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Toyota Sells Over 9 Million Vehicles

Toyota has announced its full-year earnings for the period that ended on March 30. Along with stellar earnings, the Japanese car manufacturer reported it sold 9,116,033 vehicles.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

People in Utah Most Likely to Give Time and Money

ThinkstockThe people of Utah as the most generous in America. According to a new poll from Gallup: Utah leads U.S. states in reported charitable giving, with nearly half of its residents saying they had…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Detroit Auctions Home for $30,100

ThinkstockDetroit’s plan to auction homes for as little as $1,000 each has yielded results as at least three homes were bought for more than $30,000. The Detroit Land Bank Authority accepted bids for $30,100,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Barclays to Fire Up to 14,000

ThinkstockBarclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), the U.K.-based bank that has been in legal trouble for most of the past half-decade, will downsize its investment bank by as many as 14,000 people. As part of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Major League Baseball Rivalries Cause Ticket Price Surge

ThinkstockMajor League Baseball Rivalries Cause Ticket Price Surge exclusive to 24/7 Wall St. From TiqIQ Prices For Yankees-Red Sox Tickets at Fenway Is MLB’s Biggest Rivalry Premium With a long baseball season featuring 81…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Keurig Green Mountain Redemption on Earnings and Smucker Pact

couresty of Keurig Green MountainKeurig Green Mountain, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is out with its second quarter earnings report, and the company earned $260 million. This comes to $1.03 per share, but the adjusted earnings…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Tesla Stock Battered on Soft Profit Guidance

Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.12 on…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

The 4 Stocks That Pushed the Market Around

thinkstockMay 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday but it turned into a miserable days for tech stocks and the Nasdaq Composite index. Lack of enthusiasm for momentum stocks pretty much sealed the Nasdaq’s…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Fast Food Pay Demands Going Global

ThinkstockThe U.S. campaign for a $15 hourly wage for fast-food workers is going global. A New York-based group called Fast Food Forward said today that fast food workers on six continents will join a…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Higher Shipping Costs Could Add to Amazon’s Woes

To say that Amazon.com faces a few headwinds may be an understatement. Some 20 states have begun to collect sales taxes on purchases, and now FedEx could take another bite by raising shipping fees.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Tesla Earnings Jitters

Electric car maker Tesla Motors reports earnings after markets close Wednesday, and investors appear to be a little nervous ahead of the report.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Why Whole Foods Could Finally Be a Buy for Some Investors

Organic and natural foods retail giant Whole Foods Market is so ugly in its post-earnings reaction that investors, new and old alike, will have to admit that the future is suddenly very different from…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Canadian Solar Fails to Hold Gain

Less than 10 days before it is due to release first-quarter results, Canadian Solar on Wednesday issued "selective" preliminary results for the quarter, perhaps trying to recapture lost share value.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago