courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveThe Federal Open Market Committee has released its minutes of the December 2012 FOMC meeting. Without regurgitating the entire report, the minutes appear to be a bit more cautious regarding easing…
courtesy of Google Inc.Search giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an agreement today to resolve concerns that some of the company’s practices could inhibit competition in the market…
ThinkstockYou gotta eat (and drink)! If investors follow their mouths in 2013 there are some handy rewards headed their way. That is the opinion of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch after it released its report…
ThinkstockTransocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG), the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and burned in 2010, taking 11 workers’ lives and dumping 5 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of…
ThinkstockIn the month of November, 55,000 U.S. homes were foreclosed, down from 59,000 in October and down from 72,000 in November 2011, according to research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX). While an improvement, the number…
ThinkstockWhile early reports on December same-store sales were mixed, the final tally showed a solid gain, with 53% of retailers reporting same-store sales beating estimates and just 47% falling short. The data comes from…
ThinkstockPriceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) is rising into 2013 after having seen its shares pull back handily from highs in 2012. The culprit on Thursday is an upgrade from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. The firm…
courtesy of Apple Inc.According to November data published today by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), the mobile handset market share leader continues to be Samsung Electronics, followed byApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), LG Electronics, Motorola, now…
ThinkstockU.S. new car sales are on track to top 14.4 million vehicles in 2012, and up to 15.5 million in the new year. Today’s reports on sales from major automakers continue a winning streak…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his 28th year…
The stock market is down slightly Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.19%, the Nasdaq down 0.02% and the S&P 500 down 0.08%. Today’s sole winner is a solar energy company selling…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc. Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) reported this morning that nine-week same-store sales fell 8.2% compared with the same period in 2011. B&N reported sales for the…
ThinkstockAmerican Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) and SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: SBAC) have enjoyed significant gains over the past year. Actually, make that the past three years. The growth of data usage has outpaced the…
courtesy of StarbucksCoffee retailer Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) will begin selling a reusable plastic cup for $1 at all its U.S. and Canadian locations in an effort to reduce the amount of waste generated…
ThinkstockIn a tracking survey that estimates the percentage of the U.S. population employed at least 30 hours a week, Gallup reports that the Payroll to Population (P2P) employment rate rose from 43.7% in November…