What Now After Trump Administration OK for Keystone XL Pipeline?
The Trump administration has issued a permit to TransCanada to proceed with construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Will the project live up to expectations?
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Paul Ausick
Wal-Mart Grabs 20% of $40 Billion Market for Personal Care Products
Wal-Mart is the top choice for consumer purchases of personal care products like shampoo and toothpaste. The retail giant gets nearly 20% of the $40 billion market for personal care items.
Windstream, Gulfport Energy in Thursday’s 52-Week Low Club
Tandem Diabetes Care, Windstream, Gulfport Energy, and QEP Resources all posted new 52-week lows Thursday.
UnitedHealth, Coca-Cola Weigh on DJIA Thursday
UnitedHealth, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, and Intel keep DJIA in the red Thursday.
Satisfaction With Smartphones Nearly Equal Between Apple, Samsung
Customer satisfaction with smartphones rises sharply if the phones are part of a personal ecosystem that includes smart home devices like thermostats, appliances, and digital assistants according to a new J.D. Power study.
Why Iger’s Contract Extension With Disney Matters
Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger gets a one-year contract extension. The 66-year old Iger will now be with the company until July 2019.
Natural Gas Price Holds Following Storage Report
U.S. natural gas in storage dropped by 150 billion cubic feet last week, in line with estimates. The price for April delivery slipped less than 1%.
New Home Sales Make Massive February Move
New home sales rose almost 13% year over year in February, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Analyst Sees Little Impact as Google Advertisers Suspend YouTube Ads
Two of the world's largest advertisers, AT&T and Verizon, have suspended advertising on Google's YouTube as a reaction to programmatic placement of ads adjacent to videos with extremist messages or hate speech.
Apple Acquires Workflow Automation Tool for iPad, iPhone
Apple has acquired app builder Workflow for an undisclosed sum. The acquired company's development team will join Apple.
2017 Data Breaches Soar Above 350
Through March 21, U.S. data breaches have risen to 353 for the year, a 56% increase over the same period last year. More than 1.3 million records have been exposed so far in 2017.
Rite Aid, Frontier Communications Dive into Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club
Frontier Communications, Rite Aid, Fitbit, and Cobalt Energy posted new 52-week lows on Tuesday.
Tech Stocks Prop Up DJIA Wednesday
Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, and Intel held the DJIA up slightly near the end of Wednesday's trading session.
How Much Would You Pay to Stream a New, First-Run Movie?
Will movie studios, theater owners, and streaming services be able to reach an agreement that shortens the time between a movie's release and its availability to stream on-demand?
New York Data Breaches Exposed 1.6 Million Records Last Year
The New York Attorney General reported Wednesday that the state suffered nearly 1,300 data breaches in 2016 and that more than 1.6 million personal records were exposed in the breaches.
December Cash Home Sales Highest in New York, New Jersey, Alabama
All-cash home sales accounted for 33% of all sales in December 2016. For all of 2016, cash sales made up 32% of home sales. Both figures were lower year over year.
Crude Oil Prices Tumble on Another Big Inventory Addition
The U.S. commercial crude oil inventory added 5 million barrels last week to an already swelling storage total. Crude prices dropped on the news, but worse news may be yet to come for OPEC…
A Listing by State of 1,430 Sears and Kmart Stores
Sears operated 1,430 U.S. stores under the Kmart, Sears and Sears specialty brands at the end of 2016. Here is the store count by state.
20% of Digital Ad Dollars Were Wasted in 2016
Digital advertisers lost more than $12 billion in 2016 to fraud committed by bots, hijacked devices and fake traffic sources.
Petrobras Posts Profit, Cuts Debt in 2016
Brazil's supermajor oil company, Petrobras, posted a net profit for 2016 and was also able to reduce its net debt by about 6%.