Amazon to Offer Huge Discounts on ‘Prime Day’
July 15 marks "Prime Day" for Amazon.com, a day on which the e-commerce and cloud company will offer what it says are a number of deals that will exceed Black Friday.
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Thinkstock The prices of goods and services — whether they are essential such as housing, food, and medical care or luxury items such as tobacco and sports equipment — vary widely across the nation and…
Europe Stocks Recover After Greek Sell Off
After dropping by over 2% in early trading, all major indexes in Europe have recovered to the point that they have only fallen 1%.
Most Asia Markets Fall, Japan Plunges
An attempt by China to buy its way into support of falling markets barely worked. The government reasoned that if it could build enough buying on its own accounts, its collapsing markets would recover.
Kraft Heinz Company Begins Trading Monday
A deal announced in late March that brought together two of the country’s best-known consumer food products companies is now complete and stock in the new Kraft Heinz Company begins trading Monday July 6th…
Facebook Snags 2 Key Upgrades With Much Higher Views
Facebook got two more solid thumbs-up this past week from key analysts covering the stock: Cantor Fitzgerald and Merrill Lynch.
5 Oil and Gas Stocks Analysts Want You to Buy Now
24/7 Wall St. often takes a long view of opportunities beyond the near-term noise that the financial media pushes toward investors.
7 Key Earnings for the Week Ahead
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview Alcoa, PepsiCo, Walgreens and of some of the other companies reporting their quarterly results this week.
Why Investors and Analysts See AT&T as the Best Carrier Again
All of a sudden, analysts see massive upside for AT&T, compared to its views in the gutter just a few months ago. Investors are paying attention.
Detroit’s $1,000 Homes
While there is little or no sign of the success of Detroit’s program to sell homes for as little as $1,000, the opportunity continues.
Texas Wants Its Gold to Come Home
Thinkstock The state of Utah was the first to pass a law allowing gold and silver coins issued by the U.S. Mint as an acceptable form of payment in the state. Now, the state…
China Has World’s Fastest Trains, US Lags
ThinkstockAs Amtrak trains lumber along at speeds much less than 100 mph, and are susceptible to fatal crashes, China has some legs of its railroad system where trains speeds top 180 mph (283·4 km/h). So much…
US Defense Department Updates National Military Strategy
For the first time since 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense has updated its National Military Strategy.
Huge Technology Trade Highlights Recent Insider Selling
Insiders did sell stocks last week, but the volume was very tepid compared to June. Notable sales happened at Adobe Systems and Applied Materials.
Insider Buying Jumps During Holiday Shortened Week
Despite a short week for trading, and the kind of volatility that is akin to riding on a roller coaster, insiders continued to lay down the capital required to buy stocks.