Europe Gets Tougher With Russia
The European Union is expected to adopt stricter sanctions against Russia on Tuesday in an effort to get Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine.
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Boeing Delivers First 787-9 With GE Engine to United Airlines
Boeing delivered the first of its 787-9 Dreamliner equipped with engines from General Electric to United Continental last week.
Porn Sites Will Support Net Neutrality Slowdown Protest
On Wednesday, September 10, many websites are planning to participate in what’s called the Internet Slowdown, the latest demonstration in support of net neutrality.
Apple’s U.S. Smartphone Share Lead Widens Ahead of iPhone 6 Launch
Apple’s got a lot of momentum going into next Tuesday’s event that everyone expects will be the announcement of at least one new iPhone.
Why a Boeing 737 MAX Costs Up to $113 Million
The Boeing 737 MAX family of planes is not scheduled for delivery to customers until 2017 but Ryanair reportedly is prepared to place an order for 100.
The 10 Biggest Data Hacks of All Time
The cyberattacks that have compromised the most data have affected tens of millions of people and involved hundreds of millions of records. Here are the 10 largest of all time.
Alibaba Sets IPO Terms Worth $24.3 Billion — or $160 Billion
Courtesy of AlibabaChina’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc. has filed an amended Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday afternoon offering a first look at some of the actual numbers…
The 52-Week Low Club for Friday
ThinkstockSeptember 5, 2014: Among the 68 stocks making new 52-week lows today were the following companies: Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ANTH) dropped about 2.3% on Friday to a new 52-week low of $2.33. Share…
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockSeptember 5, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday following a disappointing report on employment that investors later took as a signal that the Fed might extend its easy money policy. The unemployment rate fell…
Dollar General Not Giving Up on Family Dollar Acquisition
The announcement earlier Friday morning that Family Dollar had rejected Dollar General’s latest offer does not appear to have quelled Dollar General’s ardor at all.
Major Shareholder Dumps Michael Kors
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.In a secondary share offering that priced Friday morning, the largest shareholder in Michael Kors Holding Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) dumped its entire 5.7% stake in the luxury apparel company at price…
Why Family Dollar Wants Dollar Tree Over Dollar General
A Family Dollar press release issued Friday goes into substantial detail about why the much smaller offer from Dollar Tree is better for its shareholders.
Starbucks Launches Super-Premium, Express Store Formats
Starbucks announced Friday morning that the company will open its first Roastery and Tasting Room by December.
Boeing Orders Crush Airbus Total Through August
Boeing’s total of 941 net orders for the first eight months of 2014 crushes the 722 net orders posted by Airbus.
The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
ThinkstockSeptember 4, 2014: Among the 53 stocks making new 52-week lows today were the following companies: Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) dropped about 2.3% on Thursday to a new 52-week low of $47.43. Share volume…
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockSeptember 4, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following mixed reports on new claims for jobless benefits and employment. But the good start slipped to the downside by mid-afternoon. Energy stocks were particularly hard…
New Vehicle Fuel Economy at Record High
New vehicles sold in the month of August averaged 25.8 miles per gallon, the highest fuel-economy rating ever for new cars.
The Boeing Fight to Save the Export-Import Bank Begins in Earnest Next Week
Among the first items of business Congress is expected to take up when members return from vacation next week is a reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Crude Prices Fall as Summer Driving Season Ends
U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 900,000 barrels last week, according to the EIA weekly petroleum status report.
Is YouTube Worth More Than Twitter?
courtesy of YouTubeThe signs have been everywhere, but it was not until Wednesday that they were pieced together and one analyst firm took the plunge. Jefferies said that Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube business…