General Motors will recall nearly 1.5 million vehicles in China due to potential safety issues. GM already faces growing competition from local carmakers, legislators desperate to reduce the sources of air pollution in major…
In a filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission on Christmas Eve, BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin have ended their effort to take over the company.
On Monday, the McResources website for employees of McDonald's suggested that employees avoid eating too much fast food, and showed a photo of something that looks very much like a McDonald's meal labeled as…
courtesy of Volkswagen of AmericaVolkswagen has said that it aims to be the largest carmaker in the world. And for the first time in nine years, it appears to be set to come out…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Whatever many retailers made in profits over the holiday season might wash away with after-Christmas sales. USA Today has made the point that discounts seem greater than usual. The newspaper’s…
When 24/7 Wall St. listed its 10 brands that will disappear in 2014, Tesla Motors was not among them. However, veteran trader Yra Harris of Praxis Trading told CNBC this week that he predicts…
courtesy of AOL, IncThe battle between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for the lead in U.S. unique visitors continued into November. Once again, the portal edged out the search firm–based on desktop…
Last week, after years of partisan fighting, Congress approved a two-year budget deal. Not included in the measure were any plans to extend the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program, which provides additional unemployment…
thinkstockDecember 24, 2013: Markets opened higher on a shortened Tuesday trading day. The Nasdaq bounced lower a few times in the first 90 minutes of trading, but soon enough sorted itself out. Trading volume…
Research firm Retail Metrics released its preliminary estimates for December same-store sales Tuesday morning, along with its fourth-quarter outlook for same-store sales growth. Neither is headed toward the levels expected a month or six…
ThinkstockCanaccord Genuity has lifted its price target on two tech firms, one very avidly followed and heavily traded, and the other significantly smaller and less actively traded. 3D Systems Inc. (NYSE: DDD) has the…
Despite a disappointing 2013 in the energy sector, Merrill Lynch analysts are reasonably positive about the sector for 2014. In a new research report, they list of some specific energy sector themes they expect…
It will be very hard to expect many key stocks a repeat this past year's performance in 2014. That may be especially true for the large diversified conglomerate stocks, particularly for Warren Buffett and…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly report on mortgage applications noted a decrease of 6.3% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index.
The signs have been pointing to a good holiday sales season for electronic gear like smartphones and tablets. But for many for the brick-and-mortar retailers, like Old Navy and Abercrombie & Fitch, the news…