Courtesy of Tesla MotorsEarlier this year, The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was forced to ground its 787 Dreamliners due to spontaneous fires in the lithium-ion batteries the company used in the aircraft’s emergency locator…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertInvestors cannot seem to get enough J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) stock Wednesday morning. The company reported what can only be called awful results, missing…
ThinkstockNQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), the China- and U.S.-based mobile Internet provider, provided a fiscal year 2014 forecast Wednesday morning that shatters the current consensus estimate. When the company reported earnings a week ago,…
courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the farm and heavy equipment maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The venerable retailer reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.81 and…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 2.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 1.8% for the previous…
ThinkstockBefore markets opened on Wednesday, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the country’s second largest home improvement store chain, reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47, up from $0.35 in the third quarter…
courtesy of General MotorsEveryone knows that as soon as you drive a new car off the lot it loses a portion of its value. That is certainly true, but some vehicles keep their value…
November 19, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed Tuesday morning as the DJIA was the only index able to eke out a positive start. The rise in the third-quarter employment cost index came in…
ThinkstockThe $7.4 billion sale of the handset business of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was approved by Nokia shareholders at a special meeting on Tuesday. There was very likely some…
ThinkstockTrina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) reported third quarter 2013 results before markets opened on Tuesday. For the quarter, the Chinese solar panel maker reported diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) of $0.14 on…
courtesy of Daimler Global MediaFor the first time in two years, car sales in Europe have risen for two consecutive months. October sales rose 4.7% year-over-year, on top of a 5.4% rise in September.…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Wikimedia CommonsHome Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported third-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 and $19.47 billion in revenues before markets opened Tuesday morning. In the same period a year ago, the…
November 18, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher Monday morning with the DJIA briefly topping 16,000 and the S&P 500 rising above 1,800. By mid-afternoon, though, equity prices fell as investors await some big…
ThinkstockIn the relatively small and closely watched 3D printing sector, a move by one of the stocks usually causes the others to move as well. On Monday, raised price targets for two of the…
ThinkstockWith more stores than ever before choosing to open for at least part of Thanksgiving day, there has been a lot of public response to those merchants who will be doing business on the…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsFrom a high of nearly $195 a share in late October, shares of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) have slipped about 30% in just over two weeks to close last Friday…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for November was flat with a downwardly revised reading of 54 in October. The reading was lower than a forecast of 55 from…
Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather ServiceThe violent weather that hit the U.S. Midwest on Sunday has claimed six lives so far and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Illinois took the…