Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertInvestors cannot seem to get enough J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) stock Wednesday morning. The company reported what can only be called awful results, missing…
ThinkstockThe European Central Bank (ECB) is considering even more easing than the official rate cut we saw recently. Now there is talk that easing could be taken as far as creating negative rates. Bloomberg…
ThinkstockNQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), the China- and U.S.-based mobile Internet provider, provided a fiscal year 2014 forecast Wednesday morning that shatters the current consensus estimate. When the company reported earnings a week ago,…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) may be a tracking stock and it may still be considered a merger candidate, even after the Softbank transaction. Opinions vary widely about the past and the…
courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the farm and heavy equipment maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per…
ThinkstockWhen the top tech companies agree to present at a firm’s technology conference, that firm has the decided advantage of getting some behind-the-scenes due diligence in them. The UBS technology conference is one of…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department released its reading on inflation on Wednesday morning via the Consumer Price Index. Simply put, inflation is running too low and this is going to give Ben Bernanke and Janet…
Jon OggEarnings season is now winding down and stocks keep challenging new all-time highs. Now investors and traders alike are starting to decide how to best position their assets for 2014. Each morning 24/7…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The venerable retailer reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.81 and…
ThinkstockHealth care has been a top sector for investors this year. The research team at Oppenheimer continues to believe that health care remains well positioned to deliver further market-topping returns in 2014. Earnings revisions…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 2.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 1.8% for the previous…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. They also generally tend to love technology stocks. The problem is that the massive growth phase of the sector has moved to selective niche businesses now that we are in the…
ThinkstockBefore markets opened on Wednesday, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the country’s second largest home improvement store chain, reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47, up from $0.35 in the third quarter…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares ended Tuesday with a 3.7% bounce after CEO Elon Musk announced three steps the company would take to address issues related to three fires in…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsThe new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5S has barely been on the market for two months, and the speculation about the features and price of the iPhone 6 has already…