Where Will Retail Industry’s Next Layoffs Be?
There are indications, with holiday numbers in, that several other large retailers will have to cut stores and staff, and that some of these cuts will be large. The most likely candidates for this…
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When current Sony CEO Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai took over as head of the huge Japanese consumer electronics company, he promised to turn the company around. He either took the job too late to matter,…
Rumor That Apple Will Launch Solar-Powered iPhone 6 Unlikely
There is a rumor that the iPhone 6 will be partially solar-powered, which would represent a next generation of smartphone technology. However, the rumor may only carry the hope of the Apple faithful that…
SodaStream Kicked Off Super Bowl, but Exposure Soars
ThinkstockSodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA), the odd anti-Coke, anti-Pepsi company, had its advertising for the Super Bowl kicked off TV coverage of the event. The publicity from the decision may bring SodaStream as much exposure…
Postage Hike Savings Die Saturday, Stamps.com, UPS and FedEx Mirror
courtesy of USPSIf prices of goods or services are rising or falling, it often means that someone is winning and someone is losing as a result. As a general service reminder, and hopefully a…
3D Printing Firm Scorched in New Short-Seller Report
courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.As growth plays, it was hard to top 3D printer companies in 2013. For the three companies that were publicly traded for the whole year, shares were up from nearly…
Weather Channel Begs Customers to Switch
Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather ServiceEach day that passes, The Weather Channel continues to plead for its viewers to switch from DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV), which has stopped running its content, over to carriers…
Five Big Stocks That Escaped the Market Carnage Sell-Off
The stock market was pounded on Friday, making for a very bad week and a rough start for January. Still, not all is lost. A few stocks managed to avoid the carnage. Despite a…
States With the Most (and Least) Government Benefits
thinkstockPoliticians Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan recently introduced a plan to fight poverty by transferring more responsibility to the states. While the federal government offers various assistance programs to U.S. residents in need —…
The 4 Stocks That Moved the Market on Friday
thinkstockJanuary 24, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday and the tide of red ink flowed freely all day, with every sector trading lower. The DJIA closed down 1.96%, the S&P 500 closed down 2.09%,…
How Much Is Macau Growth Really Slowing?
ThinkstockWhen emerging trends start to slow, they look like they are dying. That may not be the case in Macau, but lower growth rates in China and emerging market panic is spooking the gambling…
Google Loses Gmail on Friday – Outage, or Worse?
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was suffering an outage in its widely used Gmail service. This is not just a personal email issue because many businesses use Gmail. On top of that,…
Bad Time for Emerging Markets: 2014 ETF Outlook
ThinkstockWhen Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan said to avoid emerging markets in 2014, many investors and market participants thought that the firms were merely sticking to a 2013 trend for too long. Now that call…
When Tesla Goes to China, Opportunity and Risks Abound
Tesla Motors is planning to make a splash for itself in China, but how it is going into China is raising eyebrows elsewhere. This is one of those scenarios that comes with great opportunity,…
Woes Continue for Chinese Internet Stocks
Whatever the cause of last Tuesday's disruption of Internet access in China, the effects continue to be felt early Friday morning as stock prices in the country's largest Internet stocks continue to slip. The…