courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWIn the second year of labor protests against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), organizers are saying they expect protests and strikes at more 1,500 U.S. Walmart stores on…
ThinkstockBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is having a bit of an unusual bond sale, and it is something we might have overlooked had it been anything else but this. The bank has issued…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has not been covering the junk bond market as much of late because spreads were in a narrow range for quite some time. That was then. The 10-year Treasury note hit…
Courtesy Volkswagen AGThe more a person spends for a new car, the more satisfied that car owner is likely to be. Among 350,000 car owners surveyed by Consumer Reports magazine for its owner-satisfaction survey,…
ThinkstockInvestors have enjoyed a handy recovery in the turnaround of Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX). Perhaps that should even say “finally enjoyed” in the turnaround. After all, this stock has been in turnaround mode…
ThinkstockThe country’s largest banks have had a pretty good year so far in 2013 and an even better trailing 12 months. Nothing seems to be able to quench investors’ appetite for bank stocks, including…
thinkstockShares of National Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE: NBG) are chugging higher on Thursday. There has not been any direct news out of the company to account for the gain, but the national news…
Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday morning that it will sell the remaining 31.1 million shares of stock the government owns in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) by the end of 2013 if…
GS.COMGoldman Sachs has released its themes to watch in 2014, but what stood out handily is the firm’s call on the stock market. The firm is reiterating a 2014 year-end target of 1,900 on…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsOut of 350,000 owner satisfaction surveys compiled by Consumer Reports magazine for its annual owner-satisfaction study, about 600 were completed by owners of the Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S…
ThinkstockMany fundamental analysts will tell you the chart followers are nothing more than people reporting after-the-fact data. The reality on Wall Street is that a great chart pattern combined with solid fundamentals can give…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department has reported a much larger drop in weekly jobless claims than was expected. The weekly jobless claims fell by 21,000 down to 323,000. Dow Jones and…
Jon OggEarnings season is winding down, stocks have challenged new highs and now it is time to figure out how to position your money and assets for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of…
As Americans become ever more dependent on the Internet for everything from business to social needs, the top Internet companies continue their march to stay number one in their respective fields. The Internet Services…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest home improvement stores, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), have now reported results for the previous quarter, and one company put up a new 52-week…