Jon Ogg24/7 Wall St. wants some insight from readers ahead of earnings season. We have grouped four rival sectors to see which ones investors are more excited about this earnings season. This is a poll…
ThinkstockShares of footwear maker Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE: SKX) were halted at 10:27 a.m. ET this morning. The company, based in Manhattan Beach, California, may be the second firm from which KPMG resigned as…
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) were halted this morning pending a news release. When the news actually hit — The New York Times DealBook blog reported it first — it took…
ThinkstockWholesale inventories and sales should be a relevant economic reading, but the one month lag can mute the reaction to the news. The Commerce Department reported that wholesale inventories were down 0.3% and sales…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is an overrated stock, and even the company itself might admit that its global importance is perhaps a bit of a stretch. Wall St. tries each quarter to use the…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 6.3 earthquake about 89 kilometers southeast of the Iranian city of Bushehr, the site of that country’s main nuclear energy development effort. There is no other…
courtesy of SamsungWith more than a billion smartphones in use around the world, it is entertaining, if not instructive, to look at what those phones are used for. Would you be surprised to find…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends, and this component of investing plays a very important part of the total return through time. Buying stocks that combine solid and growing dividends with a potential for capital appreciation enhances…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are usually on the hunt for profits and income. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous Wall St. research calls each morning to find new calls in value stocks to growth…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is upon us once again, and we will get to see if the highly paid analysts are actually doing their job or if they are just chasing the…
ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this morning reported a decline of 1.3 points in its small business optimism index, from 90.8 in February to 89.5 in March. The NFIB noted that the…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has sent a proposal to President Obama spelling out the details of a sale of as much as 400,000 tons of surplus sugar to U.S. ethanol makers. Sugar prices…
ThinkstockChina released inflation data for March, and the numbers received mixed reviews. One set of analysts believes that a lack of price increases will give consumers and businesses more purchasing power. In other words,…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) announced that its Focus was the best-selling car in the world last year, at least based on data from research firm Polk. What Ford passed on…
ThinkstockAfter a battle between Portugal’s top court and its central government over the constitutionality of certain austerity measures, the prime minister says he will pursue any legal means he can to cut deficits. This,…