Five States With Unemployment Over 7%
ThinkstockIf any proof of the unevenness of the economic recovery still has to be made, it is the wild disparity of unemployment from state to state. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
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Newest first · Page 224‘Purge’ and ‘Sex Tape’ May Take Weekend Box Office Lead
ThinkstockThe highly successful “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” will have competition for the top box office spot this weekend. The movie was released by Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOX), part of…
Major Change in AMD Turnaround Sentiment, Intel on Top
Advanced Micro Devices caught even its less bullish skeptics off guard with its recent poor earnings announcement. The company even severely damaged the enthusiasm of its more bullish supporters.
Economic Recovery Watch: Capacity Utilization’s Weaker Reality
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. covers many economic readings throughout each week, month and year. Many economic reports are trumped up in their value by the financial media and by short-term traders, but many of the…
Safest Used Cars to Buy for Teens
ThinkstockNew vehicles are virtually always safer than older ones because the new ones incorporate all the latest and best technologies. But that comes at a price, and it is not a price that most…
IPO Preview: The Deluge Continues
ThinkstockOf the 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) scheduled for the week ending July 19, the largest and arguably the most successful was that for TerraForm Power Inc. (NASDAQ: TERP), a yieldco spun off from…
The Other Airshow Winner: Embraer Over Boeing
ThinkstockWhen it comes time for the annual Farnborough International Airshow, investors and industry watchers always focus on the multibillion-dollar orders secured by giant rivals Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus. They both scored large…
Top Stocks With Insider Buying and Selling This Week
ThinkstockAfter a week that had almost every possible component for investors, from good earnings to a steep sell-off to numerous geopolitical issues, there was still some sizable insider transactions on both the buy and…
Airline Fee Revenues Skyrocket 1,200% Over 7 Years
United Continental Holdings Inc.If it weren’t for the various ancillary revenues that airlines have cobbled together over the past several years, the industry would likely be in much worse shape. In 2007, 23 airlines…
12 Analyst Stocks to Buy Under $10 With Huge Potential Upside
ThinkstockIn what started out as just another week with another round of highs for stocks, the picture changed by the time Thursday and Friday came around. Still, despite an Israeli ground troop effort and…
Merrill Lynch: With Strong Car Sales, Car Dealers Have Huge Upside
GM sold 2.5 million cars in the second quarter, the most since 2005. A new report from Merrill Lynch highlights the car dealerships as having the most upside for investors.
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockJuly 18, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday, reversing the nasty smackdown of Thursday. All three major indexes are headed for a strong finish to the week. Shortly before closing today the DJIA traded…
Customer Service Hall of Shame
When it comes to companies we dread dealing with, we all know who they are. Let’s put it this way, would you rather go to the Apple Genius Bar to fix something with your…
SunEdison Spin-Off TerraForm Power Scores Hot IPO
TerraForm Power, another spin-off from SunEdison, opened its first day of trading Friday morning more than 33% above its initial public offering price.
GE Lays Out Plan for Synchrony IPO
When GE reported second-quarter earnings Friday, it said that it hoped to get the spin-off of its North American consumer-finance business completed in an initial public offering by the end of July.