Is the Jobs Market Tumbling Again?
ThinkstockIndications have emerged that job market growth may have cooled considerably in January, or that layoffs may have surpassed job additions. If so, it would be the first time in more than a year…
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Newest first · Page 445Time for Boeing CEO McNerney to Resign; Its Board Should Be Ashamed
Wikimedia CommonsBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer W. James (Jim) McNerney Jr. should resign. Or, more likely, the company’s board of directors should fire him. McNerney’s tenure overlaps the period during…
Should the Government Help Increase Foreclosures?
ThinkstockThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has set new rules to block what it sees as abuses of the foreclosure process. The Washington Post reports that the action is to: … prevent such problems…
Media Digest (1/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of YouTubeThe head of Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) will leave after the company took a $14 billion write-down. (Reuters) The FAA grounds the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner after it has more…
The States With the Most Homes in Foreclosure
ThinkstockForeclosures in the U.S. are falling, data released today by foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac shows. Last year, 1.8 million properties were foreclosed, down 2.7% from 2011, and down 36% from 2010. Click here to see…
Europe Closes Down Boeing 787 Dreamliner
courtesy Boeing Co.The European Aviation Safety Agency has decided it will follow an FAA directive to ground all Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 aircraft for inspections. The net effect is that the fleets of planes…
FAA Grounds Boeing Dreamliner
courtesy Boeing Co.Finally, bowing to growing safety concerns, the FAA has grounded the flawed Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner an aircraft which has become with each passing day a greater danger to travelers. The…
CBS Scores: Creating Outdoor Ad REIT and Selling Euro/Asian Outdoor Operations
thinkstockCBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) is getting high marks so far after the company disclosed details of what is nothing short of a total reorganization of the company. Most investors know of CBS by the national…
Kinder Morgan Raises Payouts
ThinkstockBoth Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) reported fourth quarter and full year 2012 results after markets closed today. KMP will pay a distribution of $1.29 per…
eBay Earnings: Now Valued @ Almost 20-Times 2013 Expected Earnings
courtesy of ebayeBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has reported its fourth quarter earnings. The near-monopoly in online auctions in the U.S. reported earnings of $0.70 EPS and an 18% gain to $3.99 billion in revenue.…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — January 16, 2013: Markets Mixed at Open and at Close Today (GOOG, BUD, ARMH, DELL, BA, BK, CMA, JPM, GS, WEN, USB, EBAY, KMP, BLK, C, PNC, UNH, GNW, AAPL, CROX)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly higher, while the DJIA and the S&P 500 were lower. Earnings from several U.S. financial institutions were due today and investors were…
Hostage Number Soars from Attack on Algerian Gas Field
The hostage count in an early morning attack on a natural gas field in Algeria could be above 150 according to some reports. The first reports from the field indicated that at least 8…
Fed’s Beige Book Selling More Economic Growth and Stable Prices, Not Much on Employment
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve is out with yet one more tome telling you about how it sees the U.S. and global economy. Its latest summary showed that economic activity has expanded and all districts in…
Millionaire Investors: Over 70% Plan to Buy Stocks in 2013, Brazil Is Better Than China
ThinkstockMany investors follow and track inflows and outflows of investor funds. After all, following the trends where the money is headed is nothing new. But what about not worrying about all of the money…
China to Become World’s Largest Economy by 2017
ThinkstockThe U.S. will soon become the world’s second-largest economy according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Measured on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis, China will overtake the U.S. in 2017; on a market…