ThinkstockTexas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) reported first quarter results after markets closed today. The semiconductor maker reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.32 on revenues of $2.89 billion. In the same period…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Aerosonic Corp. (NYSEMKT: AIM) is up 59.7% at $7.74. Power-One Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER) is up 56.7% at $6.32. ARCA Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO) is up…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) was on the earnings calendar docket for Monday and the streaming media giant reported earnings of $0.31 EPS and $1.02 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters had its…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to stay in positive territory for most of the morning. There was little economic data released today. In Asia, Hong Kong’s consumer price index rose…
ThinkstockCopper is one of the metals that really matters at the street level of the global economy. The price of gold is much more exciting about the price of copper, but copper is used…
ThinkstockThe news flow over the weekend and on Monday helped to drive the price of gold higher after one monster sell-off this year. Reports of spot gold shortages and premiums being paid after the…
courtesy of General Electric Co.A downgrade of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) shares today by analysts at J.P. Morgan has pushed the shares down more than 2%. Morgan’s analysts called the stock “dead money…
Our list of the 10 best green cars for 2013 provides a somewhat granular look at the market for hybrid and all-electric cars in the U.S. But a higher level look also indicates that…
courtesy of MicrosoftManagement inside Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be happy to see that their shares are worth more than 3%, versus when they went home for the weekend on Friday. CNBC’s David Faber…
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is on the earnings calendar after the markets close on Monday, and the trading community is on edge for this earnings report. With a huge turnaround and with…
The world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reported first-quarter earnings today, posting revenue growth of 5.7% and profit growth of just 0.3%. In its press release, the firm said it encountered…
ThinkstockThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that it has entered into a what is a called a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL). What is interesting about this…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in March declined 0.6% to 4.92 million from a downwardly revised total of 4.95 million in February.…
ThinkstockIt was just at the end of last week that we gave a pre-earnings update for Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) in our DJIA earnings season scorecard, warning that the market was expecting weakness. Caterpillar’s…
ThinkstockSwiss-based industrial firm ABB (NYSE: ABB) said today that it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based solar power firm Power-One Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER) for $6.35 a share, or about $1 billion, in cash. The acquisition…