Amazon Raises Free Shipping Minimum, Hoping to Drive Prime Memberships
If you are not a member of Amazon Prime, you are going to start paying more for shipping costs on non-book goods ordered from the online marketplace.
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IEA Forecasts Oil Market Rebalancing in 2017
The IEA released the latest version of its Medium-Term Oil Market Report Monday morning, and the agency noted a key threat to rebalancing.
What Do Shareholders Want From Marathon Oil?
Monday morning, Nomura reiterated a Buy rating on Marathon Oil and a price target of $13 a share.
Dean Foods On Track for New 52-Week High After Earnings
Dean Foods reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 results before markets opened Monday morning.
CDC Revises Cancer Risk of Lumber Liquidators Flooring
On February 10, the Centers for Disease Control said that exposure to Lumber Liquidators flooring posed a "low risk of cancer." The agency has now reversed itself and the stock was hammered.
Boeing Dreamliner Makes Emergency Landing
An All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo had to return to Kuala Lumpur shortly after takeoff on Sunday.
How Analysts Are Changing Their Views on Garmin
After Garmin reported fourth-quarter results, analysts were more mixed in their reactions than were investors.
Analysts Change Their Views on Nabors
When oilfield services company Nabors Industries reported fourth-quarter earnings late last Tuesday, the shares got a nice bump on Wednesday.
Are Analysts Giving Up on SunEdison?
SunEdison has had its defenders, but this week may have been the week where the holdout bulls who insisted there was value here finally capitulated.
How Analysts View Top Gold Stocks After Huge Rally and Earnings
Four gold miners reported earnings last week, and analysts were quick to raise price targets while leaving ratings alone.
Marijuana Weekly News Roundup
The death last week of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had an immediate impact on the future of marijuana legalization efforts in the U.S. The Supreme Court postponed a scheduled conference last Friday at which…
IPOs Continue Slo-Mo 2016 Start
Last week was another 0-fer in the initial public offering (IPO) market. February is typically a slow month and a holiday-shortened week may slow things down even more. Neither of the two companies that…
Best Buy Promoting Fitbit This Week
Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results after markets close on Monday, but even a positive outcome may be clouded by recent reports that the company’s heart rate monitoring technology was…
Oil Rig Count Drops by 26, Hedge Funds Add to Short Positions
In the week ended February 19, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States fell to 413, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Marijuana Price Falls 4% to $1,800
For the week ended Friday, February 19, the spot price index for a pound of cannabis fell 4%, according to the analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks.
Amazon Takes on Best Buy Deals With TV and Audio
Big-screen TVs have recently been among the most heavily promoted consumer electronics items, and it does not appear that the situation is about to change anytime soon.
The 52-Week Low Club for Friday
February 19 2016: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 66 equities making new 52-week lows today. Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) dropped by about 8.3% on Friday to post a new…
The 4 Stocks That Dragged Down the DJIA on Friday
February 19, 2016: Markets opened lower on Friday after the consumer price index data showed that inflation rose more than analysts expected in January, rising to 1.4% on the all-times index for the past…
Boeing Gets OK to Enter Iran Market
Boeing has received the go-ahead from the U.S. government to resume talking to approved Iranian carriers about possible sales.
Energy High-Yield Bond Defaults Most Since 2009
Halfway through February, 11 high-yield bonds have defaulted, the most recorded during a one-month span since a similar number were chalked up in September 2009.