Another Delay for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
courtesy Boeing Co.Bloomberg points out that the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner 787 may not be back in service as fast as the press and many airlines expect. The sticking point is that American…
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Newest first · Page 314Who Could (or Would) Replace Steve Ballmer?
courtesy of MicrosoftFor the hundredth time, analysts speculated that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer will be pushed out because of the failure of Windows 8 to quickly gain sales. A recent IDC…
Electronic Arts Downsizes, Refocuses
ThinkstockElectronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) continues to struggle with the fact that its legacy console-based games have lost ground to products that run on smartphones, many of which are free or priced at a…
What Is Important in the Financial World (4/12/2013)
ThinkstockAnother Dreamliner Delay Bloomberg points out that the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner 787 may not be back in service as fast as the press and many airlines expect. The sticking point is that…
America’s Fattest Cities
ThinkstockObesity may be the most closely followed health care issue in the United States. The rate of obesity has increased dramatically in the past two decades, growing from 13% in 1960 to 34% nationally.…
False Optimism About Jobs
ThinkstockAmericans are more optimistic about job prospects than they have been in five years. Oddly, the optimism is based on the fact that only 71% of people think it is a bad time to…
$99.99 iPhone Cheapens Apple Brand
courtesy of Apple Inc.T-Mobile’s new $99.99 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone promotion may help the near-dead cellular company survive. However, the extremely low price the carrier has set on the iPhone to draw customers…
How Many Stores Will J.C. Penney Close?
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) is really up against it. Several media outlets report that it will try to raise $1 billion, as new CEO Myron Ullman III labors…
Media Digest (4/12/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is unable to get a court to dismiss charges by Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) that it has exclusive rights to some of her products. (Reuters)…
J.B. Hunt Muddles Along
ThinkstockJ.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) reported fiscal first quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the trucking and transport company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.61 on…
Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for April 11, 2013 (ACAD, RAD, MEA, RDHL, INOC, NTIC, LEDS, DRTX, FTNT, GNVC)
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) is up 64.4% at $13.10. Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) is up 18.4% at $2.12. Metalico Inc. (NYSEMKT: MEA) is…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 11, 2013: Markets Mostly Hold Early Gains (MSFT, ADBE, SLB, KRFT, UA, ADTN, BBBY, NG, PIR, LEDS, CRMB, RAD, ACAD, BBRY, HPQ)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to lower this morning following yesterday’s record-setting session. Economic data was minimal today. In Asia, machinery orders rose more than expected in Japan, but the Shanghai market closed lower…
NVIDIA Buyback/Dividend Smells Like Chip Envy
courtesy of NvidiaNVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) sounds like great news on the surface that it wants to return $1 billion this year to shareholders. After all, its market cap is only $7.76 billion, meaning…
BMC Buyout Rumors Resurface, but Options Signal Low-Premium Price
ThinkstockBMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) has rallied a bit more on Thursday, due to the existing ongoing takeover rumors that have been present on and off for years in this stock. The latest is…
T-Mobile Adjusts Offer for MetroPCS, Soothes Reluctant Shareholders
ThinkstockShareholders of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) received a better offer from T-Mobile USA and its Germany-based parent Deutsche Telekom AG last night, and two of Metro’s largest shareholders have reversed their previous positions…