Apple Continues to Win Smartphone Maker Race
courtesy of Apple Inc.For all of its trouble, based on worries that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has lost its magic and can no longer build iPhones that will create huge sales, there is a…
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Newest first · Page 96Friday Closing Bell: Markets Rise Despite Shutdown
October 4, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher Friday following a lack of a report this morning on non-farm payrolls and unemployment. Markets rose nicely in mid-morning and have held on to decent gains…
Ag Markets in Turmoil
ThinkstockThe agricultural commodities markets face a double-edged sword as the federal government shutdown drags on. Traders are moving to the sidelines as the flow of data regarding market movements slows to a trickle, and…
Five More Major Economic Reports You Will Not See Next Week
The stock and bond markets in the United States and internationally had to trade through a very unusual first Friday or the month because there was no Labor Department report on Unemployment and on…
Economic Confidence Plummets as Gov’t Shutdown Begins: Gallup
ThinkstockU.S. economic confidence had been declining throughout the month of September as a federal government shutdown loomed. From a reading of -13 at the end of August the index fell to -24 on September…
The Most Dangerous States in America
ThinkstockYou might think that going to California, Texas or New York exposes you to a lot of crime. But in fact it was Tennessee that had the nation’s highest violent crime rate last year.…
Blue-light Extra-Special: iPhone 5c for Just $45 — Updated
courtesy of Apple Inc.UPDATE: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) said Friday afternoon that they would lower the price of the Apple iPhone 5c to $45. RadioShack, like Best Buy,…
As Boehner Speaks on a No Default Path, the Split Continues
ThinkstockThe markets were getting some lift on Friday on word that Speaker of the House John Boehner has said that the United States will not run into a default on its credit. Boehner spoke…
Why Chip Sales Were Booming in August
ThinkstockSales of semiconductors rose to $25.87 billion in August, up 6.4% year-over-year for the month, representing the industry’s largest annual growth since March 2011. Sales rose 1.3% month-over-month. The numbers are compiled by Taiwan-based…
Analyst Sees 70% Upside in Capstone Turbine
thinkstockCapstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST) is one of the holdover clean energy stocks that saw great interest during the clean energy boom, followed by some serious tempering of expectations. This is a company that…
Potbelly Shares Double at IPO
Sandwich shop chain Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ: PBPB) held its initial public offering (IPO) Friday morning, selling 7.5 million shares at $14 a share. While the offering price is well above the original price range…
Is ADM Bid for Australia’s GrainCorp in Trouble?
ThinkstockU.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) announced last June that its Australian subsidiary had agreed to acquire the 80% or so of Australia’s GrainCorp that it did not already own for…
Jefferies Gets Negative on Gold Miners, with an Interesting Pairs Trade Idea
ThinkstockGiven the dramatic decline in share prices, some investors may perceive gold equities as inexpensive. The analysts at Jefferies strongly disagree. In their opinion, gold equities rarely have been more expensive, when current gold prices…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: CSX, Facebook, Valero, Wynn and More
Jon OggInvestors and traders alike are stuck trying to determine what to do with their stocks during a government shutdown and ahead of the debt ceiling debate. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
Cloud Computing and Fiber Provider Stocks That Could Lead Technology for Years
ThinkstockThink about how much data the average individual tries to access on any given day. To put this into perspective, when people want to look up something on the Internet, they don’t “surf the…