ThinkstockThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its Monthly Oil Market Report Wednesday morning, and the headline number is an increase of 50,000 barrels a day to the cartel’s estimated demand growth for…
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of February is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of the changes…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 6.2 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory of 370…
courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.We continue to track the short interest changes in the primary 3D printer and services companies. The following information is based on data reported for the period ended February 28,…
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the six Nasdaq-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 28. All of them experienced rises in short interest, and the sixth-most…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 28. Of the five, only two saw short interest decrease.…
thinkstockMarch 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Tuesday and turned sharply lower in mid-morning trading as copper prices tumbled below $3 a pound, a level not seen since mid-2010. Because copper is often viewed…
courtesy of Google Inc.Apps downloads for the month of February show that the Google Play store from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained another point of market share in the two-company battle with the App…
In a saga going back to last autumn, Men's Wearhouse announced Tuesday morning that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Jos. A. Bank Clothiers in an all-cash deal for $65.00 a share,…
New Jersey is not the only state in which Tesla Motors has run afoul of established automobile dealerships. The company's direct sales model is the issue, and many states have either banned or restricted…
At its analyst meeting in New York Tuesday morning, Chevron trimmed its 2017 production forecast from 3.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day to 3.1 million. Falling natural gas prices and costly project…
Financial services firm Stephens Inc. upgraded its rating on shares of 3D Systems Tuesday morning from Equal Weight to Overweight. But 3D Systems still may be overvalued more than competitor Stratatsys.
Tuesday is the day that Titanfall hits the shelves, and the big question is whether the sci-fi shooter game will get the Xbox One back in the video game console battle that until now…
American Eagle Outfitters reported solid fourth-quarter and fiscal 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. But comments on its first-quarter outlook have shares sinking in the premarket.
Dick's Sporting Goods reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. It also offered lower-than-expected forecasts for the current quarter and full year.
ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for February dropped a substantial 2.7 points from 94.3 in January to come in at 91.4. February’s figure…
ThinkstockThe contract price for iron ore delivered to China fell 8.3% on Monday to an 18-month low of $104.70 per metric ton (tonne). That is the second-largest one-day fall on record. The collapse has…
ThinkstockFuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results after markets closed Monday afternoon. The fuel cell maker reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.04 and $44.4 million in…
thinkstockMarch 10, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday following a weekend report that Chinese exports fell 18%. That’s generally viewed as an indication that the global economy is weak and that equities might not…
ThinkstockShares of Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) are on a tear Monday, up more than 10% and setting a new 52-week high in the process. And share volume is nearly double the daily average…