ThinkstockVMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is getting to spend its turn inside the barrel after earnings. The report itself was not so bad, but guidance and the implications allowed Wall St. brokerage firms to run…
ThinkstockThree U.S. steelmakers reported earnings before markets opened this morning. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS), United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) and Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE). Given all the recent bad news about…
The Conference Board’s monthly report on consumer confidence in the month of January is out, and the number is not pretty. The reading came to 58.6, which is the weakest reading in more than…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at BMO. American Greetings Corp.…
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for November was higher for the eighth consecutive month. The 20-city composite rose 5.5% in November, lower than the consensus expectation for a rise of 5.8%, but still well…
ThinkstockWe have written at great length about the resurgence of homebuilding in the United States. Like any other sector, if you go long enough without production, demand catches up with supply. Doomsday scenario forecasters…
ThinkstockValero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the oil refiner posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.82 on revenues of $34.69…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A dispute between Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) and Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) over a licensing deal between Stewart and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is set…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the automaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.40 on…
ThinkstockThe United Kingdom is the latest developed nation to be threatened by a credit agency that sees its sovereign prospects as weakening. Many economists believe the nation has tipped into a triple-dip recession. Austerity…
ThinkstockRoyal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) may have to settle criminal charges with the United States based on allegations that it manipulated interest rates. This could, in turn, cause sharp cuts in…
Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) major worry is that its new Windows 8 operating system will not post impressive sales. This would be, primarily, because people have moved their computing platforms from personal computers…
ThinkstockThe U.K. Falls Back in Recession The United Kingdom is the latest developed nation to be threatened by a credit agency that sees its sovereign prospects as weakening. Many economists believe the nation has…
ThinkstockIt is the time of year again, when America’s largest retailers release those critical holiday season figures and disclose their annual sales. A review of these numbers tells us a great deal about how…
ThinkstockWhen the online audience heft of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) are taken into account, it is clear how much of…