Time Inc. and the Restructure of Print
ThinkstockOwners of print media finally have started to do what they have threatened to do since advertising in the sector began a sharp and relentless drop a half a decade ago. In an admission that…
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ThinkstockTime Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) will spin off its Time Inc. publishing unit. (Reuters) The National Transportation Safety Board will release a report on Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner battery problems. (Reuters) Carl…
Dell’s Future: A Sell-Off of Its Parts
courtesy Dell Inc.Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is besieged by investors who want an alternative future to Michael Dell’s plans to take the company private. Although Dell’s board recently issued a report in support of…
The Worst-Paying Cities for Women
ThinkstockFriday is International Women’s Day, meant to raise awareness of violence against women and the inequalities that affect women around the world. One area the United States continues to struggle with is gender equality…
A Rally in Support of a Higher Minimum Wage
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe American public’s support for an increase in the minimum wage has grown. The support is badly fractured, which may make federal action on the wage more difficult. The strong…
Market Close: Today’s Big Winners and Losers (OSIR, END, APP, HCI, PTEK, RDIB, MELA, OPXA, ACUR, RWC)
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR) is up 35.2% at $9.34. Endeavor International Corp. (NYSE: END) is up 28.8% at $3.53. American Apparel Inc. (NYSEMKT: APP)…
Disney Owes Its Latest Fortune to the Future of Star Wars
starwars.comIt was back on October 30, 2012 that we first covered how The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was getting a steal by acquiring the wonderful Star Wars franchise from George Lucas for a…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 6, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Closed Mixed (JCP, ICE, BBY, QCOM, VVUS, GEVO, QIHU, SWHU, PAY, AEO, BIG, TFM, HOV, SPLS, STP, PETS, MTN, CIEN, DANG, JRCC, KR, SFD, MTG, PBR, BBRY)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but struggled to maintain even a flat performance compared to yesterday’s close. Before the markets opened this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association noted a 14.8% rise in…
Icahn Gets In on Dell Buyout
courtesy of DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have a new activist investor in the fray. CNBC’s David Faber has now reported that Carl Icahn has reportedly taken a stake of close to 100 million…
Apple, Google Still Top Smartphone Market
courtesy of Apple Inc.In a refrain we’ve all heard more than once already, research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) reported today that the U.S. market share leader among smartphone manufacturers is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Gold ETFs Dumping the Yellow Metal
ThinkstockLast year marked the twelfth consecutive year for rising gold prices. But that could be the end of the yellow metals string. Since the beginning of the year, gold ETFs have sold 140 metric…
Reality Check: The DJIA Highs Are Partly a Sham, Five Big Drags with Runner-Up Drags
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe news of the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new highs this week is certainly good news. The problem is that the news comes with some serious caveats. We just…
Solar Stocks Get a Jolt (TSL, STP, SPWR, FSLR)
ThinkstockAnalysts at Raymond James raised their ratings on several solar stocks, saying that the risk of owning these stocks is now in balance with the potential reward. The four stocks included in the upgrade…
America’s Fattest States
ThinkstockNo matter how fat American are, they are fatter in some places than others — not the waist line, but the location. Gallup has released its report on the states where people are fastest…
Back in the Barrel: AIG Investing in Mortgages
If you don’t know the old punchline, “Hey, It’s your turn in the barrel today!” you might not fully understand how badly we view the news out of American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG)…