courtesy of Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Friday morning. The oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.57 on revenues of $58.5 billion.…
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Courtesy Boeing Co.The third-quarter earnings season has been a very successful one. Most companies have beaten earnings expectations this quarter, continuing a long streak of better-than-expected earnings reports. The U.S. equity research team at…
Jon OggWe are nearing the end of earnings season, and stocks have challenged new all-time highs. Now investors are starting to think about 2014, and the notion of which stocks to buy and which…
ThinkstockTaking a page out of the U.S. handbook on how to package loans so that no one can understand them, Chinese officials are considering expanding a pilot program that allows the country’s domestic banks…
Courtesy of SonyThe highly anticipated PlayStation 4, or PS4, from Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is scheduled to hit stores November 15. And Sony has announced the line-up of 22 games that initially will be…
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has released the Nexus 5 at its Google Play website, using words like “stunning,” “powerful,” “colorful” and “slim.” It is, in other words, like almost every other tablet or…
ThinkstockWhy wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to start holiday shopping? That is the question Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) would like shoppers to consider. Walmart has decided to kick things off with…
courtesy of OracleShareholders of Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) voted against the huge pay package of CEO and founder Larry Ellison. Or more accurately, they voted against the company’s pay practices as exercised by the…
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced on Thursday afternoon that the company would raise production of its 737 family of single aisle planes to 47 new aircraft a month (564 a year)…
ThinkstockYou have heard of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but how about diluting equity to wipe out debt? Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) was already lower after earnings by 5.4%, and it has taken on…
ThinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reported third-quarter 2013 results after the markets closed Thursday afternoon. The solar panel maker posted quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $2.28 on revenues of $1.265 billion.…
October 31, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Thursday morning as Eurozone unemployment rose more than expected and new jobless claims in the U.S. came in slightly better than expected. It appears that investors took…
ThinkstockIf you thought that the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) deal with Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) was massive this year, there is talk that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is now considering an even…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on October farm prices Thursday afternoon. The October all-products price index rose by 1 point (0.5%) to 187 month-over-month, with the crop index down…