ThinkstockCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has reported its fourth quarter earnings, marking the end of its fiscal 2014 period. The network giant’s earnings came in at $0.55 in its adjusted earnings per share and…
ThinkstockAugust 13, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) saw shares fall more than 10% to a new 52-week low of $44.11 Wednesday morning after…
thinkstockAugust 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after a couple of down days earlier this week. Only the basic materials sector is trading down about half an hour before closing, and tech and…
ElPolloLoco.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOCO) was on fire after the grilled chicken franchise came public. Its $15.00 per share initial public offering rose to $19 and then kept on going up, and…
Amazon.com Inc.Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the availability of a new payment system the company calls Amazon Local Register that sets the company into competition with many other providers of similar credit- and debit-card…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: NYSE) is set to report its second quarter earnings on Thursday morning. The million dollar question for Wal-Mart is whether it will see a continued weakness in…
courtesy of Fiat SpAThe editors at Kelley Blue Book (KBB) have put together a list of the best lease and purchase deals available for the month of August. There are five significant cash-back offers…
The Walt Disney Co.Of the top 10 grossing movies so far this year, the Buena Vista Studio owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) claims three titles, while Time Warner Inc.’s (NYSE: TWX)…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the most important earnings report of the week to technology investors. The report is expected after the close of trading on Wednesday. While Cisco’s broader…
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has had a tough time over the past few years, posting weak revenues and little to no earnings. The retail department store is set to…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 367…
The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that Business Inventories were up by 0.4% for the month of June. The consensus estimate of economists polled by Bloomberg was spot on at 0.4%, and the range…
Consumer discretionary stocks were big leaders in 2012 and 2013, but they have been downright horrible this year. In fact, the retail index is down by almost 10% year-to-date, even as the S&P 500…
ThinkstockSeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) has had its share of problems as the public heard criticism of its treatment of captive animals. Now, it seems these problems are directly impacting in the company’s financial…
Courtesy of AlibabaAs if Chinese Internet giant Alibaba needed more punch, earnings from Hong Kong-listed rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. are likely to provide even more lift to Alibaba’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Added…