November 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed Friday morning with the DJIA opening lower after its record-setting close above 16,000 on Thursday. An interesting JOLTS report from the Labor Department indicates that U.S.…
Daimler AGAfter nearly a week of press previews, the Los Angeles Auto Show opened to the public on Friday and will run through next weekend. The number of new cars, concept cars, announcements, and…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest cable operators, Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) have reportedly had discussions in the past few months related to a combination. Time Warner took the…
ThinkstockWith crude oil prices trending generally downward and projected to continue that trend at least into the first half of next year, the country’s largest oil and gas companies have got to be concerned…
ThinkstockIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) both held their analyst meetings this week, and it is an interesting comparison because these were likely attended by most of the same analysts at…
ThinkstockThe world’s biggest and best-known brands have pumped out mobile apps almost as quickly as the latest start-up. Their reasons for doing so vary: improving reach, increasing engagement, offering incentives and many more. But…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIn mid-June of 2003, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold its first iPod. By September, 10 million songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store, and by the beginning of 2004…
November 21, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher Thursday morning following a better-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits. Fed chair-designate Janet Yellen’s appointment has passed out of a Senate committee and is…
thinkstockGap Stores Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported third quarter 2013 results after markets closed Thursday. For the quarter, the clothing retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.72 on revenues of $3.98 billion. In…
ThinkstockTriNet Group Inc., a firm offering human resources services to small and medium sized businesses filed a Form S-1 for an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. The company plans to raise $250 million…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWIn the second year of labor protests against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), organizers are saying they expect protests and strikes at more 1,500 U.S. Walmart stores on…
Courtesy Volkswagen AGThe more a person spends for a new car, the more satisfied that car owner is likely to be. Among 350,000 car owners surveyed by Consumer Reports magazine for its owner-satisfaction survey,…
ThinkstockThe country’s largest banks have had a pretty good year so far in 2013 and an even better trailing 12 months. Nothing seems to be able to quench investors’ appetite for bank stocks, including…
Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday morning that it will sell the remaining 31.1 million shares of stock the government owns in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) by the end of 2013 if…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsOut of 350,000 owner satisfaction surveys compiled by Consumer Reports magazine for its annual owner-satisfaction study, about 600 were completed by owners of the Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest home improvement stores, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), have now reported results for the previous quarter, and one company put up a new 52-week…
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsSears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened on Thursday. The company posted an adjusted earnings per share loss of $2.88 on revenues of $8.27 billion.…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2013 earnings after markets closed Thursday. For the quarter, the maker of the Keurig single-cup brewing…
November 20, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher Wednesday morning and held onto modest gains until the mid-afternoon release of the FOMC minutes. Suggestions that the Fed may begin tapering before it sees an…
ThinkstockEvery one of the 3D printing stocks we follow got pounded on Tuesday and apparently the beatings will continue until morale improves. Wednesday trading has the stocks down in the early afternoon by just…