ThinkstockTwo of the world’s largest oil amd gas companies have reported earnings in the past 12 hours or so, and two more will report before markets open tomorrow morning. Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE:…
ThinkstockUsually actions from the Department of Justice do not crush companies, but today is no usual day for Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ). This stock has seen its share price tank on reports that…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 194 billion cubic feet last week, below an average expected drop of around 206 billion cubic feet. Natural gas…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) has stubbed its toe yet again. Late in 2012 the video game publisher announced that its release of the Grand Theft Auto 5 would come in…
ThinkstockIt is frequently said that there is an exchange-traded fund (or ETF) for just about every sort of investment strategy. There are even some ETFs with strategies that are either hard to understand or…
ThinkstockThe first homebuilder initial public offering (IPO) since 2004 can only be described as a huge success. Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (NYSE: TPH) upped its planned offering of 11.7 million shares in a price…
ThinkstockThe sheer amount of competition in the casual dining sector over that past 20 years has been great for the American consumer. The copycat strategies employed by competitors have made it possible for a…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThursday brought on a slew of economic data ahead of Friday’s key unemployment and nonfarm payrolls data. The Labor Department and jobs watchers have some good news and some bad news…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) cut to Underperform at Bernstein. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has taken three…
ThinkstockHospitals and health care facilities to most of us are like the police station. You are glad they are there, but you don’t really want to go. When it comes to investing in this…
Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the package delivery giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) saw its earnings and sales come in above expectations on Wednesday after the close. What investors are focusing on still is that mobile usage is growing rapidly…
ThinkstockPulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the homebuilder posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.15 on revenues of $1.57 billion. In…
courtesy of philip morris internationalAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the tobacco company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Wikimedia CommonsJapanese airline All Nippon Airways, which has been affected as much as any other carrier by the grounding of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner, apparently has started to keep a tab on…