Facebook Leading Techs Higher
Tech stocks had an absolute field day Monday, with Internet stocks up around 2%. One of the most heavily traded of the techs, Facebook, was up about 3.5% and was the morning's most actively…
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Boeing worked hard to wring every last mileage inch out of a drop of aviation fuel. Now it is teaming up with Embraer to open a research center in Brazil to work on a…
Monday Surprise: Dow Jones Industrial Average All-Time High
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsMonday might not feel like any major news day, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average has just hit a new all-time high of 16,695.18. On last look, the Dow was…
D-Day for Core Labs Holders
Core Laboratories is one of the companies that is very important, yet it is often overlooked in the oil and gas investing circles. With a drop nearing 20% on Monday, this one cannot simply…
Is Walmart Fully Valued Going Into Earnings?
Retail behemoth Walmart is expected to post $1.15 in earnings per share (versus $1.14 a year ago) on less than a 2% revenue gain to $116.25 billion when it report its results this Thursday.
Gogo Powers Through Rising Costs
Airplane Wi-Fi provider Gogo reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Monday morning. Shares were up more than 8% in premarket trading.
Analyst Fears Cisco Will Stumble on Earnings Again
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings this Wednesday after the close of trading. The networking and communications equipment giant is a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, and…
The 10 Top Selling Cars in the World
At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car in the world. That is not exactly earth-shattering news because the Corolla has been the best-selling car for…
Credit Suisse Picks Refiners as Oil Winners for Summer
ThinkstockDespite much improved domestic production, a multitude of factors could converge to make the price of oil, and in turn gasoline, spike up. This comes as consumers are paying some of the highest prices…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amarin, Boeing, Cisco, KKR, NetApp, Twitter and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Monday, May 12, 2014. They include Amarin, Boeing, Cisco, KKR, NetApp and Twitter.
Baird’s Best Technology Growth Stocks to Buy Now
ThinkstockMost Wall Street firms hold conferences, but they tend to be more sector specific. Robert Baird just concluded its 35th annual Growth Stock conference, which hosted presentations, meetings and break-out sessions from 139 public…
Food Giant Created in $6.6 Billion Deal
Hillshire Brands woke up investors this Monday morning with the announcement that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Foods for a total value of about $6.6 billion.
Analyst Sees Sunny Days Ahead for Rio Tinto and Mining Sector
Shares of London-based mining company Rio Tinto got a boost in premarket trading in the U.S. Monday after an analyst upgrade of the mining sector that also helped lift stocks in European trading.
iPhone 6 May Launch a Month Early
The conventional wisdom is that Apple will release its iPhone 6 in September. The conventional wisdom, however, may be wrong. Apple may hit the market with its new smartphone a month early.
Browns Tickets Up 5% on Secondary Market Since Johnny Manziel Selection
ThinkstockDirect to 24/7 Wall St. from TiQIQ Cleveland Browns fans have not had much to cheer about in quite some time. It’s been over a decade since the team last made the playoffs back…