ThinkstockWhen Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) reported third-quarter results yesterday, the silver miner noted that lower sales and lower prices hit both revenues and profits, down 13% and 11% respectively. A year-over-year drop of…
ThinkstockHome prices rose 5% in September compared with the same month a year ago, the largest monthly increase since June 2006 according to research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX). Month-over-month, however, September fell 0.3% compared…
thinkstockCablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) reported third-quarter 2012 results this morning. The New York City cable provider posted a net loss of $0.01 per share on revenues of $1.69 billion. In the same period…
ThinkstockCVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The pharmacy benefits management and retail sales firm posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85 on revenues of $30.2 billion. In…
courtesy of AOLAOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The Web services company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.22 on revenues of $531.7 million. In the same period a…
Wikimedia CommonsA federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) related to Google’s use of patents it acquired with its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors appear to be cautious as tomorrow’s elections get closer. Coupled with possible changes in the U.S., China will replace its leadership at its 18th National…
courtesy of SamsungThe Galaxy S III smartphone from Samsung has sold more than 30 million units in its first five months of availability the Korean firm said today. The company’s previous flagship smartphone, the…
ThinkstockU.S. sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are running nearly 68% higher in the first 10 months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Total vehicle sales are up 13.8% according to…
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has trimmed the number of partners at the firm to 407, according to a report from Reuters. In February the firm listed 438 partners. The overall change…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Last week’s launch of the fourth-generation iPad and the iPad mini from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has led to sales of 3 million of the tablets in the three days following…
flickr / walmartcorporateAbout two weeks ago, German conglomerate Siemens A.G. (NYSE: SI) announced that it planned to get out of the solar panel-making business. The move is expected to cost Siemens more than $320…
ThinkstockTime Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The cable system operator posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41 on revenues of $5.36 billion. In the same period a…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted a net loss of $0.92 per share on revenues of $50 million.…
ThinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning in London. The banking and financial services firm posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.13 on revenues of $48.98 billion. In the…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the report on U.S. non-farm payrolls and the U.S. unemployment rate. Payrolls rose by 171,000, better than expected, and the unemployment rate came in at 7.9%…
courtesy of AppleAccording to September data published today by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), the mobile handset market share leader continues to be Samsung Electronics, followed by LG Electronics, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Motorola, now…
thinkstockWhen the White House was first occupied, by John and Abigail Adams, in November of 1800, the U.S. government had spent about $232,000 to build the president’s residence. That building, burned during the War…
thinkstockNew research from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that the Instant Video offering from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to gain share among consumers. Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) still dominates the market for “alternative…
ThinkstockGold prices are down nearly 2% today and gold mining stocks are taking their lumps right along with the yellow metal. Today’s U.S. jobs report has pumped some air into the greenback, which is…