ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 100,000 barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 362.4 million…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau Wednesday morning released data on new single-family home sales for January. Sales rose 9.6% month-over-month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 468,000, from a revised December sales figure of…
Oppenheimer has issued a list of companies with key takeaways from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But the firm also called the show somewhat disappointing, with little in new technology or disruption.
Shares of biotechnology company Anika Therapeutics soared to an all-time high Wednesday after the company said the FDA had approved its drug to treat pain and improve joint mobility in patients with osteoarthritis of…
UBS attended the recent analyst day at J.P. Morgan, and its analysts came away with 10 specific items that they learned. These are interesting items for shareholders or investors considering taking a position in…
Dollar Tree reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. Shares fell more than 2% in premarket trading.
Petrobras has committed to spending vast amounts to develop and produce its massive offshore fields. The level of spending does not quite match up with its production however. The deflating real also has chipped…
In a new research report, the retail team at Stifel did an outstanding job of finding which traditional retailers had actually matched every metric in their Omni-Channel scoreboard. Five top names did extremely well.
Most Wall Street firms run model portfolios for their institutional and retail clients. Here are stocks that recently were added to the Piper Jaffray Model Portfolio.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, February 26, 1014. The include LinkedIn, Safeway, NII Holdings, Rangold Resources and EP Energy.
Chesapeake Energy reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened Wednesday morning. Sequential declines in oil and natural gas production get the blame.
Shares of Plug Power surged in premarket trading Wednesday after the fuel cell maker revealed that it had received a big order from Walmart for additional hydrogen fuel cells for its lift truck fleets.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 8.5% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 4.1% for the…
Yandex, which operates the largest search engine in Russia, has teamed up with Google in a deal that will allow each company's advertising clients to bid on the advertising inventory of the other.
courtesy of Chrysler GroupAmong the brands that received “report cards” in a new Consumer Reports, Jeep posted a score that was the lowest among makers of cars and light trucks. Jeep received an average…