courtesy of TwitterTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) reported first quarter 2014 results after the markets closed Tuesday. The social messaging company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.00 on revenues of $250 million.…
thinkstockApril 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday getting a boost from energy and biotech stocks right at the start of trading. Economic data was both sparse and not supportive, with the Case-Shiller house…
ThinkstockIn the month of March, 48,000 U.S. home foreclosures were completed, up 5.9% month over month but down 10% from 53,000 in March 2013, according to research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX). While an improvement,…
ThinkstockThe two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting began Tuesday and will culminate Wednesday afternoon with an announcement from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that is virtually guaranteed to be less exciting than the…
After a brief trip south of $200 a share, Tesla Motors stock has moved solidly above that level again Tuesday as markets continue to recover from last week's losses.
courtesy of Starbucks Corp.America’s most visited stores are popular for a variety of reasons. According to data provided by Placed, a consumer habits data service provider that monitors behavior of more than 150,000 American…
So let's get this straight: Sprint posts a net loss of $151 million and the shares surge because the company did not lose as much as analysts expected? And what about those fleeing subscribers?
Bad news for Facebook: the percentage of teens active on the social media platform fell by 9% last year, according to a global survey of Internet users. Twitter does not have it quite so…
So far 2014 has not treated social media stocks very well. Among the big cap stocks, only Facebook has seen a gain year-to-date, and that gain is just 2.5%. Twitter shares have dropped 36%…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Consumers expect free shipping and free returns from companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). As a matter of fact, one of Amazon’s most popular…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board reported Tuesday morning that its consumer confidence index for the month of April fell slightly from 83.9 in March to 82.3. The expectations index was essentially unchanged, rising from 84.8 in…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe American companies with the best reputations do not have a great deal of common on the surface. They run from Coca-Cola to Amazon.com to Whole Foods. However, according to…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for February was unchanged for both the 20-city and 10-city composite indexes. The 20-city composite rose 12.9% year-over-year, slightly below the consensus estimate for a gain of 13%. The…
ThinkstockThe intense analysis of quantitative managers may seem like drudgery, but it can turn up absolute gems for investors looking for solid long ideas. In fact, firms like RBC use as much as 18…
Oil refiner Valero Energy reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. Shares of Valero traded in the premarket.