November 7, 2013: U.S. markets opened roughly flat Thursday morning ignoring decent economic news today on fewer new jobless claims, coupled with a 2.8% GDP growth rate and a cut to the European Central…
ThinkstockSeeing Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) as one of the top gaining stories on the day brought back memories of when this company was the leader in stem cells. That was then, and trust of…
ThinkstockWindstream Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: WIN) recently surprised us yet again by maintaining its incredibly high dividend yield north of 11%. Now we have an earnings report, and the dividend surprise stands out even more.…
ThinkstockIn the 2013 edition of its World Oil Outlook, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that it expects the nominal price of its reference basket to average $110 a barrel to 2020…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsFor the third time in six weeks, an electric vehicle from Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) caught fire on Wednesday. This incident occurred in Nashville, and Tesla said that it has…
ThinkstockThe delinquency rate for mortgage loans at the end of the third quarter of 2013 fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.41%. That is 55 basis points lower than the delinquency rate of…
ThinkstockTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) may be all over the financial news after an incredibly strong initial public offering. As of this morning, we had four fresh analyst opinions, and all were with positive upsides.…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 35 billion cubic feet for the week ending November 1, compared with an expected build of about 34…
The residents of Switzerland are the most satisfied with their lives, according to the latest Better Life Index report, released this week by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Switzerland has moved…
ThinkstockThe entire financial media coverage may be around the hot IPO from Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Thursday, but we want to remind readers that other forces remain at work and the rest of…
The much-anticipated Twitter initial public offering was as much as 30 times oversubscribed, and the shares opened at $45.10, well above the $26 IPO price. Also, institutional investors snapped up most of the 70…
courtesy of TwitterNovember 7 | 4:00 – Closing Bell, The Final Verdict! Twitter shares have closed up 72% at $44.90 as of 4:00 p.m. EST. We also saw 117 million shares trade hands without counting…
Twitter,Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is getting more and more updated price indications on the broad tape this morning. The issue may be one of supply more than demand. This was 70 million shares that priced…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is managing a rally on what may be the beginning of the end of bad news. That seems too good to be true, after…
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 slightly from 43.5% in…