Women Slam Walmart on Pregnancy Policies
A group of mothers who work for Walmart met in Chicago on Wednesday to develop a list of policy changes aimed at accommodating pregnant women’s health.
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Why the Citizens Bank IPO Does Not Live Up to Advance Billing
Citizens Financial Group priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $21.50 a share, below the expected range of $23 to $25.
Will More Seats Help the Airbus A380 Pay Back Its Development Cost?
Will adding more seats to the Airbus A380 help pay back its $25 billion development cost?
Crude Oil Inventory Falls, but Prices Remain Driven by Lack of Demand
U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 4.3 million barrels last week and remain in the upper half of the five-year range for this time of the year.
Paychex Earnings Show Profit and Maintain Growth Path
Paychex reported better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Wednesday morning.
KB Home Does Not Even Clear Low Earnings Bar
KB Home reported disappointing third-quarter 2014 before markets opened Wednesday morning.
Mortgage Loan Rates Rise Slightly as Applications Slide
The MBA's weekly report on mortgage applications indicates that mortgage loan rates rose on most types of loans for the week ending September 19.
Bed, Bath & Beyond Share Buybacks Tipped the Scale
ThinkstockBed, Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported fiscal second quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed Tuesday. The home furnishings company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.17 on revenue of $2.95 billion.…
The 52-Week Low Club for Tuesday
ThinkstockSeptember 23, 2014: The following stocks are among the 203 equities making new 52-week lows today: Chico’s FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) dropped about 1.2% on Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $14.77.…
The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the Market
thinkstockSeptember 23, 2014: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday following the announcement late Monday of new rules governing tax inversions. There was scant economic data released today, and all equity sectors could close in…
$8 Billion Clean Energy Project to Provide More Electricity Than Hoover Dam
A proposed wind farm and energy storage project could generate 9.2 million megawatt hours of electricity, enough to power 1.2 million homes.
Citizens Financial Revs Up for IPO
Citizens Financial is expected to price its initial public offering (IPO) Tuesday and begin trading Wednesday.
Will Airbus Put New Engines on Its Giant A380 to Please One Customer?
The biggest customer for the Airbus A380 is Emirates, which has been applying pressure on Airbus to replace the current engines on the plane.
Home Prices Rise for 8 Consecutive Months
ThinkstockThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported this morning that U.S. home prices rose 0.1% sequentially in the month of July. Compared with July 2013, the house price index has gained 4.4%. The FHFA…
CarMax Runs Into Tougher Competition From New Cars
CarMax reported second-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Facebook Climbs in Ranking of Top 50 Web Properties
Digital media research firm comScore has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. Web properties for August, and once again the list is topped by Google.
States Where You Can’t Buy a Tesla
As of last March, just four states allowed Tesla legally to sell as many cars as it could in retail outlets the company owned.
The 52-Week Low Club for Monday
ThinkstockSeptember 22, 2014: The following stocks are among the 230 equities making new 52-week lows today: BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) dropped about 3.8% on Monday to post a new 52-week low of $60.90. Share…
Gen Xers Tally More Income Than Their Parents, but Less Wealth
The good news for Generation X is that they have higher incomes now than their parents had at the same age.
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockSeptember 22, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday following an announcement from China’s Finance Minister that the country would would not add more stimulus to the economy. In Japan, an imminent rise in the…