Did Alibaba Just Seal Netflix’s Doom in China?
Alibaba Group announced Friday that it aims to acquire the portion of Chinese video streaming company Youku Tudou that it does not already own.
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Newest first · Page 121Big Biotech Is Cheap With Strong Cash Flows: 3 to Buy Before Earnings
These three top biotech names are very good bets for investors looking to add high-quality companies with less volatility and binary clinical data risk.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Blackstone, Infloblox, Dynegy, IBM, Sprint, Spirit Air, Verizon and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Blackstone, Infloblox, Dynegy, IBM, Sprint, Spirit Airlines and Verizon Communications.
How General Electric Earnings Improved
General Electric reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Friday morning.
4 Merrill Lynch Buy-Rated Technology Stocks That Pay Big Dividends
While these technology leaders are still more suitable for aggressive growth accounts, the sector leadership combined with the strong dividends make them good bets for patient long-term technology investors.
Margin Growth Boosts Honeywell Earnings; Full-Year Sales Forecast Trimmed
Honeywell International reported mixed third-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Friday morning.
Time for Tribune Company to Sell the LA Times
The important question is whether Tribune should be a large company with very low net income and a great deal of debt, or a smaller one with a better financial future.
Can Detroit Afford to Lose 7,000 People per Year?
If Detroit's leadership does not begin to talk about its problems regularly, and in the open, the city cannot begin to set intelligent plans to solve those problems.
Yum Brands Results Take an Embarrassing Turn
Yum Brands revised its numbers down and added activist Keith A. Meister of Corvex Management to its board.
Schlumberger Sees Further Challenges Ahead for Oil Industry
ThinkstockSchlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) reported third quarter 2015 results after markets closed on Thursday. The oil field services firm reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.78 on revenues of $8.47 billion.…
WIll Wynn Resorts Ever Get Earnings Right?
ThinkstockWynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) released its third quarter earnings after markets closed on Thursday. The company had $0.86 in earnings per share (EPS) on $996 million in revenue compared to consensus estimates from…
AMD Clouds Poor Revenue Numbers With Joint Venture and Cost Cuts
ThinkstockAdvanced Microdevices inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is out with yet another strange and convoluted earnings report. The report contains sequential gains in revenues, but with a loss, and a sharp drop in revenues from the prior…
When a $439 Billion US Budget Deficit Is Good News
It is hard on the surface to consider that a U.S. budget deficit of nearly $439 billion for the U.S. government's fiscal year 2016 is good news.
The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
October 15, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 56 equities making new 52-week lows today. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) dropped about 5.7% on Thursday to post a new 52-week…
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Dow on Thursday
ThinkstockOctober 15, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday following a strong showing for stocks in both Asia and Europe. Biotech stocks continue to get new life, helping overcome some softness in tech stocks. Crude…