ThinkstockOn signs that U.S. lawmakers could be making progress toward resolving their differences over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown, gold futures dropped to a new three-month low early Tuesday. That took back…
ThinkstockThe reputation of college has fallen on hard times. A four-year education can cost $100,000 and leave graduates with burdensome loans. Many college graduates have found that, even with advanced degrees, they cannot find…
courtesy of NetflixGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube may be Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) biggest problem. Despite deals with content companies that now includes Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) TV operation, possible deals to form partnerships…
ThinkstockBetween 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. Since 2000, the proportion of college graduates has grown at one of the slowest…
courtesy of Apple Inc. Update: Apple stock up following announcement that Burberry CEO will join Apple. As of 2:00 PM EST, Apple shares are up more than 1% to over $501 while Burberry Group…
October 14, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Monday morning as concerns rose again over the stalemate in Washington. News that a meeting among Senate leaders may be producing some results boosted equities above the…
ThinkstockIt is going to be interesting to see exactly what happens with the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet under Janet Yellen. Ben Bernanke has decided to pass the buck down the line for her to…
ThinkstockIf there is a fad or a trend then you know there is serious money to be made from it. Zombies have grown and grown in popularity over the last decade, and the Season…
ThinkstockGlobal investment in the third quarter fell 14% sequentially to $49.5 billion according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance data. The decline virtually guarantees that annual investment in renewable energy will decline from spending of…
ThinkstockIf you have followed the diabetes drug market for very long, chances are high that you have run across the possibility of an inhalable form of insulin ultimately being approved by the Food &…
thinkstockAfter Russian potash producer Uralkali pulled out of the Belarusian Potash Co., a potash marketing group formed with Belarus’s Belaruskali, Belarus took the occasion to nab Uralkali’s CEO and toss him into a Belarusian…
ThinkstockWhile the U.S. may soon take over as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, the U.S. ranks just 5th on a scale that measures energy security among 13 countries. A country’s…
Investing in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks comes with a huge risk and reward profile for investors. Some wins are exponential, yet some losses are losses of the entire investment. Coronado Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is upon us, and as of Monday we have no resolution on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling debate. These crucial issues are expected to be resolved,…
ThinkstockIf the U.S. Congress and the president cannot agree on terms under which the federal debt ceiling can be raised, the federal government likely would run out of cash by the end of the month.…