Among Walmart’s Top Holiday Toys: A Smartwatch for $60
Walmart has announced its Top 20 Toys List for the coming holiday season, based on the toys picked by hundreds of kids.
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Crude Price Tumbles as Gasoline Stockpile Booms
The EIA weekly petroleum status report says U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by a million barrels last week.
Manchester United Profits Drop 84%
When Manchester United reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year Tuesday, the results were not pretty.
OPEC Confesses Slower Demand for Its Oil
In its monthly Oil Market Report for September, OPEC lowered its estimate of demand growth for 2014 and 2015.
SunEdison California Solar Project Gets $145 Million Financing From Google
SunEdison has said that Google agreed to provide $145 million in equity financing for the Regulus solar power plant to be built in Kern County, Calif.
Mortgage Loan Rate Dips on Jumbo Loans
The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly report on mortgage applications noted a decrease of 7.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index.
The 4 Stocks That Tanked the Market
thinkstockSeptember 9, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday and only the Nasdaq peeked about the break-even line about the time that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its new products today. That didn’t last long…
The 52-Week Low Club for Tuesday
ThinkstockSeptember 9, 2014: Among the 73 stocks making new 52-week lows today were the following companies: Peabody Coal Co. (NYSE: BTU) dropped about 2.4% on Tuesday to a new 52-week low of $14.52. Share…
Will Phablet Demand Stoke Sales of iPhone 6 Plus?
It’s probably not a coincidence that the day Apple introduced its new iPhones, new data was published showing signs of serious growth in the phablet market.
What the Apple Watch Was Supposed to Have, but Didn’t
Tuesday’s announcement of new products from Apple included the company’s first wearable device, officially called the Apple Watch.
What the iPhone 6 Was Supposed to Have, but Didn’t
The new iPhones are finally here, and we wanted to run down the features that were anticipated before the product announcement but don't appear to have made it into the new phones.
Barnes & Noble at 52-Week High as Stockholders Cheer Smaller Losses
Barnes & Noble reported first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
The Apple Event: From American Express to U2 (Update 1)
Tuesday’s much-anticipated announcement from Apple is expected to include two new iPhones, maybe an iWatch, and an appearance by Irish rock band U2.
McDonald’s Shares at 52-Week Low as August Sales Bomb
Same-store sales for McDonald's were bad in July and worse in August.
Small Business Optimism Rises Near 7-Year High
The NFIB reported Tuesday morning that its small business optimism index for August rose to its second-highest reading since October 2007.
Mobile Devices Drive Growth in Video Viewing
The amount of time Americans spend consuming media content is growing, driven by growth in how much time viewers spend watching digital video.
Emirates Says Doesn’t Need $900 Million from Ex-Im Bank to Buy Boeing Planes
Emirates airline said Friday that it could continue to buy aircraft from Boeing even if the U.S. Congress does not renew the lending authorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Facebook Hits 100 Million Members in Africa
Roughly 20% of the population of Africa have access to the Internet, and about half of those -- more than 100 million -- are active users of Facebook.
Alibaba Roadshow Kickoff: What You Really Need to Know
Persuading investors to buy 320.1 million shares at a price of $60 to $66 apiece is a task that Alibaba figures will take nine working days.
Campbell Soup Turnaround Taking Longer Than Planned
Campbell reported adjusted fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2014 results before markets opened on Monday morning.