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.
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?
Qualcomm eked out a beat on both third-quarter revenues and earnings, but the current quarter's outlook is soft when compared to estimates.
IBM, AT&T, DryShips, and BBVA Banco Francés all posted new 52-week lows Wednesday.
DuPont, Cisco, Boeing, and UnitedHealth led the DJIA to a nice gain on Wednesday.
US crude oil stockpiles fell by 4.7 million barrels last week and gasoline inventories dropped by 4.4 million barrels. This may not be altogether good news for producers.
GM is extending the shutdown of its Orion, Michigan auto plant where the company builds its Chevrolet Bolt all-electric vehicles and the Chevy Sonic.
US housing starts rose more than 8% on a seasonally adjusted basis in June compared with May totals. Single-family starts rose more than 6% month over month.
Research firm eMarketer projects global e-commerce sales will reach 10% of total 2017 retail sales. This would be a first for online sales.
British oil giant BP is considering a plan to hive off its US pipelines in a master limited partnership (MLP). The company said it would make a decision by the end of the year.
Mortgage loan rates were mostly unchanged last week, remaining at around 4.125% for a 30-year fixed-rate conventional loan. Applications for new loans were up, with refinancing applications up more than 2.5 percentage points.
United Airlines reported Q2 earnings and revenues above analysts' expectations. Shareholders were wary, however, taking the shares down in Tuesday's after-hours trading session.
AT&T, Harley-Davidson, ImmunoCellular and CenturyLink all posted new 52-week lows on Tuesday.
Goldman Sachs, McDonald's, Home Depot, and Caterpillar weighed on the DJIA Tuesday.
Germany's Daimler AG is recalling 3 million Mercedes-Benz diesel-powered cars sold in Europe to improve the cars' emissions levels.
US investment in energy efficiency is estimated to account for up to $115 billion of total global investment of $1.7 trillion last year. That's good, but we have to do better.
The US Energy Information Administration is expected to report Wednesday a drop of 3 million barrels in the nation's crude oil inventory. Combined with weaker dollar, crude prices are up Tuesday, but is there…
The National Association of Home Builders reported a month-over-month decline of 2 point in its housing market index. The outlook for homebuilders remains positive, but rising materials costs are dampening their spirits a little.
Goldman Sachs beat estimates for both profit and revenues in Q2, but bond trading revenues tumbled and M&A activity slowed, raising red flags for investors.
UnitedHealth's second-quarter earnings beat the consensus estimate for profits and met the estimate for revenues. Investors reacted indifferently to the report.
