thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 82 billion cubic feet for the feet for the week ending August 1. That compared with an expected…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing July U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 4.5% year-over-year, below the 5.5% sales gain posted in June. July is a transitional month for…
SunEdison reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. It had the company’s first operating profit margin in nearly two years.
Wendy's reported mixed second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Revenues were boosted by the sale of 418 company-owned stores to franchisees.
Stratasys reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. It said that it now plans on long-term organic revenue growth of 25%.
ThinkstockAugust 6, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Rocket Fuel Inc. (NASDAQ: FUEL) saw shares fall to a new 52-week low of $17.42 after cutting its outlook when…
thinkstockAugust 6, 2014: Markets opened lower Wednesday morning on overnight weakness in foreign markets. There was little economic data published today and the three major indexes traded in (barely) positive territory for most of…
courtesy of T-Mobile US Inc.It is not news that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) chairman Charlie Ergen has been chasing after any likely suspect that owns a terrestrial-based wireless company. The satellite pay-TV provider…
Investors in Twenty-First Century Fox indirectly let the company’s chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch know exactly how they felt about the proposed acquisition of Time Warner.
Among the top 20 best-selling cars in the United States for the month of July are two vehicles from Nissan: the compact Sentra and the mid-size Altima. A third model, the Rogue compact SUV,…
With the news that Sprint is giving up on its merger plans with T-Mobile came the news the Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was being replaced on Monday with Sprint board member Marcelo Claure.
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 1.8 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 365.6…
Walgreen has decided to maintain its U.S. home, disappointing some big investors but very likely dodging a nasty reaction from U.S. consumers and the federal government.
AOL released mixed second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Wednesday morning. Membership revenue declined in the quarter although display ad revenue rose.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 1.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index following a drop of 2.2% for the previous…
Chesapeake Energy reported second-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Wednesday morning. It increased its 2014 production outlook while leaving its capital budget unchanged.
When this week started, T-Mobile was being pursued by two suitors, one a brash, young French upstart and the other an older, wiser, richer company looking for one last chance at glory.
When Target welcomes its new CEO, Brian Cornell, to the corner office next week, he will find a pile of problems that need solving. The biggest may be how to get customers to back…
Network security firm FireEye came public in late September last year at an IPO price of $20 a share, well above its prospective range of $15 to $17.
MGM Resorts International reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened on Tuesday.