courtesy of SamsungCorning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) reported preliminary third-quarter 2013 results after markets closed Tuesday night. The company said it was doing so to “facilitate communications with investors” regarding agreements the company made with…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is getting to see another dose of reality setting in on its stock price on Wednesday. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued a research report…
ThinkstockWednesday morning brought the announcement of a merger between American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) and Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. (NYSE: COLE). That will create a single company with an enterprise value…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.2 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 379.8…
courtesy of EMCEMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) was hit a little harder than we expected with its company earnings report for the third quarter and for its guidance. It should have been no surprise that…
ThinkstockThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported this morning that U.S. home prices rose 0.3% sequentially in the month of August. Compared with August 2012, the house price index has gained 8.5%. The FHFA…
ThinkstockWednesday morning brought yet another delayed economic report from the Labor Department. This was the import and export prices for September, and it is a precursor to inflation readings in many counts. The good…
Investors have become all too familiar with the increasingly difficult task of scouring the investment universe for income-generating securities. Bond investors have been forced farther and farther out the yield curve or down in…
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the aerospace company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.80 on revenues of…
ThinkstockBarring a collapse in corporate and consumer confidence, the current slow but steady economic growth should continue, with some strong evidence that smokestack America will lead the way. Not coincidentally, one area of the…
Jon OggEarnings season is in full throttle and the Washington, D.C., mess is behind us for a few months. Now stocks are again challenging new all-time highs. Investors are wondering which stocks to buy,…
ThinkstockCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the heavy equipment firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45 on revenues of $13.42 billion. In…
ThinkstockFive top European Union officials responsible for economic policy recently said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Our response to the crisis, which is based on an integrated approach by member states and European…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 0.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 0.3% for the previous…
ThinkstockIt looks like tax refunds could be delayed by a week or more due to the recent government shutdown. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now says it will not begin processing returns until January…