The 10 Worst States for Women
ThinkstockThis October, California passed a pay equity law — one of the first of its kind — that expands the grounds on which women can challenge gender discrimination in the workplace. Similar legislation at…
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Newest first · Page 134How the Alcoa Split Is Holding Back Earnings
ThinkstockAt first glance 24/7 Wall St. would not expect the Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) earnings report to be positive, especially considering the company just recently announce a plan to split in 2016. Alcoa reported…
Will Cloud, Servers and Data Centers Be the Next Growth Frontiers for Qualcomm?
When most consumers and investors think of Qualcomm, they probably think of mobile devices and smartphones for the Snapdragon mobile processors.
The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
ThinkstockOctober 8, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 28 equities making new 52-week lows today. Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) dropped 26% on Thursday to post a new 52-week low…
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Dow on Thursday
thinkstockOctober 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday but buying in the energy and materials sectors kept stocks near the break-even line until the FOMC minutes were released. The minutes indicated a probable continuation…
Shake Shack Gears Up for Secondary Offering
Shake Shack saw its share price drop on Thursday on word of a secondary offering.
Florida, Maryland Top States for Distressed Home Sales
ThinkstockU.S. sales of distressed homes totaled 9.4% of all homes sold in July of this year according to data from CoreLogic and published Thursday on the company’s blog. The total represents a 2.1% drop…
FOMC Minutes Reconfirm Dovish Stance, With Volatility & China Prevailing
ThinkstockIf you were looking for one last look at what the Federal Reserve was and may still be thinking about when to raise interest rates, the Minutes of the September 16 to 17 FOMC…
Brazilian Car Sales at 10-Year Low in September
courtesy of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVThe Brazilian economy has been suffering for nearly a year now as the currency continues to depreciate, the country’s oil revenues collapse, and corruption charges keep battering national oil…
SEC Issues Charge New York Firm for Spoofing
The SEC issued charges against a New York-based proprietary trading firm and one of its co-founders for engaging in a manipulative trading strategy known as spoofing.
What Johns Hopkins Study Reveals About Premature Births Near Fracking Wells
A new study published recently by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health has linked an increase in premature births to a mother’s proximity to active, fracked natural gas wells.
175 Million Records Breached to Date in 2015
The Identity Theft Resource Center syas there has been a total of 591 data breaches recorded through October 6, 2015, and that more than 175 million records have been exposed.
Are Analysts Lowering SunEdison Targets Enough?
Earlier this week, solar energy provider SunEdison hosted a conference call to layout its plans for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016.
SEC Comes Down on Blackstone Group for $39 Million
The SEC announced that three private equity fund advisers within Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges.
The Hard Numbers Behind eBay’s Serious Stock Drop
eBay shares have tanked on Thursday on an unusual research report, and it is not a traditional research report from Wall Street to blame.