ThinkstockA recent survey of chief information officers by UBS shows that expected information technology (IT) budget growth this year should be right-in-line with prior surveys. Most importantly, more than 60% of the CIOs are…
ThinkstockADP private sector payrolls data was one of the key metrics we were looking for ahead of Friday’s key unemployment and payrolls reports. It is a large gain, but perhaps not quite as robust…
In a new report from RBC, its analysts say that biotech stocks trading at some of the lowest forward multiples in years are very attractive for many investors. Here are the top names rated…
The size of this year's corn crop is expected to be smaller than last year's, raising the price farmers can expect to get for their crop and raising the price that consumers pay for…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. They include Apollo Education, Ford, GM, Alkermes and Cognizant Technology.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 1.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 3.5% for the…
MannKind has a serious victory within its grasp. The company has struggled to get its Afrezza inhalable insulin to market for years, and that dream now seems to be within its grasp.
Intel may still be the world's largest chipmaker, but in many ways it is still playing catch-up with consumers' shift away from PCs to mobile devices. So it will establish a $100 million fund…
On April 25, T-Mobile US customers will no longer be able to buy BlackBerry handsets through the wireless company. No reason was given, but there are several likely causes.
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen’s attempt to become the world’s number one car company by unit sales runs through the United States. And the American market has not been kind to it. For the time being,…
ThinkstockMannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD)had been trading as though the stock was bracing for an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel decision recommending against the approval of its inhalable insulin called Afrezza. On Tuesday…
ThinkstockComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is set to get even larger in cable if it is able to get the deal done with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). It has been nearly two months…
thinkstockPacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) came within about 1% of hitting a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The operational update was provided in its 10-K commentary. Pacific Ethanol produced 149.7 million gallons of ethanol…
thinkstockApril 1, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following a rise in the ISM manufacturing data that was a bit smaller than expected by solid nonetheless. Automakers sales reports were also stronger than expected…
ThinkstockThe first question anyone might ask if a stock falls from more than $9 to less than $2.50 is whether it already imploded? Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) has done just that in the…