters University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading for the month of April. After a weak gross domestic product reading, the fix was already in and, this being a revision,…
New Monster Bond Fund from Jeff Gundlach and DoubleLine
ThinkstockJeff Gundlach is widely considered to be one of the top bond fund managers out there. He is also well-known for calling an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) short selling opportunity a couple hundred dollars…
New Senior Loan ETF Launched by First Trust
ThinkstockThey say there is an exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy for just about everything. Now investors can get exposure to the senior loan market as one method of protecting assets against rising interest rates.…
Chevron Earnings Not a Pretty Picture
ThinkstockChevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.18 on revenues of $54 billion. In the same…