ThinkstockPerhaps roadblocks set in front of key legislation, growing budget deficits, anxiety about the national debt, spying on citizens and an overall lack of direction have turned Americans against Congress in record numbers, as…
courtesy of OracleOracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is out with its highly anticipated earnings report. 24/7 Wall St. warned readers that this report could greatly impact how the market wants to treat the technology and…
thinkstockDecember 18, 2013: Markets opened slightly higher on Wednesday, but didn’t move much until the afternoon FOMC announcement came out. Tapering has begun, and interest rates will remain at their near-zero level. The DJIA…
ThinkstockIt seems like we get new data every day reinforcing the message that online shopping (and spending) is better than ever this year. While we don’t know yet if this is poaching sales from…
ThinkstockThe Federal Open Market Committee just finished what is very likely its last or next to last real decision-making meeting under Ben Bernanke. The long and short of the matter is that Tapering has…
Wikimedia CommonsIs Bitcoin shortable yet? That is the question I have heard from several financial professionals over the last month or so. Now comes yet another crushing blow for Bitcoin, and it is another…
Courtesy Boeing Co.Aircraft maker The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced Wednesday morning that the company had made a number of changes in its top management, including the naming of the current COO of its…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.All the cheerful news aside, the one comparison that stands out in the outlook that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released Wednesday morning is the drop in expected pretax profit. For…
ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) for AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) priced 18.4 million shares at the low end of its expected range of $18 to $20 after markets closed Tuesday night, and…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released its outlook for 2014 Wednesday. Conspicuously absent from the announcement was any mention of CEO Alan Mulally, who has been in the news most…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has not really enjoyed itself in the raging bull market of 2013. Its stock has managed gains of almost 11% so far this year, but that…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday morning that new housing starts in November rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 1.09 million, an increase of…
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The package delivery service reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.57 on revenues of $11.4 billion.…
Jon OggStocks are still within striking distance of all-time highs going into year-end and 2014. That means that investors have to figure out how to position their assets and portfolios for 2014 when the…
ThinkstockThis year was a banner one for initial public offerings (IPOs). Now many of those top names will be added to the Russell 2000 on December 20, 2013. What this means for investors is that there…