courtesy Boeing Co.Japan’s airline industry has more to lose than that of any other nation as delays in fixing the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner continue. All Nippon Airways (ANA) in particular has…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GRPN) fourth-quarter results were so bad that there is new talk about firing CEO Andrew Mason. The problem with this is that he and two others control the…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) chief administrative officer has left the retailer suddenly. Tom Mars was general counsel during a period (2002 to 2009) when the retailer allegedly bribed Mexican…
ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom is that old media online content gets trumped every time by new media properties, at least when it comes to ad revenue. This does not have to be the case, based…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Based on all the quarterly earnings results of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) since bumbler Ron Johnson took over as chief executive officer, he should have been fired long…
ThinkstockThe rate of home foreclosures improved considerably in 2012. Enough, in fact, that the data confirms that the housing markets have begun a sharp recovery. However, taken in the context of which states have…
ThinkstockBoeing and Japan Japan’s airline industry has more to lose than that of any other nation as delays in fixing the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner continue. All Nippon Airways (ANA) in particular…
courtesy of AOL, IncIndia increases government spending and raises taxes on the wealthy as a means to improve growth. (Reuters) Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) shares are pounded after a poor forecast. (Reuters) Apple Inc.…
ThinkstockAccording to a Gallup poll released today, the United States has shown almost no improvement in well-being in the past five years, increasing slightly from 2011 when Americans reported the most miserable scores since…
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (NYSE: RGR) has reported its fourth quarter earnings. If you have been to a gun store or sporting goods store which sells fire arms, it was obviously going to be a…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the daily deals company posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following markets in Europe and Asia, most of which were also pointed higher. In Asia, equities were mostly higher following yesterday’s buoyant session in the U.S. The…
IslandAirLarry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), is adding yet another odd purchase to his vast private holdings. His purchase of megayachts, racing yachts, multiple airplanes, mansions, and more is a…
Daniel J. Graeber, Oilprice.com The amount of crude oil delivered by rail in the United States set a record last year by an overwhelming margin. The U.S. Energy Department said it expects domestic crude…
ThinkstockIn a lawsuit filed late yesterday in New York, Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) is taking on Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) in a move that challenges the media company’s practice of forcing cable providers…