courtesy U.S. State DepartmentThe Obama administration has drawn closer to a decision about the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will carry oil from Canada to refiners in Texas. For politicians, public opinion…
ThinkstockVacation home sales took off last year. This could either be a sign of a new housing bubble, or just a show of confidence that the economy has improved, people have less debt and…
ThinkstockThe Chinese services PMI rises to 55.6 in March — a recent high — from 54.5 in February. (Reuters) The Securities and Exchange Commission says public companies may release information over social media such…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsBuying a Tesla sports car or a Model S sedan is truly a privilege. The cost of the nearly zero-emission electric vehicle is not ridiculous on the surface but is certainly…
courtesy of AppleGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is generally deemed by Main Street and Wall St. to have some of the most influential analysts on Wall St. So what is an investor supposed…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) is up 48.3% at $5.71. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: BOSC) is up 20.3% at $3.85. Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc.…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following better-than-expected reports on eurozone PMI. The improvements still did not push eurozone country PMI readings into the expansion area, and the EU’s statistical branch, Eurostat, reported…
ThinkstockTo call Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) a battered stock or a controversial stock would be the understatement of the year. This is supposed to be America’s only answer to the rare earth materials, but…
The market is paying attention to Atlanta Fed president Dennis Lockhart today regarding an end to quantitative easing. While some investors may be keying off of the “end of this year” in the commentary,…
ThinkstockThey say there is an ETF for just about everything these days. It must be true if you look at two international equity exchange traded funds coming this week from Global X. These will…
ThinkstockIt’s that time of year again. Yup, U.S. farmers are getting started on planting corn, but cool weather and wet ground are slowing down an early start, at least in some states. Louisiana and…
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a great company, and its Dragon Naturally Speaking has a handy lead in the world of speech-to-text software. It is fair to say that its stock has been…
ThinkstockOne of the transportation methods commonly offered as an alternative to crude oil and refined product pipelines is rail transport. Last weekend’s 10,000 gallon rupture in an Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) pipeline in…
ThinkstockIf you were as actively monitoring the financial giants as we were during the financial meltdown, you know all about the woes of Fannie Mae (FNMA). So when news came out this morning that…
courtesy of General MotorsNew car sales at General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) rose 6% year-over-year in March to a total of 245,950 vehicles. That is up 10% from the 224,314 vehicles the company sold…