Is there any relationship between Internet speed and education? States with poorer populations, and ones where educational attainment is weak, tend to have Internet speeds are relatively slow.
An improving job market has not helped Walmart's sales. Has the jobs recovery has hidden a lack of consumer spending or is Walmart losing its place as the largest retailer in America?
ThinkstockAfter years of anxiety that PC sales would continue to be destroyed by the emergence of the smartphone, something unexpected has happened. PC shipments have started to recover and traditional PC sales have stabilized.…
thinkstockJuly 7, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday following the Independence Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 and the DJIA never rose above the break-even line and the Nasdaq Composite joined the downturn by…
courtesy of Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said on Monday that it is cutting service to Venezuela from one flight per day between Atlanta and Caracas to one flight per week. American…
Airbus Group NVAircraft maker Airbus’s helicopter division announced on Monday that it had sold 123 general aviation helicopters to three Chinese customers. The orders from Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan provinces include mainly light single-engine…
BlackBerry shares traded up on higher-than-usual volume Monday morning following a weekend report that the smartphone maker is about to launch a health care software service in India.
ThinkstockWashington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses on Monday. The state’s Liquor Control Board notified two dozen stores so they could prepare before they are allowed to open their doors at 8 a.m.…
Shares of GT Advanced Technologies posted an all-time high of $20.54 just last Wednesday, but the stock was pummeled Monday morning following a analyst's downgrade.
Oppenheimer Triple Play stock picks combine a rating of Outperform with positive earnings revisions and a technical profile that is bullish. Here are some swap suggestions to consider by sector.
It is no secret that Google is working on a driverless car. And according to co-founder Sergey Brin, such a car could transform the world's transportation system.
Wikimedia CommonsThe Merrill Lynch team updated their Alpha Surprise stocks list for July, and they added some top stocks on Wall Street. We screened the list for the most liquid names that had the…
A new research report from the global equity team at RBC revisits their top global stock suggestions for 2014 to update and give investors a progress report.
Agricultural products giant Archer Daniels Midland announced Monday morning that it will acquire Switzerland-based WILD Flavors for about $3 billion in cash and about $136 million in debt.
ThinkstockAs the movie industry claws to match last year’s total revenue, each week’s major releases become essential building blocks toward that $10.9 million. The next film that has a chance to boost numbers for…