Where Is Boeing’s CEO?
courtesy Boeing Co.Where is Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) chairman, president and chief executive officer? W. James (Jim) McNerney Jr. has been the CEO of the airline manufacturer and defense supplier since July 1, 2005.…
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Newest first · Page 457Americans Kill Themselves Young
ThinkstockThe National Research Council and Institute of Medicine oversaw a study recently that shows that Americans tend to have more accidents and illnesses earlier in life than people in other developed nations. The trend…
Media Digest (1/10/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
thinkstockMorgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) fires a number of bankers, which may be the start of a Wall St. trend. (Reuters) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will set new rules to keep banks…
Gun Control Stocks Back in Focus Thursday and Friday
Vice President Joe Biden has been given with the task of reaching some form of aggressive gun control after the Newtown massacre. President Obama put him in charge of the effort as this is not…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — January 9, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Reverse Two-day Slide (AA, MON, DNKN, NFLX, RL, SYY, APOL, STZ, GBX, HELE, RT, TXI, SVU, CSIQ, NOK, CLWR, DISH, S, HLF)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate earnings had to push…
Chinese Solar Goal Lifts Sector Stocks
ThinkstockWhen the Chinese government’s National Development and Reform Commission announced yesterday that it will add 10,000 megawatts of solar capacity in 2013, today’s jump in solar stocks be came a sure thing. How China…
As Facebook Gets Above $30 Again, the Overvalued Argument Comes Up
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has crossed back up over $30 for the first time since its disastrous initial public offering robbed billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors. Now there is a…
Steel Maker Making Moves
ThinkstockArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), the world’s largest steelmaker by volume, has announced a set of moves that are interesting if only because of their variety. First, the company plans to restart one of the eleven…
10-Year Treasury Auction Sets Poor Tone for 30-Year Auction
ThinkstockTreasury prices had firmed in recent days, taking the yield of the 10-Year Treasury note further away from breaking back above the 2.0% mark. Now a new 10-year auction has been held by the…
Cargill Reports Earnings Quadrupled
ThinkstockPrivately held Cargill today reported net earnings of $409 million for its second fiscal quarter, which ended November 30th. That’s more than four times the company’s reported earnings for the same period a year…
Sirius XM Looks To Repeat 2012 Gains in 2013, Sort Of
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trying to tell Wall Street that it has an exciting 2013 ahead of it. The problem is that with new management, with a…
Shell Alaskan Rig Grounding Highlights Extreme Arctic Conditions
ThinkstockBy John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com Whether one believes 100 percent in the science behind global warming, the fact is that the northern polar ice cap is in retreat, sparking an energy resource scramble…
Mobile Banking Users to Double in Five Years
ThinkstockThe number of global customers who use mobile banking services will rise to more than 1 billion by 2017, according to a new report from U.K.-based firm Juniper Research. At the end of 2013,…
Tesoro Will Shutter Hawaiian Refinery
ThinkstockOil refiner Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO) announced late yesterday that it would close its 93,500 barrel per day refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, this coming April. The company has been seeking a buyer for the…
LinkedIn Claims 200 Million Members
ThinkstockThe social network for professionals, LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) today announced that the company’s total membership has risen to 200 million worldwide. LinkedIn said it has added 13 million members since its last report…