ThinkstockGold is back. After challenging $1,200 per ounce in December, gold bugs have become bullish again and the shiny yellow metal is back above $1,300 per ounce. Now a key technical milestone has been…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2013 the United States spent more corporate money on research and development than any other country in the world. Of a total spending level of €538.8 billion (about $738.3 billion),…
Novartis announced Monday morning that it will acquire privately held startup biotech CoStim Pharmaceuticals. Terms of the deal were not revealed, but it will bolster Novartis's cancer immunotherapy portfolio.
Google has purchased Israel-based voice password recognition company SlickLogin, a small company that allows people to speak their passwords as a means to gain access to their computers.
While the price gulf between the most and least expensive markets remains tremendous, at least many of the national markets have improving home prices, according to latest data from the National Association of Realtors.
ThinkstockIn a sign that oil prices and an extremely cold winter have affected gasoline prices, those prices are now more than $3 per gallon for regular in all 50 states. Even states in which…
Wikimedia CommonsBitcoin is proving to be the joke of a currency that many experts and pundits had predicted. This is too bad, because the world could use something akin to Bitcoin — perhaps with…
courtesy of ComcastThe announced $45 billion merger between Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) has raised a lot of concerns among consumers that the combined company will be able…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook tweeted: ‘Obrigado’ to everyone who visited our new store in Rio de Janeiro today and to our terrific customers across Brazil! Brazil is the…
ThinkstockThe top country for new car sales in 2013 was China, where just over 21.9 million new cars were sold, an increase of almost 15% from 2012. The Middle Kingdom now accounts for one…
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen may have prevented the UAW from unionizing its plant in Tennessee. However, labor relations is among the least of the German car company’s trouble in America. Declining sales and quality problems…
ThinkstockInitial public offerings (IPOs) continue to flourish in 2014, particularly for new biotech and pharmaceutical firms. Some seven firms in areas related to drugs and medicines held IPOs last week, on top of eight…
Marijuana may have become legalized for medical use in 20 states and legal for recreational use in two states, but what has not been legalized is how these companies conduct their business. Due to…
ThinkstockIt has not been an easy time for gold bugs over the last year or so. Now imagine being a gold miner or producer when gold prices were cratering. Many producers and miners are…
ThinkstockSenior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) has been an incredible dividend story. For years, it has sent solid dividends to its shareholders. That dividend yield is now up to a whopping 7.2% or so. The…