ThinkstockAmericans, on average, consume nearly 60 hours of media every week. How those hours are spent and what devices the time is spent on is changing though. The Nielsen Company has released latest Cross-Platform…
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory of 363.8 million barrels.
The Nasdaq OMX Group on Wednesday morning launched its capital marketplace for private companies, the Nasdaq Private Market. The new market joins the likes of SecondMarket and SharesPost.
UPS announced Wednesday morning that it will purchase 1,000 propane-fueled package delivery trucks and install 50 propane fueling stations at a cost of around $70 million. But UPS may not save a lot of…
USEC has struggled for years as it has tried to get its new U.S. uranium enrichment project funded and under construction. It filed a voluntary petition Wednesday morning for a reorganization under Chapter 11…
Canadian Solar reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The Chinese solar panel maker warned production was lower in the first quarter due to the Lunar New Year holiday.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning. It noted an increase of 9.4% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 8.5% for the…
ThinkstockSmith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 earnings after markets closed on Tuesday. For the quarter, the gun maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 on revenues of…
thinkstockMarch 4, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday as it became clear that shooting was not about to start in Ukraine today. A lot of yesterday’s downturn was no more than a hedge against…
ThinkstockGasoline prices in the United States continue their seemingly inexorable path higher, putting up an average price per gallon of $3.46 on Tuesday, the 25th consecutive day that prices have increased. On the same…
Chinese solar PV maker Trina Solar posted fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened on Tuesday morning. Operations clearly drove profits. Trina Solar appears to be pointed in the right direction.
Plug Power shares added another 19% Tuesday morning as investors figure out where the company's next big orders will be coming from. The stock is up more than 4,500% from its 52-week low!
ThinkstockThe U.S. Solicitor General’s office filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday in support of U.S. broadcast TV networks seeking to extract licensing fees from Aereo Inc. The case is set…
ThinkstockHome prices rose 12% in January, compared with the same month a year ago, for a 23rd consecutive monthly year-over-year gain, according to research firm CoreLogic. Home prices in Louisiana, Nebraska and Texas surpassed…
Facebook is reportedly in discussions to acquire start-up drone maker Titan Aerospace. Facebook would use the drones to provide Internet access to areas of the world that are currently not connected.
In the dead of night, after markets closed on Monday, Standard & Poor's issued a research update on J.C. Penney. Well, not exactly the dead of night, but in the late afternoon after markets…
RadioShack reported deeper than expected net losses for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The company also said it will close up to 1,000 stores.
After sliding as much as 1% on Monday, equity futures are pointing to a comeback on Tuesday following the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in western Russia to return home…
ThinkstockMolycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed Monday. The rare earths miner posted an adjusted diluted loss of $0.28 per share on revenues of $123.81 million. For…
ThinkstockMcDermott International (NYSE: MDR) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed Monday. The offshore oilfield engineering and construction firm posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.37 per share…