Disney, Apple Pace Dow to Monday Gain
Apple, Disney, Merck, and Pfizer were the leading gainers among the Dow 30 stocks on Monday. Bitcoin settled up 23% after its first trading session.
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What Will Apple Do With Shazam?
Apple saw its shares lurch higher on Monday after the iPhone giant announced its newest acquisition -- Shazam, a mobile app that identifies music.
Will Consumers Trust Generic Viagra?
A generic version of Viagra is coming to America, but will existing customers be willing to switch over to a generic version of the pill?
Why Symantec Is Partnering With Oracle
Symantec saw its share make a handy gain to start out the week, after it was announced that the firm’s major cloud security components would now be available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace.
Most Popular Small (and Big) Dog Breeds in America
It’s often said that Americans like things big. Of the most popular dog breeds in the United States, the top dogs are three large dogs — the Labrador retriever, German shepherd, and golden retriever.…
Average US Credit Card Debt at $15,564
U.S. consumers have piled up a total of $905 billion in credit card debt and a total indebtedness of nearly $13 trillion.
Gas Prices Ease Near Post-Harvey Low Nationwide
As oil prices fluctuated a fair amount last week, gasoline prices moved lower, with the average price dropping to $2.45 a gallon.
What Happens Now in Broadcom’s Proxy Battle for Qualcomm?
Broadcom has filed a preliminary proxy statement in its effort to unseat Qualcomm's board and drive a vote on Broadcom's $70 a share offer for Qualcomm. And that's just the beginning of today's news.
Blueprint Medicines Wins Big in Early-Stage Trial
Blueprint Medicines watched its shares make a solid gain on Monday morning after the firm announced results for its ongoing early-stage trial for advanced systemic mastocytosis.
4 Large Cap Biotech Leaders Are Huge Tax Reform Winners
One industry that could be a huge winner from tax reform, and may surprise some investors, is biotechnology, especially for the large cap leaders in the group.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: ADP, Bluebird Bio, DaVita, First Solar, Square, SunPower, US Steel and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include ADP, Bluebird Bio, DaVita, First Solar, Square, SunPower and US.. Steel.
Global Spending on Data Security to Top $96 Billion in 2018
Worldwide spending on enterprise data security is tabbed to reach $96.3 billion 2018 as firms respond to new regulations and a more determined bunch of cybercriminals.
Top Analyst Stays With Large Cap Internet Stocks for 2018: 5 to Buy
Despite a marvelous run in 2017, some of the leading technology and internet stocks have underperformed the market recently. All five of these stocks have pulled back from their highs and are offering better…
Bitcoin Futures Trading Launch Mostly Without Incident
A couple of minor hiccups followed CBOE's launch of its futures contracts for bitcoin. It slowed down the action a bit, but the January contract traded up 16% early Monday morning.
Global Arms Sales Reach $375 Billion, First Rise Since 2010
Global arms sales reached almost $375 billion in 2016, the first increase since 2010, according to the latest annual report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.