ThinkstockBritish Airways appears close to an order of $7 billion of Airbus A350 planes. The airline traditionally has been a customer of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). However, that could change is a matter of days. According…
ThinkstockPortugal Austerity Ruling The highest court in Portugal ruled that some of the austerity measures to be employed by the government to curtail deficits are not constitutional. In reaction, the central government said it…
ThinkstockThe wage gap between men and women will not close for 45 years, according to new research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The group found that the wage gap will instead close…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Among the legions of smartphone companies that continue to try to catch Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung in market share, none has made a successful move on the leaders. As analysts…
courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) major public relations push, at least based on a look at its website, is that it has created “Runway Situation Awareness Tools” that “are making the safest transportation…
thinkstockAmidst the talk of the restructuring of old line media like the Financial Times and Time Inc., and the Jeff Bezos investment in upstart Business Insider, the model of the Drudge Report, now more…
ThinkstockThe television broadcast industry could be threatened by many new models, two of which belong to Areo and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH). (Reuters) Airbus may close a deal with British Airways that would…
Goldin AuctionsFriday night brought the close to an auction of one of the greatest samples of sports collectibles, which has become an alternative form of investing now. A T206 Honus Wagner for the 1909…
courtesy of Volkswagen of AmericaThe surprise loser in auto sales in both Marsh and in the first quarter is Volkswagen. Its sales rose only 3.1% in March to 30,7704 vehicles. On a quarterly basis…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Since the of return founder Richard Schulze and its partnership with Samsung to place many stores inside its thousand locations, there remains a single and massive problem. Best Buy Co.…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) is up 28.8% at $1.70. Innovative Solutions and Support Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSC) is up 27.2% at $7.02. American Spectrum Realty…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and then fell even more following the U.S. non-farm payroll and unemployment report (more coverage here). Outside the U.S., little data came out. German factory orders rose…
courtesy of BP plcThe April 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that took 11 lives and dumped 5 million barrels of crude in the Gulf of Mexico will cost BP plc (NYSE:…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsIt is hard to believe already, but another earnings season is coming upon us. With both the DJIA and the S&P 500 up 10% or more in the first quarter,…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a consent decree in a complaint against Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) related to multiple releases of anhydrous ammonia at 23 Tyson facilities in 4 states.…