ThinkstockThailand is supposed to be a destination for the exotic and for beautiful beaches and great history. Currently, it is under a military coup. The nation’s military chief announced in a national address Thursday…
Sears Holdings keeps posting losses on top of losses, and it has been evident for quite some time that Eddie Lampert should have stuck to running hedge funds.
Photo: Saab Last year, America’s biggest defense contractor, Boeing (NYSE: BA), suffered a terrible blow. Down (way) south of the border in Brazil, the government suddenly accelerated planes to choose a new fighter jet to…
ThinkstockThis Memorial Day weekend box office will be dominated by “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” The latest film could break all prior records for comic book movies. By bringing in the old characters with…
SunEdison Semiconductor, a spin-off from solar panel maker SunEdison Inc., began trading Thursday morning at $14.37. Shares shot up to $15.25 immediately after trading began.
JD.com, a Beijing-based online direct retailer, began trading Thursday morning at an opening price of $22.07 a share, above its expected range. Investor demand exceeded available shares by a factor of 15.
Credit: Lockheed MartinThe Department of Defense awarded only six defense contracts in its Wednesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of these contracts was $87.4 million. The following publicly traded companies won…
Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said that he would consider taking on an equity partner to share in the TV division's growth and risk, but that didn't mean the…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 106 billion cubic feet for the week ending May 16. That compared with an expected increase of around…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in April rose 1.3% to 4.65 million from a total of 4.59 million in March. This marks…
Danaher is already close to an all-time high, and now there is some talk that the diversified conglomerate will be broken up. Several reports are driving interest here.
Sears Holdings reported a larger-than-expected net loss for the first quarter before markets opened on Thursday. The beleaguered retailer did not provide guidance in its earnings press release.
Bob Beck/Gulf Oil Historical SocietySince Gulf Oil Company opened the first gas station in Pittsburgh in 1913, things have changed a little. Like the price of gasoline — $0.30 a gallon then, compared with…
Image via Navin75, FlickrFantex is making a name for itself as the only brokerage that allows users to trade stock in professional athletes, and now, it’s adding another NFL player to its books. Earlier…
In a new report from UBS, not only is the deal DirecTV-AT&T scrutinized, but the case is made that the company that ends up the winner in this gigantic merger may very well be…