Tiffany & Co. is set to report earnings Friday morning. The luxury jewelry retailer offers clean insight into luxury spending that can translate into spending trends in so many other luxury categories.
The economic recovery is not uniform across the country, as some cities weathered the financial crisis better than others. These are the cities with the biggest increases in wealth, according to the U.S. Census…
Nike will report earnings on Thursday after the close of trading. As a reminder, Nike is now a Dow Jones Industrial Average component. But its earnings are unlikely to affect the broader markets.
Mediwound offered 5 million shares in a Thursday IPO at the low end of the expected range. Akebia Therapeutics offered 5.9 million shares in its IPO at the high end of the expected price…
ThinkstockCoal may have gotten some life after the price of natural gas surged in the cold winter months. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks that the coal sector’s long-term prospects are rising. Merrill Lynch has lowered…
ThinkstockIn a headline that hardly sounds like good news, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any…
IBM unveiled Thursday its new fraud and financial crimes prevention business. The organization hopes to help clients employ a holistic approach to understand the criminals, their relationships and the techniques they use.
Oracle was trading down marginally Thursday morning after the analyst team at Argus downgraded the stock to a Hold from a prior Buy rating. This call may be swept under the rug by most…
Q2 Holdings held its initial public offering Thursday morning, selling 7.76 million shares at $13 a share, the high end of its estimated range. Based on early trading, the stock appears to be holding…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased by 48 billion cubic feet for the week ending March 14. That compared with an expected drop of 53…
ThinkstockA Thursday economic report from The Conference Board was its index of leading indicators for the month of February. We always warn readers that leading indicators may not be as leading as investors would…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in February fell 0.4% to 4.6 million from a total of 4.62 million in January. Sales also…
AT&T has been a very unloved telecom stock for some time now. But most high-yield stocks that are Dow Jones Industrial Average members rarely stay down and out forever. Bargain buyers have started to…
Last week the EPA removed its restrictions on BP, allowing the company once again to conduct business with the federal government and giving the company the right once more to bid on leases in…
ConAgra Foods reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The food processor and packager also announced plant closing and job cuts.