The 52-Week Low Club for Wednesday
ThinkstockApril 1, 2015: Here are four stocks among the 94 equities making new 52-week lows today. Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) dropped about 2.5% on Wednesday to post a new 52-week low of $5.51 after…
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For the 90,000 or so employees who work in its 1,500 company-operated U.S. stores, McDonald's plans to boost the average pay to $10 per hour.
Is the Sears Land Plan Dead on Arrival?
Wikimedia Commons (Mike Kalasnik)Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) has been a long-term disappointment that has always been full of potential value. The company’s inability to unlock that value has been a massive disappointment, almost…
The 4 Stocks That Dragged the DJIA Down on Wednesday
thinkstockApril 1, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday on mixed economic news. The ADP employment report came in well short of expectations, the dollar weakened a bit, and crude oil rose sharply probably due…
Is Twitter on the Way Back to a $40 Billion Value Again?
Twitter has recovered handily from its post-IPO lows, and now the stock has been started as Buy with a whopping $65 price target at Jefferies.
California Mandatory Water Reductions – The First of Many?
ThinkstockCalifornia’s water shortage might not be new, but the efforts to deal with such shortages have taken a new turn. The Governor of California, Edmund G. Brown Jr. — Jerry Brown to the rest…
Ram Pickup March Sales Slide While Ford, GM Tick Up
courtesy of Chrysler GroupAll three of the major U.S. automakers sell more pickup trucks than any other vehicle in their showrooms. Pickup sales account for anywhere between 20% and 40% of a carmaker’s monthly…
Petrobras Rescued by China and Scandal News Alike
The bribery scandal surrounding Petrobras has plagued the company since last year. Now it looks like there is a new twist in this Brazilian soap opera.
Why Analysts Are Cooling to an Altera-Intel Deal
What investors need to know is that analysts are cooling on their view of a potential Altera-Intel deal.
Cadillac and Lincoln Both Got Trashed
When automakers reported new car sales for March on Wednesday, U.S. luxury brands Cadillac and Lincoln got absolutely trashed.
Craft Beer Rank Change Crushes Budweiser
The Brewers Association has released its 2014 data on U.S. craft brewing, and it shows that craft brewers have now reached double-digit volume share of the marketplace for the first time ever.
Does the Mylan Secondary Make Its Stock Cheap?
Mylan has announced that it will have a 35 million share secondary offering. At Tuesday's closing price of $59.35, the offering would be valued at $2.08 billion.
Why Boeing Q1 Numbers May Disappoint
Boeing is scheduled to report March deliveries later this week, and analysts at Sterne Agee say they now expect the total to be slightly lower than their previous estimate.
Is a $4 Billion Value Sustainable After the GoDaddy IPO?
Shares of Internet registrar GoDaddy began trading Wednesday morning at $26.15, more than 30% above the IPO price.
Biotechs Raising New Capital in Droves
With the biotech industry so hot, it seems like many of the smaller players are trying to bolster their balance sheets to get enough capital for their future product pipeline plans.