ThinkstockSoros on Europe’s Troubles Why is Europe in such a difficult financial situation? Billionaire George Soros believes he knows. If only Germany would cooperate and offer more support to its weaker neighbors, everything would…
courtesy of General MotorsThe press made a great deal of noise about General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) decision to test Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) as an advertising medium. When the car company walked away…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The FBI begins review of the relationship between a KPMG partner and Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). (Reuters) Problems with lithium ion batteries hurt the growth of companies that make them. (Reuters)…
FiskerAlmost no one will buy a new Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition, which has special seats, a good sound system and a nice paint job. It is a pickup…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR)) is up 45.5% at $39.35. Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT: ANV) is up 30.3% at $15.36. GAIN Capital Holdings Inc.…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) did not just have a great day. The solar leader managed to have massive upside guidance due to a large project and this was on top of new efficiencies…
U.S. equity markets opened a bit higher this morning following a middling earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) last night (more coverage here). Economic data was minimal in the U.S., but in Asia…
2013 has felt a bit slow in the world of initial public offerings as we have not had that many initial public offerings come from major companies with such a strong stock market. That is…
ThinkstockIn the disaster zone known as the solar sector, virtually all the news has been bad for so long that anything that smells like good news is jumped on as an excuse to buy…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing some short-term profit taking so far on Tuesday, which frankly is of very little surprise. AMD shares rose a sharp 13% after a Bloomberg…
Thinkstock Privately held agribusiness giant Cargill today reported that net earnings for the company’s third fiscal quarter ending in February fell 42% year-over-year to $445 million. Sequentially earnings rose from $409 million in the…
courtesy of Google Inc.First it was Kansas City, now it is Austin. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it is going to be launching its Google Fiber service for ultra high-speed Internet and TV…
ThinkstockGet ready for lower gold and silver prices! That is what Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) is telling its clients to expect in 2013 and in 2014. In a research note on Tuesday, Deutsche…
ThinkstockThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve said today that 4.2 million borrowers will begin receiving payments in the range of $300 to $125,000 beginning this week as a…
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd. Shortly after 11 a.m. ET this morning, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) announced the KPMG had resigned effective immediately as the nutritional food maker’s accounting firm. Shares of Herbalife did not open…