courtesy of VerizonVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The telecom giant reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.38 on revenues…
ThinkstockThe Bank of Japan believes it can cure what ails much of the nation’s economy. If the relative success of the U.S. Federal Reserve to accomplish a similar goal is any indication, the Bank of…
ThinkstockAnother of the world’s largest economies continues to heal, if confidence is any indication. Germany mostly has dodged the European Union recession, although its gross domestic product has suffered. While there is no sign…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Industry trade publication Brightwire now puts the number of iPhones that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch this year at three. Their successes are absolutely critical. Apple likely will report its first…
ThinkstockBank of Japan Monetary Easing The Bank of Japan believes it can cure what ails much of the nation’s economy. If the relative success of the U.S. Federal Reserve to accomplish a similar goal is…
ThinkstockAmericans have examined their prospects for the balance of this decade and do not like what they see. The pessimism of the population could hamper job growth and undermine consumer spending, each of which…
In contrast to data about improved jobs situations in the United States, Germany and China, much of the balance of the world remains mired in high unemployment. The recession has not ended at all…
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner debacle is a gift that keeps on giving, going back to the initial launch date of the aircraft and the many times that date was missed. CEO Jim McNerney,…
thinkstockShares of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) hit a 13-month high on a belief that new products could trigger a recovery. (Reuters) The Japan central bank says it will ease as much as…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Car insurance rates should be simple to calculate. Inexpensive cars are cheap to insure because they cost less to fix. But the math is much more complex than that. An analysis of how…
ThinkstockBy. Daniel J. Graeber of Oilprice.com The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in its report for January said the United States in 2013 may post the highest oil supply increase among non-member states. U.S.…
ThinkstockResearch firm Zillow reported home prices rose 5.9% last year and should be up another 3.3% in 2013. As ought to be expected, given the magnitude of the drop in some markets and only modest…
ThinkstockThe U.S. stock and bond market may be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day, but the rest of the world was alive and well. President Obama is being inaugurated. If you use…
ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom is that the first drop in China’s work force in memory is part of a trend that will undermine its growth rate. Whether that is true depends almost entirely on how…
ThinkstockAmong the best measures of how strong the recovery of the U.S. economy has become is the improvement in the jobs rate in the states hit hardest by the recession. The upward turn was…