courtesy of Facebook Inc.The World Bank cuts its outlook for 2013. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) releases a search feature to be used among members, and Wall St. is unimpressed, sending shares down. (Reuters)…
courtesy Boeing Co.The one thing that must send shudders through Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) management and its board is that the 787 Dreamliner could be taken out of service because of a series of…
courtesy of DellOK, so the buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may not be as much hype as the market was originally thinking. Buying a company for more than $20 billion is no easy task…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following an announcement from Germany that its economy had contracted by 0.5% in the fourth quarter (more coverage here). U.S. data was released on producer prices and…
clevelandbrowns.comFirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is taking on a new risk, a risk which you will not find anywhere in its annual report and proxy filings. The company has partnered with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns to…
courtesy of SamsungThe latest data from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that Samsung’s Galaxy III smartphone is gaining market share on the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). In its December survey of “primarily…
ThinkstockThe U.S. needs to invest about $2.7 trillion dollars in the nation’s infrastructure by 2020 according to a new study from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). That total includes investment in airports,…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The highly anticipated event from Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is finally here. In the “Come see what we’re building” event, it sure seems that Mark Zuckerberg’s tease was aimed at emulating…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.In an announcement at the major U.S. retail trade show, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has said that it will hire at least 100,000 U.S. military service veterans in the…
ThinkstockWith banks having been the best DJIA sector in 2012, the outlook versus the valuation has started to play a game of catch-up as we are getting deeper into earnings season this week. Because…
ThinkstockIn another asset sale intended to streamline the company’s project portfolio, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced that it had sold its properties in the Cedar Creek Anticline area of North Dakota and Montana to Denbury…
Jon OggCurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEMKT: FXY) and ProShares UltraShort Yen (NYSEMKT: YCS) have a lot to win or lose based upon the new devaluation/inflation strategy of Japan’s politicians and central bankers. Today on Bloomberg Surveillance we…
ThinkstockHome prices rose 7.4% in November compared with the same month a year ago, the largest monthly increase since May 2006 according to research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX). The firm had previously forecast a…
ThinkstockArgus may not be a household name for investors looking for traditional Wall Street research calls. The firm dates all the way back to 1934 and it offers unbiased research through brokerage firms. Argus…
courtesy Boeing Co.Following two weeks of reports of fuel leaks and electrical problems with the 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), Japan has created a team of aviation ministry and freight safety officials…