Stratasys reported first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning. The 3D printer maker did not post a blow-out quarter, only a decent one. Shares were down in premarket trading.
thinkstockMay 8, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday and posted solid gains on a good report on new claims for jobless benefits. Momentum stocks lost their get-up-and-go in the afternoon, though, and early gains…
Downloads for April indicate that the total market for apps grew by 1.5% in the month. Also, the Apple App Store posted a small revenue gain, compared with a small revenue loss at the…
When SolarCity reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday evening, the company's stock jumped 7% in after-hours trading, even after forecasting a larger net loss in the current quarter.
Residents of 15 more U.S. cities are now eligible for Sunday delivery of their orders from Amazon.com. The service is available only on some items and in designated cities.
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 74 billion cubic feet for the week ending May 2. That compared with an expected increase of around…
The recall of some 2.6 million General Motors vehicles to replace a faulty ignition switch has already forced the company to reserve more than $1 billion to make the needed repairs.
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing April U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.9% year-over-year, but results came in far better — up 6%. The combined two-month gain for…
Chesapeake Energy came within a penny of its 52-week high Wednesday morning after reporting first-quarter earnings. By the end of the day the stock managed to post a new high.
Tesla shares opened lower Thursday morning, following the company's disappointing earnings report Wednesday. What probably hurt the stock most was the forecast that R&D spending will rise about 30%.
ThinkstockThe percentage of U.S. homes purchased in all-cash transactions rose to 42.7% in the first quarter of 2014, up from 37.8% in the prior quarter and 19.1% in the first quarter of 2013. Institutional…
Dish Network reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The good news for Dish here is that broadband revenue doubled to $83 million.
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.12 on…
thinkstockMay 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday but it turned into a miserable days for tech stocks and the Nasdaq Composite index. Lack of enthusiasm for momentum stocks pretty much sealed the Nasdaq’s…
ThinkstockThe U.S. campaign for a $15 hourly wage for fast-food workers is going global. A New York-based group called Fast Food Forward said today that fast food workers on six continents will join a…
To say that Amazon.com faces a few headwinds may be an understatement. Some 20 states have begun to collect sales taxes on purchases, and now FedEx could take another bite by raising shipping fees.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors reports earnings after markets close Wednesday, and investors appear to be a little nervous ahead of the report.
Less than 10 days before it is due to release first-quarter results, Canadian Solar on Wednesday issued "selective" preliminary results for the quarter, perhaps trying to recapture lost share value.
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 397.6…
The lock-up period for some 400 million shares of Twitter has come and gone, but the impact is just beginning to be felt by investors.