Dollar General Takes Its Offer to Family Dollar Shareholders
The battle over which company will acquire Family Dollar Stores has shifted from competing offers to a proxy fight that will be decided at Family Dollar's annual meeting.
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Chevron Earnings Jump on Refining, Currency Effects
Chevron reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning.
Japan Surprises Markets With More Quantitative Easing
The Bank of Japan pumped some air under equity markets Friday morning when its board of governors voted to increase its annual asset purchase amount.
Weyerhaeuser Profit Rises, Outlook Appears Soft
Weyerhaeuser reported mixed third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning.
LinkedIn Earnings Solid; Outlook Not So Much
LinkedIn reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Thursday.
Starbucks Earnings Leave Investors Cold
Starbucks reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 results after markets closed Thursday.
The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
ThinkstockOctober 30, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 119 equities making new 52-week lows today. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) dropped about 9.6% today to post a new 52-week low of $9.91. The stock’s…
The 4 DJIA Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockOctober 30, 2014: Markets opened mixed again on Thursday with the DJIA opening higher on the strength of a big earnings beat by the index’s most influential component. The first estimate of third-quarter GDP…
China’s Big Oil Companies Battered by Low Crude Oil Prices
China’s big three oil companies have recently reported earnings that are significantly below expectations.
Volkswagen Earnings Rise on Audi, Volumes Rise in China
Volkswagen released its results for the first nine months of 2014 on Thursday, and passenger car sales rose almost 6% worldwide.
Natural Gas Inventory Rises Ahead of Start to Heating Season
The EIA reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 87 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 24.
Higher Cigarette Pricing Drives Altria Earnings Higher
Altria Group reported mixed third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
ConocoPhillips Earnings Bolstered by Asset Sale
ConocoPhillips reported lower third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
Pacific Ethanol Faces Tougher Quarter After Beating Q3 Estimates
Pacific Ethanol reported fiscal third-quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed on Wednesday afternoon.
The 52-Week Low Club for Wednesday
ThinkstockOctober 29, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 67 equities making new 52-week lows today. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) dropped about 5.3% today to post a new 52-week low of $12.80. The…
The 4 DJIA Stocks That Weighed on the Market
October 2thinkstock9, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the blue chips higher and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite lower. The Nasdaq traded lower all day and the other two indexes dropped below the break-even…
FOMC Ends Asset Buying, Continues Near-Zero Interest Rate
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday afternoon voted to end its monthly asset purchases -- aka QE3 -- by the end of October.
What to Look For in ConocoPhillips Third-Quarter Results
The third largest U.S. integrated oil company, ConocoPhillips, reports its third-quarter results Thursday morning before the markets open.
IBM and Twitter Join Up to Offer Twitter Data to IBM Clients
IBM and Twitter have announced an alliance that will marry Twitter data about its users to IBM's analytics and other services.
The High Cost of Cancelled Airline Flights
In the past 30 days, Southwest Airlines has cancelled more U.S. flights than any other major carrier.