ThinkstockLow fees and free tools are no longer enough to satisfy self-directed investors who make their own investment decisions and use a brokerage firm primarily to execute their trades. The online investment tools that…
thinkstockMay 21, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and again there was no economic news of note today, except the release of the rather ho-hum FOMC minutes. After two days of losses, equities were…
ThinkstockSolar panel maker Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) reported earnings Wednesday morning and the company’s earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) of $0.37 was more than 12-times better than the consensus estimate of $0.03.…
ThinkstockIf the world’s 10 largest food producers were a country, that country would be the world’s 25th largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), pumping out more pollutants than Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway —…
Chrysler Group LLCThe editors at Kelley Blue Book (KBB) have put together a list of the best lease and purchase deals available for the month of May and the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Three…
courtesy of Lenovo Group Ltd.In its 2014 fiscal year ended in March, Hong Kong-listed Lenovo Group Ltd. shipped 50 million smartphones, and it is now the fastest growing smartphone maker in the world. And…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 7.2 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 391.3…
Sandra Lee MagazineEmmy-award winning lifestyle doyenne Sandra Lee is joining forces with digital invitation and event planning service Evite to expand Evite’s current offerings and create a unique digital destination where consumers can find…
Target reported disappointing first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning and guided current quarter and full-year estimates below expectations.
Tiffany & Co. reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The company used the occasion to raise its guidance.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 0.9% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a rise of 3.6% for the…
Salesforce.com Inc.Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) reported first quarter 2015 results after the markets closed Tuesday. The customer relationship management software company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.11 on revenues of $1.23…
thinkstockMay 20, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday and spent the whole trading day in the red. There was no economic news of note today, but sour earnings from a number of companies took…
J.C. Penney took a downgrade Tuesday morning from analysts at Wells Fargo. The stock was lowered from Market Perform to Underperform and the shares reacted as you might expect.
NewLead Holdings jumped from a penny stock last Thursday when the dry bulk shipping company enacted a one-for-50 reverse stock split so its shares would meet the minimum requirement for a listing on the…
No, this is not a rerun. General Motors issued another four recalls Tuesday morning for a total of 2.4 million vehicles not already included in the millions already under recall.
Now that AT&T has agreed to acquire satellite TV provider DirecTV, the nation's other large satellite service, Dish Network, needs to find a partner or risk being marginalized to the point of extinction.
It is no secret that the expansion of Target into Canada has been less than a rousing success. The company lost nearly $1 billion in its first year of operations north of the border.
Not only are Comcast and Time Warner Cable the worst providers of both cable TV and Internet service, the two industries in which these companies operate are the most hated by American consumers.
Home Depot reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, citing a slow start to the spring selling season. Shares were down in premarket trading.