Will J.P. Morgan Cut 20,000 Jobs?
J.P. Morgan already has announced it will cut well over 10,000 jobs. If the bank's mortgage business continues to worsen and it closes more branches, the layoffs could reach close to 20,000.
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Newest first · Page 425Fast Money Capitulation Day in Natural Gas
thinkstockThe trade in natural gas just became more interesting. After the polar vortex created snow storm after snow storm, temperatures around the U.S. have not been crazy for a week. So even ahead of…
SolarCity Delays Earnings Release and Investors React
ThinkstockSolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) reported some preliminary fourth quarter 2013 results after the markets closed on Monday, but the solar PV installer delayed until next week its full earnings results. The company said the…
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market on Monday
thinkstockFebruary 24, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday on their way to a solid gain. The energy sector led the markets today as crude prices jumped on concerns over unrest in the Middle East…
Samsung Galaxy S5: Not Bold Enough?
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.One of the most anticipated announcements at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the introduction of the Galaxy S5 smartphone by Samsung Electronics. The time has come, but Samsung…
Dropbox Scores $325 Million More in Funding
ThinkstockDropbox, Inc. remains one of the top upcoming attractions for apps and software. In fact, the only reason it was not in our top ten IPOs to watch for in 2014 is because the…
Defense Stock Surge Ignores Possible Budget Cuts
courtesy Boeing Co.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was to release a budget proposal Monday that would reduce the size of the U.S. Army to levels not seen since before World War II. So, what did…
Good News and Bad at Boeing
Boeing said Sunday that 2,300 machinists in St. Louis represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have approved a contract extension through 2022.
RF Micro, TriQuint Merger May Not Satisfy Activist Investor
RF Micro Devices announced Monday morning that it will merge with TriQuint Semiconductor in an all stock transaction valued at around $1.6 billion. Shareholder Starboard Value is not getting much out of the announced…
On Steve Jobs Birthday, Apple Still Struggling
The story is well known by now. Conception, loss, return and ultimately personal and professional redemption. The way that Steve Jobs triumphantly came back to Apple and former National Semiconductor CEO Gil Amelio was…
LifeLock FTC Concerns Seem Too Harsh, but Caveat Emptor
LifeLock should be the right company that is both in the right place and at the right time. After all, this company helps consumers to directly protect themselves against identity theft and credit fraud.
Investors Bail on J.C. Penney Before Earnings
J.C. Penney is running out of time, not to say money, and the company seems pretty complacent and satisfied that it is doing all it can to recover. Shareholders were not seeing it that…
Rite Aid Makes Progress in Long, Slow Turnaround
Shares of drugstore operator Rite Aid dropped about 3% in morning trading Monday. This after the stock it a new multiyear high on Friday following last week's news that it had signed a major…
Can Nokia Save BlackBerry?
Shares of BlackBerry got a lift Monday morning following the company's announcement that its BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM) will be available on both the Windows Phone and Android-based Nokia X phones.
Verizon: The First Day of the Rest of Its Life
Verizon Communications last Friday completed its acquisition of the 45% minority stake in Verizon Wireless held by Vodafone. On Monday morning, Verizon released its revised financial outlook for the current year.