ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department has released its report on weekly jobless claims. We were wondering just on Wednesday whether the prior trend of higher claims would continue, and now we have that answer. Not…
ThinkstockWix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: WIX) posted another solid earnings report, reporting second quarter results and raising its 2014 revenue outlook on strong growth in new subscribers. The move is enough that Bank of America Merrill…
With Duke Energy being the largest utility out there, with a $49 billion market cap, it has to be watched by utility and other income investors, whether they really want to watch it or…
Thursday will mark yet another Labor Department report covering weekly jobless claims. The question we and others will be asking is whether we have seen a cycle peak in jobless claims and in unemployment.…
ThinkstockWednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce released the number for the U.S. trade deficit for the month of June. This was an unexpected turn from what was expected, partially due to U.S. domestic…
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) is set to report earnings on Wednesday morning before the opening bell. The natural gas giant has remained of interest to investors even if the stock…
U.S. Steel, has sure seen a reversal of fortune in the past week or so. Three different analyst upgrades have now driven shares increasingly higher.
Walt Disney will report earnings on Tuesday after the close. The past year has been very good to Disney, in part due to top box office movies and from its acquisition of Marvel.
Oppenheimer's Asset Management unit has released its Monitor of Analysts’ Earnings Revisions List. This is the so-called MAER List, which analyzes trends in revisions to the consensus earnings estimates .
The Institute for Supply Management has released its non-manufacturing report on for July. The index rose to 58.7%, from 56% in June.
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has tracked six key after-hours stocks on the move on Monday, August 4, 2014. There will have been other movers as well, but we have shown a brief driver of the news…
Wikimedia CommonsAmerican International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) led the week off and reported its second quarter earnings on Monday. The insurance giant has recovered since the recession, it has paid taxpayers back with a…
ThinkstockThe Institute for Supply Management reported last Friday that its purchasing managers index (PMI) for the month of July showed a stronger-then-expected gain in its manufacturing index. The question is if the ISM can show…
Merrill Lynch analysts Olivia Tong and Elyn Rodriguez issued a favorable Proctor & Gamble report on Monday. The Merrill Lynch call is a reiterated Buy rating and the price target is $88 per share.