thinkstockAugust 18, 2015: Markets opened lower on Tuesday even following a solid report on new U.S. housing starts. That was the only significant data released today, so the market sought direction from earnings reported…
ThinkstockTwo strong reports on the new home market have lit a fire under the homebuilders’ stocks, and none more than Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) which is up more than 16% in the noon…
U.S. Air ForceThe U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) last week released its 2015 strategy review, “Securing the High Ground,” primarily a guide for updating and modernizing the existing fleet. Near the end…
ThinkstockIn May of 2015, cash sales comprised 31.9% of all home sales, down from 35.1% in May of 2014, marking the 29th consecutive year-over-year monthly decline. Cash sales fell by 1.9 percentage points compared…
ThinkstockThe TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) reported second quarter 2016 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The discount retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.80 on revenues of $7.4 billion. In the…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that new housing starts in July rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.206 million, an increase of…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported second quarter 2016 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.08 on total revenues of…
The Boeing Co.Four months ago the Government Accountability Office questioned the likelihood that The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) would be be able to perform enough testing on its KC-46A refueling tanker in time to…
ThinkstockAgilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) reported third fiscal quarter 2015 earnings after markets closed Monday. For the quarter, healthcare company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 on revenues of $1.01 billion.…
ThinkstockAugust 17, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among the XX equities making new 52-week lows today. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) dropped about 4.8% on Monday to set a new…
thinkstockAugust 17, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday before crossing into the green at around mid-morning. The Empire State manufacturing survey posted ugly negative results which like drove the low start. Then consumer discretionary…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is scheduled to report second fiscal quarter 2016 earnings before markets open on Tuesday. Consensus estimates call for earnings per share (EPS) of $1.12 on…
While it often does not make a lot of sense to argue with experts about something in their field of expertise, every so often it clears the head.
U.S. Transportation Department's statistical bureau showed that complaints from U.S. travelers rose more than 20% in the first six months of 2015.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for August increased by one point to the highest reading since November 2005.
Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Institute have calculated the on-road fuel economy of all vehicles in the U.S. fleet between the years of 1923 and 2013.
South Africa-based AngloGold Ashanti reported second-quarter 2015 earnings before markets opened Monday.
Airbus said Monday morning that India’s largest airline, budget carrier IndiGo, has confirmed its order for 250 of the company’s new A320neo planes.
The IPO calendar for this week includes just one potential public offering, and that for a company that has twice delayed its planned debut.
ThinkstockU.S. spending on national defense is tightening, but it is still a vast sum. Depending on what is counted, the grand total including items for retirement benefits, the Department of Homeland Security, and the…