Reuters has reported that Nook-related sales fell during the recent holiday season. With demand for tablets declining, Barnes & Noble, perhaps the weakest player, likely is a harbinger of things to come.
Food and beverage company Dean Foods posted fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday , and it is a pretty safe bet that the company wishes it could have just slept through…
The National Federation of Independent Business Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for January barely ticked up. But sales expectations and hiring expectations rose more sharply.
CVS Caremark reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened on Tuesday. First-quarter EPS guidance was better than expected. Shares were up 2.5% in premarket trading.
Fertilizer maker Mosaic reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday that fell short of consensus estimates, and it added $1 billion to its share buyback program.
At the Singapore Airshow, Airbus echoed the Boeing forecast that new aircraft deliveries to the Asia-Pacific region will drive the industry for the next 20 years. But Boeing's announced build rate for the 787…
thinkstockFebruary 10, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Monday, and trading was mixed most of the day with Nasdaq posting a small gain and the other two major indexes posting a small loss. New…
ThinkstockWTI crude oil futures for March delivery topped $100 a barrel on the Nymex Monday after a brief stop at that level last Friday, and there’s every reason to believe that the rise will…
When fast-food giants McDonald's and Yum! Brands reported fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2013, both chains said that U.S. sales were flat at best for both periods. The main battle between them will be…
American Airlines announced on Monday that passenger traffic rose by 3.8% in January, and it now expects revenue per available seat mile to rise 2% to 4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2014.
Pre-eminent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has come down on the side of Apple in its clash with activist investor Carl Icahn over an additional $50 billion share buyback Icahn is proposing.
McDonald's released same-store sales results for January on Monday morning and, following a pattern we have seen at many retailers, blamed the weather for a sharp decline in U.S. sales. Gains in Europe and…
Boeing estimates that Asia Pacific airlines will require 12,280 new plans over the next 20 years, 36% of all global deliveries. The company estimates that the Asia Pacific fleet will nearly triple to support…
courtesy of AOL, IncWhen AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong said on Thursday that the company was changing the way it paid its 401(k) benefits, he blamed Obamacare and two “distressed babies” born…
Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.According to some estimates, up to 40% of the value of world trade travels by air. Thinking about that, the factoid has the ring of truth. You don’t need a…
ThinkstockInitial public offerings (IPOs) have skyrocketed so far in 2014, particularly for new biotech firms. According to the Financial Times, eight biotech firms raised a total of more than $500 million last week alone.…
ThinkstockGoPro Inc., maker of a hands-free, high-definition video camera that can be attached to a variety of objects, animals, or people in motion, filed a confidential registration for an initial public offering (IPO) on…
ThinkstockLast week saw fourth-quarter earnings results from two of the premier players in the social media sector: Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD). Neither company’s results proved encouraging to investors, but…
Organovo Holdings Inc.Over the past 12 months, most 3D printing company stocks have posted gains of at least 40%. One one has seen its shares rise nearly 120%. Since the beginning of the year,…
ThinkstockIn its monthly report on food prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Thursday that its food price index fell nearly 3 points from December to January to a multi-year…