Gas Prices Above $4 in California
ThinkstockThe price of an average gallon of regular remains above $4 in California, home to about 12% of Americans. While prices in general have leveled off, the trend has not done much to help…
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Newest first · Page 277Who Will Build Canada’s Fighter Jets for the Next 60 Years?
After months of debate, Canada is nearing a decision on whether or not to buy a fleet of Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighters. Investors in the defense company are watching closely.
Should Tobacco Dividends Be Lower Than Telecom Dividends?
This past week we could not help noticing how low tobacco dividends have become. The driving force may be a tie-up coming between Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO). Still,…
New York City Ensures No Wal-Mart Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The New York City Council says "No, Thanks" to Walmart's philanthropy. The retail giant has been making donations to New York City charities, but the City Council thinks this is a ploy by the…
PepsiCo Drinks In Gatorade’s Social Media Performance at Game One of NBA Finals
When LeBron James had to leave Game 1 of the NBA finals because of leg cramps, fans took to Twitter. Why didn't Gatorade prevent the cramps, they asked? Gatorade tweeted back.
Icahn Takes Stake in Family Dollar
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn filed documents with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) late Friday announcing that he had acquired a 9.4% stake in Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) through Icahn Enterprises L.P.…
What “Orange Is the New Black” Means to Netflix
'Orange is the New Black' means a lot to Netflix -- and its investors. This weekend is likely to witness a lot of 'binge -watching' as the second season began streaming this weekend.
Elon Musk Reinvents the Space Shuttle
It's been nearly three years since America's space shuttle program died. But don't lose heart -- space tech inventor and hi-tech investor Elon Musk has a plan to return American astronauts to space very…
Apple May Build 5 Million Smartwatches a Month
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Now that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced its HealthKit heart and health monitoring software and upgraded iOS operating system that will include capabilities for a wearable device, all the company…
Five Analyst Stock Picks With 100% or More Implied Upside
This past week we scoured our Wall Street coverage looking for analysts stock picks that have huge upside targets, and we were not disappointed. We found five stocks from four different firms.
Twelve Analyst Stocks to Buy Under $10 With Huge Implied Upside
ThinkstockStocks hit all-time highs yet again this past week. It is amazing that the investment community keeps hearing that the bull market has migrated to a stock picker’s market from a raging bull market.…
Did Office Depot Steal Staples’ Easy Button?
courtesy of Office DepotOffice Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) keeps getting stealthy good news, while rival Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) continues to linger. The last earnings report from Staples signaled that things might not be turning…
Dow Up 200 Points This Week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 200 points this past week and set a new all-time high of 16,924.30 on Friday before closing at 16,924.28. This is a good time to look…
Four Best Features Apple Announced at the WWDC
Earlier this week, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a variety of new features coming to its operating systems, OS X and iOS. While all of them should improve the user experience,…
IPO Preview: Eight Offerings on Tap for Week of June 9
ThinkstockAfter a couple of quiet weeks, the initial public offering (IPO) engine has gotten cranked up again. Eight new offerings are on this week’s schedule, including two that are aiming at a target raise…