Meet the New All-Time High on the S&P 500 Index (Updated)
This story has been updated from the 1:28 p.m. EST post time to reflect a new all-time high. The DJIA may be stuck in the mud because of its huge weighting of International Business…
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Newest first · Page 82ParkerVision Prevails in Suit Against Qualcomm, Shares Halted
ThinkstockA federal jury in Florida ruled Thursday that chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) had both directly and indirectly infringed on patents owned by ParkerVision Inc. (NASDAQ: PRKR). According to a press release from ParkerVision…
The Greatest Turnaround Teams In NFL History
thinkstockLast year, the Kansas City Chiefs were the worst team in the NFL, winning just two games and scoring an average of 13 points per game. This year, after hiring long-time Eagles coach Andy…
The Five Worst Performing DJIA Stocks of 2013
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsNow that Congress and the White House have managed to cobble together a compromise on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling, investors can get back to planning their finances…
Another 3D Printing Firm Set for IPO
ThinkstockGermany-based Voxeljet A.G. is expected to price its initial public offering (IPO) Thursday night and offer the shares for sale Friday morning. The 3D printer maker is scheduled to price 6.5 million shares in…
Four Big High-Yield Dividends at Risk of Being Slashed
24/7 Wall St. is a huge fan of dividends. Rising dividends and safe high-yield dividends are even better. What is not good is when things are bad enough that a company will have to…
Philly Fed Manufacturing Looks Better Than Empire Manufacturing Report
ThinkstockFirst you saw dismal numbers from the Empire Manufacturing report from the New York Federal Reserve. Now you are getting to a slightly different take from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve in the so-called Philly…
UnitedHealth Earnings OK, Outlook Disappoints
ThinkstockUnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The health insurance and benefits management firm posted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.53 on revenues of $30.6…
The Return of Bed Bugs for Mattress Makers
ThinkstockBy now you have probably noticed a series of big hits and really bad misses by the mattress makers when they report earnings and offer guidance. It is almost as if a bed bug…
Amarin Implosion: The Future Went from Promising to Doubtful
ThinkstockBiotech is a sector where investors know they are entering a high-stakes game of big risk and big reward. That is particularly the case for the small-cap biotech stocks that have no products and…
Peabody Earnings Surprise, Outlook Strengthens
ThinkstockPeabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The coal miner’s adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) came to $0.05, on revenues of $1.8 billion. In the same…
Why Credit Suisse Sees Tiffany, Morgan Stanley, EMC and CBS Beating Earnings Expectations
ThinkstockAs the third-quarter earnings season gets underway, investor angst has been fueled on several fronts, not least by the continued showdown in Washington that has threatened to hijack global equity markets. As failure to…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amarin, IBM, Salesforce.com, SolarCity and More
Jon OggEarnings season has started as Washington, D.C., seems to have figured a way out of its shenanigans again. Now investors really have to be wondering which stocks to buy and which to sell.…
Big Disappointment in Weekly Jobless Claims
ThinkstockThe federal government may have been closed, but the Labor Department did manage to get another weekly jobless claims report out. Due to imbalances in California and elsewhere, we are not willing to endorse…
Lower Revenues Trump Dividend Boost for Goldman Sachs
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The investment bank and financial services giant posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.88 on revenue…