Caterpillar Expects to Let the Good Times Roll
Caterpillar handily beat fourth-quarter and full-year estimates when it reported results Thursday morning. The company expects even better results in the year ahead.
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Why Ford Earnings Disappointed Investors
Ford earnings and revenues came in better than expected, but margins are anemic and investors don't seem convinced the company has a plan to fix the problem.
Short Interest Bounces Higher in Solar, Mixed in Alt Energy Stocks
Short interest in alternative and solar energy stocks was jumbled in the two-week period to January 12. Short interest rose on the solar stocks we follow and fell on the alt energy stocks.
3D Printing Short Interest Slides as Share Prices Post Double-Digit Gains
Short interest mostly dropped in the 3D printing stocks as share prices posted big gains in the two-week period ended January 12.
Colony NorthStar, Kimco Realty Slide into Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club
Colony NorthStar, Kimco Realty, Clean Energy Fuels, and Biocept all posted new 52-week lows Wednesday.
Verizon, Goldman Sachs Prop Up DJIA Wednesday
Goldman Sachs, Verizon, Nike, and American Express were the leading gainers Wednesday among the Dow 30 stocks.
Starbucks to Grant Stock, Raise Pay, Boost Benefits
Starbucks on Wednesday announced that it is awarding employees an additional stock grant this year, raising wages for a second time, and boosting other benefits.
Motorcyclist Sues GM for Self-Driving Car Collision
A California motorcyclist is suing GM's autonomous driving subsidiary claiming the company's self-driving car knocked him down. The story is a little more complicated than that.
December Existing Home Sales Tumble, 2017 Up 1% Year Over Year
Sales of existing homes dropped more than 3% year over year in December, but sales for the full year rose about 1% to the highest annual sales rate since 2006.
Crude Oil Price Tops $65 on Storage Drawdown
Even though U.S. crude oil declined by a smaller-than-expected amount, prices rose to more than $65 a barrel for WTI.
Telecom Industry Spent Big Lobbying Against Net Neutrality
Major telecom firms and industry associations spent nearly $20 million lobbying the federal government in the fourth quarter of 2017. At least some of those funds were successfully directed at overturning net neutrality rules.
Mortgage Loan Rates Continue Marching Higher
Mortgage loan rates reached multi-month highs on 30-year fixed-rate loans last week and multi-year highs on other types of mortgage loans.
General Electric Earnings Awful Again, CEO Promises More Cost Cutting
GE reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.23 per share Wednesday morning, but investors are finding enough positives to push shares higher in premarket trading.
The 5 Best Jobs in America for 2018
What are the best jobs available to job seekers this year? If you're looking, job site Glassdoor has a list of the 50 best jobs for 2018 based on salary, satisfaction, and number of…
Sprint, Southern Company Slip into Tuesday’s 52-Week Low Club
Sprint, Southern Company, Pandora, and Obalon Therapeutics all posted new 52-week lows Tuesday.
Travelers, General Electric Hold DJIA Higher Tuesday
Travelers and General Electric played big roles in helping the Dow finish basically flat Monday. Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble lagged after tepid quarterly results.
Apple Tops Industry, Ships 29 Million iPhone Xs in Q4
Analysts at Canalys reported Tuesday that Apple shipped 29 million units of its iPhone X during the holiday quarter. When Apple reports results next week, Wall Street is expecting total global shipments of more…
How Many Jobs Will Solar Module Tariff Cost?
The U.S. president's decision to slap a tariff on imported solar modules is expected to lead to a decline in new solar projects. But it could have been much worse.
2017 Data Breaches Topped 1500, Up 45% Year Over Year
Data breaches exposing personal records reached a record high of more than 1,500 in 2017. In the first half of January, 39 breaches were recorded that exposed nearly 3 million records. Not a good…
Auto Safety Group Wants Ford to Recall SUVs for Exhaust Leak
An automobile safety group founded in 1970 by Ralph Nader and Consumers Union wants Ford to recall some 1.3 million Ford Explorer SUVs to repair an exhaust leak into the vehicle's cabin.