The Five Best Performing DJIA Stocks of 2014
The second quarter of 2014 has come and gone, which means that we are now already half way through 2014. The five-year bull market has managed to continue making its gains. The Dow Jones…
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Newest first · Page 246Top Gainers of the S&P 500 of 2014 and the Second Quarter
24/7 Wall St. wanted to take a look at the best and worst stocks of the DJIA and the S&P 500 Index so far in 2014. While we looked at the performance, we also…
GM Recall Charges Could Wipe Out 50% of Profits
General Motors has set aside $1.2 billion as a charge to earnings for the current quarter due to the recall of 29 million cars and light trucks. The number is a management guess, blessed…
The Business of Covering Apple
Apple almost certainly is the most widely covered company in the world, as nearly every general news operation, business website and paper, tech news medium churn out millions of words a day.
States That Drink the Most Beer
ThinkstockIn recent years, Americans have increasingly moved away from beer consumption in favor of wines and spirits. U.S. beer consumption fell slightly from 28.3 gallons per drinking-aged adult in 2012 to 27.6 gallons last…
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockJune 30, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday with both the S&P 500 and the DJIA opening lower and the Dow spending most of the day in negative territory. The Nasdaq index traded higher…
GM Recalls Spur Lawsuit by Orange County, California — Update
courtesy of General Motors UPDATE: Bloomberg News reports that the district attorney of Orange County, California, has file a lawsuit against General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), accusing the automaker of concealing defects in an…
King Goes From Mere Volatility to Major Volume Spike
King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE: KING) seems to be running on up and up, and shares are back near a post-IPO high. Monday’s gain was massive, up at 14.5% at $20.45 in late-day trading. The…
Poll: Where Does MannKind Stock Go in 2015 After Afrezza Approval?
ThinkstockMannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD) has seen its shares surge on news that it has finally won U.S. Food & Drug Administration backing. This FDA approval for Type 1 and 2 diabetes is being hailed…
How Long Can GoPro Keep the Run Going?
There's no slowing down the bullet train known as GoPro. The maker of high-definition and nearly indestructible cameras saw its shares rise as much as 12% Monday morning.
Fourth of July Gasoline at Six-Year High
ThinkstockCiting the continuing violence in Iraq, AAA on Monday said that U.S. drivers will pay more for gas this Fourth of July weekend than they have since 2008. Gasoline prices are 15 to 20…
Global Growth Forecasts Have Downside Risks in 2014, 2015 and 2016
ThinkstockWith all the quantitative easing in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and elsewhere, you would think that trajectory for the global recovery and global growth is well on track. It turns out that…
Housing Spending Rose in Q1 to 17.6% of Total GDP
ThinkstockThe sequential 2.9% decline in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014 was lower than expected and the largest drop since the first quarter of 2009. There was at least…
Audi Replaces BMW as World’s Top-Selling Premium Car
Volkswagen AGFor the first time ever, Volkswagen’s Audi division sold more cars worldwide in a month than did long-time premium brand leader BMW. Now if VW could only sort out its U.S. sales woes,…
GM Will Pay Claims for Defective Ignition Switches
General Motors will pay millions of dollars, at least, to survivors and victims of crashes related to defective ignition switches in the company's vehicles. Kenneth Feinberg to administer the program.