Verizon and Straight Path Communications have agreed to a $3.1 billion deal in which Verizon will acquire the smaller company. Straight Path owns spectrum licenses that are vital to the coming buildout of a…
Both GE and Boeing stock took a hit Wednesday following news of a halt to flight testing of Boeing's new 737 MAX that uses an engine built by a GE joint venture.
Frontier Communications, Fossil Group, Opko Health, and Amyris all posted new 52-week lows on Wednesday.
Disney, Boeing, Intel, and GE traded lower Wednesday, keeping the DJIA in the red.
A new Internet of Things botnet threatens to replicate the massive disruption caused last October by the Mirai botnet.
Online real estate firm Zillow faces a lawsuit in Illinois from a real estate lawyer who claims the company's Zestimate sharply undervalued her home and made it more difficult to sell.
U.S. student loan debt topped $1.4 trillion at the end of the first quarter. A recent survey by LendEDU looks at the effects of that debt on students after they graduate.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this morning that crude oil inventories dropped by more than 5 million barrels last week and gasoline inventories by 200,000 barrels. Crude oil prices rose after the report.
Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were the world's best-selling smartphones in the first quarter of 2017. A Chinese smartphone maker essentially unknown in the United States and Europe took third place.
Short sellers remain cautious on 3D printing stocks. Share prices have increased by as much as 68% for the year to date.
Short interest in solar stocks rose in the two-week period to April 28 and increased on 3 of 4 alternative energy stocks.
Short interest in Tesla remains very high, with 27% of shares short, even as the stock price continues to soar.
The Mortgage Bankers Association this morning reported an increase in applications for new mortgages and for refinancings. Mortgage rates remained little changed since last week, but are on a slow and steady march higher.
Local city business guide provider Yelp reported better-than-expected Q1 results, but the forecasts for Q2 and the full year are well short of expectations.
Pandora, Hertz, Horizon Pharma, and Chicago Bridge & Iron all posted new 52-week lows on Tuesday.
Chevron, DuPont, Merck, and Cisco weighed on the DJIA Tuesday.
The US Energy Information Administration releases its Short-Term Energy Outlook for May Tuesday, estimating the US crude oil production will reach nearly 10 million barrels a day in 2017.
The latest wave of the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics shows that both household income and wealth improved between 2012 and 2015. The improvement was greatest among the already wealthy.
Mother's Day is right around the corner and Americans plan to spend more this year than last on gifts for moms and wives. But the gifts moms want most may not be all that…
Before listing a home for sale, make sure that you have considered these eight factors, any of which could cause a potential sale to fail.
