ThinkstockWhole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) may have just telegraphed the peak of the growth trends in organic and high-priced groceries. For years we have argued that investors need to think of Whole foods…
ThinkstockSolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) reported third quarter 2013 earnings after markets closed Wednesday. For the quarter, the solar PV installer posted an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.43 on revenues of $48.6…
Courtesy Starbucks Corp.If investors did not understand the victory that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) was bringing home when it acquired Teavana, they simply were not looking at reality nor at mathematics of growth. The…
ThinkstockQUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is out with yet another earnings report. The semiconductor leader has won handily from its mobile processors used in tablets and smartphones. Earnings came in at $1.05 earnings per share…
November 6, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher Wednesday morning following a reported decline in mortgage applications and investor reaction to a number of corporate earnings. The Nasdaq closed slightly lower today while the S&P 500…
courtesy of MicrosoftIf you look over the leaderboard of gainers on volume, it may seem unusual to see shares of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) on there. Shares were up 3.8% at $38.04 late in…
ThinkstockTwo major energy producers ran into some problems with investors on Wednesday after reporting third quarter earnings. SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) and Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) both posted results that were better…
courtesy of TwitterThe initial public offering of Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is scheduled to price late on Wednesday and begin trading on Thursday. Everyone in the world has heard about this IPO (to death),…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Struggling retailer J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has started what it is billing as “Our Biggest Sale of Them All” and plans to run it through Saturday, November 9th.…
ThinkstockThe gender wage gap has narrowed over the years. In 1979, women made an estimated 62% of what men earned. In 2012, the wage of a full-time female employee was roughly 81% of her…
ThinkstockWindstream Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: WIN) has managed yet again to keep up its quarterly dividend payment of $0.25 per common share. Any company that maintains its dividend is generally not a newsworthy announcement. Windstream…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) remains a conglomerate challenged by market pundits almost daily. The reference to the stock’s fall from grace cannot be ignored, even if many of the issues of the past…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.6 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 385.4…
courtesy of Starbucks In a press release Wednesday morning, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it plans to hire 10,000 U.S. military veterans and active duty spouses in the next five years. The company…
ThinkstockBarracuda Networks Inc. (NYSE: CUDA) is solid player in cloud-connected security and storage solutions. It is also debuting in trading on Wednesday, as this is the initial public offering. The company sold 4,140,000 shares…