courtesy of NvidiaMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has answered Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) in the video game console wars, sort of. The software and would-be technology giant sold more than 1 million Xbox One units…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is due to report earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday. Frankly, after the numbers we have seen from IBM, Cisco, and others, it is going to…
courtesy of Yahoo!In yet another dramatic move to beef up its place in the social media war for eyeballs, Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced on Monday that former ABC correspondent Katie Couric will join…
ThinkstockThis weekend’s deal with Iran could be a monumental shift of the international tides. Unfortunately, it could also be a monumental mistake as some international leaders have voiced. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to break…
ThinkstockBlack Friday is nearly here and with it comes an estimate of what retailers can expect in the way of traffic and sales. Consulting firm Deloitte LP has conducted an online survey of 1,000…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Perhaps the only thing that could have made the timing weirder than Monday’s announcement that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will get a new CEO in February is if the…
ThinkstockThe market is facing two issues this week. First is that the markets are challenging all-time highs, and second is that it is a light Thanksgiving week. Investors and traders alike are still seeing…
ThinkstockIt is that time of the year again when Wall Street starts issuing its forecasts for the coming year. We have seen the 2014 outlook from Merrill Lynch this Monday with new observations on…
courtesy of Office DepotThe merger of Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and Office Max closed earlier in November and now the landscape for office supply stores includes just two major big-box players: Office Depot,…
Jon OggIt is the Monday ahead of Thanksgiving, the markets are at new highs, and earnings season is over for the most part. Now investors have to consider research ideas on how to position…
ThinkstockThe drilling boom in the U.S. has become something of a mixed blessing for the country’s largest oilfield services companies. Demand for rigs and other services has swelled, but increased competition has weighed on…
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsIn an exclusive report from the New York Post Monday morning, the newspaper cites unnamed sources who say that Eddie Lampert, the chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:…
ThinkstockRobust export gains played an important role earlier in this economic cycle by lifting factory output and employment. However, this tailwind to growth subsequently entered a phase of steady deceleration from mid-2010 through the…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCUpdate: Chrysler has apparently moved its IPO to 2014, its largest shareholder Fiat said: “The Board of Directors of Chrysler Group LLC…has determined that it will not be practicable for Chrysler Group…
courtesy of USPSThe United States Postal Service made two announcement recently. First, it announced a $5 billion annual loss. It also said the price of a first class stamp would rise from $.46 to $.47.…