ThinkstockApplied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) reported fiscal third quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Thursday afternoon. For the quarter, the semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28…
ThinkstockAugust 14, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (NASDAQ: EXXI) saw shares fall 20% to a new 52-week low of $15.72 after announcing quarterly…
thinkstockAugust 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday after a slightly worse-than-expected report on new claims for unemployment benefits. U.S. export prices were higher in July and natural gas prices rose about 1.6% after…
couresty of Keurig Green MountainCoffee machine maker Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced on Thursday that it is raising prices by as much as 9% on all its single-portion packs and other coffee…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Wireless carrier AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) came out with a new offer Thursday morning that may be better for the company’s inventory levels than for its consumers. With the impending release…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWithout giving any details, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said Thursday morning that it is cutting its earnings guidance for the 2015 fiscal year as a result of…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 78 billion cubic feet for the week ending August 8, compared with an expected increase of between 81…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsWhile discussion of the quarterly earnings from Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) after markets closed Wednesday has focused on the 6,000 job cuts the company said it would take, that one-time…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported second quarter 2015 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.21 on total revenues of…
ThinkstockSilver futures traded at around $19.85 on Wednesday afternoon, down from their 52-week high of $25.11 and not much above the 52-week low of $18.65. Low prices coupled with still-high costs typically mean lower…
ThinkstockAugust 13, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) saw shares fall more than 10% to a new 52-week low of $44.11 Wednesday morning after…
thinkstockAugust 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after a couple of down days earlier this week. Only the basic materials sector is trading down about half an hour before closing, and tech and…
Amazon.com Inc.Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the availability of a new payment system the company calls Amazon Local Register that sets the company into competition with many other providers of similar credit- and debit-card…
courtesy of Fiat SpAThe editors at Kelley Blue Book (KBB) have put together a list of the best lease and purchase deals available for the month of August. There are five significant cash-back offers…
The Walt Disney Co.Of the top 10 grossing movies so far this year, the Buena Vista Studio owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) claims three titles, while Time Warner Inc.’s (NYSE: TWX)…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 367…
Courtesy of AlibabaAs if Chinese Internet giant Alibaba needed more punch, earnings from Hong Kong-listed rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. are likely to provide even more lift to Alibaba’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Added…
ThinkstockGasoline prices in the United States fell an average of $0.17 a gallon from July 1 to July 31. Since then, the average price has fallen nearly another $0.05 per gallon to an average…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 2.7% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index following a rise of 1.6% in the previous…
courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the farm and heavy equipment maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS)…