The 52-Week Low Club for Wednesday
December 9, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 202 equities making new 52-week lows today. Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) dropped about 5.3% on Wednesday to post a new 52-week low…
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Paul Ausick
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Dow on Wednesday
December 9, 2015: Markets opened lower for a third consecutive day on Wednesday but basic materials and energy led an upturn until about noon on the S&P 500and the DJIA, with the Nasdaq barely…
2015 Data Breaches Ahead of 2014 Record Pace
A total of 732 data breaches have been recorded through December 8, 2015, and more than 176 million records have been exposed.
TerraForm, SunEdison Get a Discount on Vivint Acquisition
The deal struck by SunEdison and TerraForm Power to acquire rooftop solar installer Vivint Solar was in danger of being withdrawn.
Diamonds Are Forever — and So Is Debt for 20% of Americans
The holiday shopping season may not be the right time to bring this up, but according to an annual survey on debt, one in five Americans expects to die with unpaid debts.
Crude Oil Price Jumps on Drawdown of 3.6 Million Barrels
U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by more than 3 million barrels last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
What Appraisers Think a Used Boeing 777 Is Really Worth
At a meeting sponsored by aircraft appraiser International Bureau of Aviation, some 150 attendees talked over what might be happening in the market for wide-body, dual-aisle, twin-engine passenger jets.
Kinder Morgan Slashes Dividend to Fund Growth
In a decision that was all but made for it, Kinder Morgan announced after markets closed on Tuesday that it is chopping its annual dividend.
Microsoft Offers 40% Off on Dell Products
Wednesday is the ninth day of a 12-day promotion from the Microsoft Store, and the day's specials are products from Dell.
Mortgage Loan Rates Tick Higher as Fed Announcement Looms
The Mortgage Bankers Association noted a week-over-week increase in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending December 4.
Lululemon Turnaround Stalls as Margins Slip
Lululemon Athletica reported disappointing third-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Wednesday morning.
The 52-Week Low Club for Tuesday
December 8, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 356 equities making new 52-week lows today. Tuesday’s four stocks are the same as Monday’s for those of you keeping score at…
The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the Dow Tuesday
December 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on again on Tuesday following economic data from China showing imports declined and exports came in lower than expected in November. Commodity prices remain weak and may get…
Pentagon Budget to Fall by $15 Billion for 2017
The 2017 defense budget is about $15 billion less than the Pentagon had planned on, and the generals and admirals are busy now trying to sort out what to keep and what to let…
US Postal Service Online Sales Top $1 Billion
Total U.S. Postal Service revenues for fiscal 2015 were nearly $69 billion, with only $1 billion coming from its online store.
October Foreclosure Inventory Highest in NYC, Chicago, Washington DC
In October, 37,000 U.S. home foreclosures were completed, down more than 12% month over month.
Housing Market Expansion to Continue in 2016: CoreLogic
Housing prices have risen by around 6% over the past 12 months and, barring any major economic downturn, demand for housing should support additional growth in home prices next year.
Gasoline Prices Move Closer to $1
At the rate that crude prices have fallen in just the past couple of days, the odds improve every day that some lucky consumers will be paying closer to $1 a gallon for gasoline.
November Small Business Optimism Sinks
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for November slipped.
Airbus Wide-Body Orders Surpass Boeing Total
Aircraft maker Airbus Group announced on Monday that it has taken net new orders for 1,007 passenger airplanes through the end of November.