What People Do Not Like About Apple Watch
In a survey of owners of the Apple Watch conducted last July, some 97% of respondents said that they were satisfied with the watch.
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Amazon Claims Device Sales Rise 3X on Holiday Weekend
Amazon.com reported that sales of its Fire TV stick rose six times and sales of all the company's electronics devices rose three times for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The 52-Week Low Club for Monday
November 30, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 55 equities making new 52-week lows today. Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) posted a new low on Monday. Shares dropped about 7.6% to…
The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the DJIA Monday
November 30, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday but the upbeat start to the day didn’t last long. Industrials and consumer discretionary stocks weighed most heavily on equity indexes today, with energy and tech…
Farm Prices Sink in October
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on October farm prices Monday afternoon. The prices-received index declined 8 percentage points month-over-month to 89, with the crop production index dropped 8 points…
Gasoline Doesn’t Quite Break $2 Barrier Over Holiday Weekend
A week ago the forecast for the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States was $1.99, the lowest price for gas at any time in more than six years.
China’s Renminbi Now Officially a Reserve Currency
The International Monetary Fund on Monday added China's currency, the renminbi, to the basket of official world reserve currencies.
October Pending Home Sales Tick Higher, On Pace for Best Sales Since 2006
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Monday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes for October.
Nordstrom Adds Cyber Monday Deals on Select Luxury Items
Nordstrom has been paying careful attention to its online business, particularly its off-price Nordstrom Rack and HauteLook businesses, and that has started paying off for the upscale retailer.
Costco Refreshes Cyber Monday Offers
Costco Wholesale launched its Cyber Monday promotion on Sunday and added dozens more items to its online promotion Monday morning.
Wal-Mart Kicks Off Cyber Monday With New Deals
Wal-Mart announced several online deals on Sunday and sweetened the pot Monday morning.
New Ford Labor Contract Results in $600 Million Charge
When a company reports that it is about to take a $600 million expense, shares of that company's stock usually get a stern message from stockholders.
China Aircraft Maker Delivers First Plane; No Direct Threat to Boeing, Airbus
Comac has delivered the first ARJ21 regional jet to China's Chengdu Airlines. The ARJ21 is not considered a threat either to Airbus or Boeing.
Is Best Buy Making an Offer That Consumers Can’t Refuse?
Thanksgiving weekend shoppers, especially online shoppers, had their eyes squarely on deals for virtually all kinds of consumer electronics gear. And according to IBM’s Watson Trend website, the most talked about products were Samsung…
FAA to Order Boeing, Embraer to Inspect, Fix Possibly Defective Parts
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will on Monday publish proposed rules related to certain passenger planes made by The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Brazil’s Embraer SA (NYSE: ERJ). One new rule would…
Marijuana Weekly News Roundup
A major story in marijuana-related news during the short holiday week comes from a study by King’s College in Pennsylvania where researchers reported a correlation between smoking a high-potency strain of cannabis called “skunk”…
All That Glitters Is Unlikely To Be Gold
The last time the price of gold fell this low was just before New Orleans and QB Drew Brees won Super Bowl XLIV with a convincing win over the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning.…
NYSE Boots National Bank of Greece
The New York Stock Exchange announced on Friday that it has commenced proceedings to delist the American Depositary Shares (ADRs) of the National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG). Friday was the last trading…
Marijuana Price Jumped 10% Last Week to $1,895
For the week ended Friday, November 27th, the spot price index for a pound of cannabis increased by $166 (about 9.6%) from $1,729 in the prior week to $1,895. The simple (non-volume weighted) average…
Ford Gets No Sales, Ditches Promotion
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) thought it had a winner back in October when it announced a two-month promotion called “Friends & Neighbors.” Essentially the offer included a no-haggle sales price of around $200…