Tiffany & Co. reported smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 earnings before markets opened Friday morning. Tiffany also announced that its board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program.
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.A new business just opened its doors in Bentonville, Ark., the hometown of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The business is called “Walmart To Go” and for now at least…
Mediwound offered 5 million shares in a Thursday IPO at the low end of the expected range. Akebia Therapeutics offered 5.9 million shares in its IPO at the high end of the expected price…
Q2 Holdings held its initial public offering Thursday morning, selling 7.76 million shares at $13 a share, the high end of its estimated range. Based on early trading, the stock appears to be holding…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased by 48 billion cubic feet for the week ending March 14. That compared with an expected drop of 53…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in February fell 0.4% to 4.6 million from a total of 4.62 million in January. Sales also…
Last week the EPA removed its restrictions on BP, allowing the company once again to conduct business with the federal government and giving the company the right once more to bid on leases in…
ConAgra Foods reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The food processor and packager also announced plant closing and job cuts.
Through a quirky legislative rule, a committee of the Arizona State Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow electric car maker Tesla Motors to sell its vehicles directly without having a distributor…
Starbucks has been testing alcohol sales at some 40 of the company's 11,500 U.S. stores, and the coffee purveyor said it is ready now to begin rolling out an evening menu of light snacks…
thinkstockMarch 19, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday and closed even lower after Janet Yellen’s debut as chairwoman of the U.S Federal Reserve. The major change is that the Fed is dropping its commitment…
Ford Motor Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced on Wednesday that it plans to have annual production of its Ecotec small-displacement engines ramped up to 2.5 million a year by 2017. How small? Well,…
ThinkstockBy the end of 2013, the 13 largest pay TV providers had lost 105,000 video subscribers for the year. That marks the first year that pay TV posted an annual loss according to media…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that it owes about 919,000 U.S. taxpayers nearly $760 million in refunds for the 2010 tax year. To get what they are owed, all these taxpayers need…
For its initial public offering Wednesday morning, Paylocity priced 7.05 million shares at $17, above the expected range of $14 to $16. Shares of the cloud-based software company traded as high as $31 before…
The FAA and Boeing released a joint critical systems review of Boeing's 787-8 Dreamliner Wednesday. It was in response to problems with the plane's electrical system and batteries that caused the entire fleet to…
Chevron CEO John Watson told a Houston audience earlier this month that crude oil costing $100 a barrel is becoming the new $20 in the industry, and the inference we might draw from that…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.9 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 375.9…
BMW reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results Wednesday morning. The maker of luxury, ultra-luxury and Mini cars reported that it sold 1.96 million vehicles in 2013, up 6.4% compared with the prior year.
FedEx reported disappointing fiscal third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The package delivery services provider also lowered its EPS forecast for the full year.