Walgreen Earnings Not Enough to Overcome Decision to Stay in US
Walgreen reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
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Icahn Prevails — eBay, PayPal Split in the Works
Nine months ago activist investor Carl Icahn launched a drive to get eBay to split off the PayPal payments segment of the company.
The 52-Week Low Club for Monday
ThinkstockSeptember 29, 2014: The following stocks are among the 219 equities making new 52-week lows today: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) dropped about 4.5% Monday, on top of a 4.9% drop last Friday. Monday’s…
The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the Market
thinkstockSeptember 29, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday as concern related to the demonstrations in Hong Kong and a coming independence vote in Spain that would shave Catalonia off the map of Spain. Personal…
U.S. Meat Prices Pull Back in September
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on September farm prices Monday afternoon. The all-products price index fell 2.8% month-over-month to 106, with the crop index down 3.3% and the livestock…
How Much Time Do Viewers Really Spend With Netflix?
When Netflix last reported how many hours of video it streamed, the total came to 6.5 billion hours for the first quarter of 2014.
What Happens When Oil Drops Below $90 a Barrel?
Nearly every oil industry analyst, participant and casual observer expects the price of oil to continue to slide from the current level.
Pending Home Sales Slowed by Lack of Investors
The National Association of Realtors Monday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes in August.
Average Bank ATM Fee Rises to New High of $4.35
For the 10th year in a row, ATM fees increased in 2014 for consumers who use the machines at somewhere other than their own banks.
Encana Pays $5.9 Billion for Texas-Based Athlon Energy
Encana announced Monday morning that it has entered a definitive merger agreement with Athlon Energy for cash and assumption of the latter's debt.
Denzel Washington’s ‘The Equalizer’ Packs Movie Houses
"The Equalizer" is Denzel Washington’s 12th straight movie in which his starring role has led to an opening weekend take of at least $20 million.
States and Cities With the Cheapest Gasoline
Gasoline prices in some states are expected to fall below $3.00 a gallon by the end of the year.
Halloween Spending to Reach $7.4 Billion
Halloween has become one of America’s most popular holidays, and spending on the holiday is rising as more adults partake in the festivities.
Top 10% of Drinkers Consume More Than 50% of All Alcoholic Beverages
If it weren’t for the heaviest drinkers the alcoholic beverage industry’s total sales would decimated.
A Baker’s Dozen of IPOs on Tap for Next Week
So far in September, 16 IPOs have priced and four have been withdrawn. In the coming week, we are looking for as many as 13 IPOs.
Exxon, Rosneft Strike Arctic Oil, but Sanctions Force Well Shutdown
Exxon Mobil had about 350 feet to drill in its well offshore of Russia’s northern coast before it would know whether there was going to be any oil.
Airbus Signs On to Develop Supersonic Business Jet
If you missed the opportunity to fly on the Concorde, you may get a second chance at supersonic flight.
The 52-Week Low Club for Friday
ThinkstockSeptember 26, 2014: The following stocks are among the 179 equities making new 52-week lows today: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) dropped about 4.9% on Friday to post a new 52-week low of $10.87.…
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockSeptember 26, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday following a solid reading on the second estimate of U.S. GDP for the second quarter. The consumer sentiment index was flat with the preliminary reading of…
75 Million Records Breached to Date in 2014
ThinkstockThere have been a total of 568 data breaches recorded so far in 2014 by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Just over 75 million records have be exposed, including the breach of 56…