ThinkstockFor years U.S. consumers have tried to persuade cable and satellite companies to offer subscriptions to viewer-selected channels — so-called a la carte pricing — rather than the high-priced packages the pay-TV providers offer. The…
ThinkstockSince the low-point of the Great Recession in March 2009, the total wealth of the world’s billionaires has more than doubled from $3.1 billion to $6.5 billion, more than the GDP of every country…
ThinkstockThe tide of 2014 initial public offerings (IPO) may be hitting a high-water mark this week with 14 IPOs scheduled to price and begin trading on U.S. markets. According to Renaissance Capital 124 IPOs…
Wikimedia CommonsOnline retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has faced a number of labor issues in the U.S. and Europe over the past year or so. Most have been related to pay for warehouse…
With more than 7,800 stores worldwide, Walgreen was the sixth-largest U.S. retailer, based on 2013 sales of nearly $72 billion and profit of $2.5 billion. Virtually all those sales and profits came in the…
Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults watch videos on an Internet-connected device at least weekly, up from 5% four years ago and 13% two years ago. The data was reported last week by Leichtman…
If you bought shares in Amazon.com a year ago, you would have made a gain of 18.5% through Friday's trading. If you waited until the first of January, you would have a loss of…
On Thursday, Boeing announced an agreement with its five key Japanese suppliers for parts for its new 777X aircraft. Boeing said that about 21% of the parts for the new plane will be made…
American Airlines Group Inc.When shares of U.S. Airways closed on their last trading day before the company’s December merger with American Airlines, the final share price was $22.95. When the shares opened on the…
AppleIn its first quarter of fiscal 2014, Apple Inc. | AAPL Price Prediction (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported selling 51.03 million iPhones. The company’s second quarter, which ended in March, saw total sales fall to 43.72…
thinkstockJune 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday and even a weak report on consumer sentiment couldn’t keep equities down for long this morning. All three major indexes were pointed at weekly decline ranging…
ThinkstockThree initial public offerings (IPOs) hit the tape Friday morning, and the results were decidedly mixed. Two priced above their expected ranges and one below its. But in general, the IPO market remains solid.…
General Motors announced Friday morning that it has issued four recall notices on four different cars, spanning a period of 11 model years. The largest of the recalls includes the Chevy Camaro.
Online travel company Priceline Group announced Friday morning that it has entered a definitive agreement with OpenTable to acquire all the outstanding shares of OpenTable for $103 per share in an all cash deal…
Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics introduced its latest tablets on Thursday, the Galaxy Tab S in 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch models. Both have higher resolution displays than the iPad Air and the iPad Mini from Apple Inc.…
In an announcement late Thursday, Ford said that it discovered an error in its fuel-economy ratings for some of its vehicles, that it has corrected the error and that it will make a "goodwill"…
thinkstockJune 12, 2014: Markets opened lower again on Thursday as the fighting in Iraq has taken center stage and driven oil prices to their highest closing price in 9 months. Only the energy sector…
ThinkstockU.S. airlines’ stocks are taking a beating Thursday afternoon as investors react to the turmoil in Iraq and the related rise in the price of crude oil. WTI crude for July delivery is trading…
BMW GroupIn what the German carmaker calls the “first-ever, mass-produced integration” with a car’s on-board entertainment system, BMW announced on Thursday that ConnectedDrive-equipped BMW and Mini cars will be able to add a GoPro…
In a Thursday post to the company's official blog, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said that the company will not bring lawsuits against "anyone, who, in good faith, wants to use our technology."