U.S. Gas Prices Could Top 2017 High by End of Summer
AAA forecast this morning that US gasoline prices could rise to a year-to-date high above $2.42 a gallon by the end of the summer, with a big jump possible within the next week.
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With IPhone 8 Looming, Can Apple Shares Continue Their Run in 2017?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on an absolute tear in 2017. Although it is not the best performing Dow stock, the number two spot is not a bad position either. In this time…
Back-to-School Spending to Top $83 Billion, Says Retail Group
Buoyed by a strong job market and a stable economy, consumers are forecast to spend $83.6 billion on back-to-school and back-to-college items, an increase of more than 10% from last year’s $75.8 billion, according…
Could This Amazon Deal Save Sears?
Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) stock is making an incredible gain on Thursday after the firm announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to integrate its full…
Phillip Morris Second-Quarter Earnings Up in Smoke
Phillip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) released its most recent quarterly results before the markets opened on Thursday. The cigarette giant posted $1.14 in earnings per share (EPS) and $6.9 billion in revenue, compared…
Why BMW Invested in Used Car Startup Shift
The venture capital arm of Germany's BMW has led an investment round to raise $37 million for used-car sales startup Shift.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BHP Billiton, HP, Kinder Morgan, Marathon Petroleum, Nike, Pfizer, Rite Aid, Tesla and More
Stocks were indicated marginally higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank statement remained quite dovish. The major equity indexes all remain just under all-time highs. Even though this bull market may now be…
Wedbush Makes Big Q3 Changes To Firm’s Best Ideas List
With the second quarter earnings rolling out fast and furious, many of the top companies we follow on Wall Street are making some changes to the lists of their high conviction stock picks for…
Kinder Morgan Reverses Course, Plans 25% Dividend Hikes Annually to 2020
Pipeline company Kinder Morgan reported Q2 results last night that matched expectations, but the stock got a boost from the company's plan to boost its dividend sharply over the next three years.
Weather-Related Losses Lash Travelers Earnings in Second Quarter
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) reported its second-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Thursday. The company said that it had $1.92 in EPS and $7.18 billion in revenue, compared with consensus…
Push To Defeat ISIS Huge In 2017 For Four Top U.S. Defense Companies
After years of expanding the caliphate they felt they could impose on the Middle East and beyond, the terror group ISIS is finally getting the brutal force that many around the world felt was…
Shopping by Photos: Amazon Launches Spark
Amazon has rolled out a social network called Spark for Apple iPhone users with an Android version still to come. Will it change the way we shop now?
Over 1 Million Teens Hired in June, Most in 10 Years
Hiring for teens took off in June as companies employed 1,023,000 workers aged 16 to 19, the most since 2007, following a below-average May, according to the latest analysis by Chicago-based global outplacement and…
6 Most Important Business Stories Today
The Congressional Budget Office said a repeal of Obamacare would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 32 million by 2026. It would also cut federal budget deficits by $473 billion over the same…
Obamacare Repeal Would Increase Number Of Uninsured By 27 Million In 2020
The Congressional Budget Office forecast a massive balloon in the number of Americans without insurance if Obamacare repealed. The number of uninsured would rise by 27 million in 2020. The Republican effort to repeal the legislation…