Mortgage Loan Rates Rise for Third Straight Week
Mortgage loan rates increased again on all four popular fixed-interest loan types. Interest rates declined slightly on adjustable rate loans.
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Newest first · Page 36510 Reasons the Federal Reserve Cannot Panic on Interest Rate Hikes
24/7 Wall St. has laid out 10 different reasons why the Federal Reserve is unlikely to hike interest rates too far or too fast.
Can Facebook Be Hacked?
What more perfect target for hackers to to demonstrate their prowess than one that is used by over a billion people and must be protected as much as any other target in the world?
More Than a Billion People Smoke Tobacco
In a piece of news that should hearten the cigarette industry and send chills down the spines of world health officials, a new study claims that a billion adults smoke tobacco worldwide.
What Happened With Etsy?
Etsy reported first-quarter 2015 results after markets closed Tuesday afternoon, and share sold off in after-hours trading.
Analog Devices Can’t Make Up Its Mind on Earnings
Analog Devices released better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter financial results Tuesday after the markets closed.
NYSE Gives Bitcoin a Serious Leg to Stand On
The New York Stock Exchange has announced the launching of the NYSE Bitcoin Index, the first exchange-calculated and disseminated Bitcoin index.
The 52-Week Low Club for Tuesday
ThinkstockMay 19, 2015: Here are four stocks among the 57equities making new 52-week lows today. Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: KRNY) posted a new 52-week low on Tuesday. Shares dropped nearly 28% to $10.57 from…
The 4 Stocks That Led the DJIA Down on Tuesday
thinkstockMay 19, 2015: Markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday following an uninspired trading day in Asia and a European equities market that was being batted around after a comment by a board member of…
What to Expect From Target Earnings
courtesy of Target Corp.Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results before markets open on Wednesday. The consensus estimates call for earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03 and $17.09 billion…
Governments Pay $5.3 Trillion in Global Energy Subsidies
Government globally subsidizes consumers’ energy costs by a total of $5.3 trillion, about 6.5% of global GDP and more than the gross domestic product of all but the world’s largest two economies, the United…
Is This the End of the Growth Phase for Intercept?
Investors are not too happy with Intercept Pharmaceuticals after it released the terms for its most recent clinical trial.
Is Yingli Solar About to Implode?
Other Chinese solar makers are in the about the same position as Yingli, at least regarding the size of their debts. And the government probably cannot and will not be able to save them…
Marijuana Prices Move Toward $2,000 a Pound
On May 15, the spot price for a pound of cannabis was $1,825, according to the weekly report from Cannabis Benchmarks.
Why Tesla and Lithium-Ion Battery Leaders Will Dominate the Next Decade
Lux Research sees the electric vehicle (EV) opportunity as set to expand, considering the leading battery developers are driving down the prices of lithium-ion.