ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 113 billion cubic feet for the week ending June 13. That compared with an expected increase of around…
ThinkstockThursday was a busy morning for economic reports, but we would caution that these reports are on the heels of the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting results on Wednesday. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Survey, or…
Electricity generation firm NextEra Energy is spinning off its wholly owned alternative energy subsidiary into a new firm named NextEra Energy Partners L.P. via an initial public offering.
Merrill Lynch analysts continue to be positive on the semiconductor sector. They see tailwinds from a macroeconomic pick-up, rising content in all end markets, a disciplined supply chain and an accelerating pace of consolidation.
ThinkstockBy Martin Tillier of Oilprice.com Many people, even fanatical advocates of solar power, are unaware quite how close we are to reaching a critical milestone in the industry. Within a fairly short space of…
In what amounts to its first step toward an electric motorcycle, Harley-Davidson announced Thursday morning that a prototype bike called Project LiveWire will be available in select areas next week.
The UBS team highlights six top stocks that are seeing increased prescription volume since the implementation of parts of the Affordable Care Act.
While the name of Stifel's portfolio may be amusing, the idea behind it makes good sense. We picked one stock from each sector in the portfolio to give readers an idea of What Stifel…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Thursday, June 19, 2014. They include Amazon.com, Celgene, Cisco Systems, FedEx and Starbucks.
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Labor is out with its weekly jobless claims report from last week, showing a positive trend. Jobless claims fell to 312,000 in the past week. Bloomberg was calling for a consensus…
BlackBerry reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter net loss before markets opened Thursday morning, but revenue fell short of consensus estimates.
Red Hat reported better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2015 results after markets closed Wednesday night. The best news was that subscription revenue accounted for 88% of total revenues.
thinkstockWhether you call it renewable energy, alternative energy, clean tech or another name, powering up the planet by means other than fossil fuels is becoming big business. Even the oil giants all admit in…
courtesy of Fiat SpAFiat, the Italian brand of the new Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, placed dead last in the new J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Initial Quality Study. The news all but ruins the chances for…
McDonald's may dominate fast-food sales in the United States based on revenue, but its customer service rates last in its class, according to a new American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) study.