ThinkstockTyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened Monday morning. For the quarter, the food processing company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.70 on revenues…
ThinkstockJinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Monday morning. The Chinese solar panel maker reported adjusted diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) of $1.36 on revenue of…
Boeing Co.While The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) doesn’t yet know where it will build the planes, the company on Sunday took orders for 259 of its new 777X mini-jumbo jets, 30 of its 787…
ThinkstockThe week ending November 15th saw no less than 6 new names added to public equity markets and the coming week is set to add several more entrants which have scheduled initial public offerings…
ThinkstockAs expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules on Friday to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended with gasoline in 2014. After a 60-day comment period the EPA…
November 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher Friday morning even following a dismal report on the Empire State manufacturing index, a lower-than-expected reading on U.S. industrial production, and a drop in U.S. export…
ThinkstockCloud-based software service provider InterCloud Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ICLD) has had a rough time since an initial public offering at $4 a share on October 31st. The shares had been trading over-the-counter at between…
ThinkstockVarious sites owned by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), including YouTube, drew nearly 165 million unique U.S. viewers in October. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) clocked in with more than 70 million unique viewers, the second…
ThinkstockAverage annual fuel consumption per person in the U.S. fell below 400 gallons in 2008 and has not risen above that level since. That’s the lowest per person fuel consumption since 1984, and the…
ThinkstockE-commerce and daily deals website for moms Zulily Inc. (NASDAQ: ZU) sold 11.5 million Class A shares Friday morning in an initial public offering (IPO) that priced shares at $22, above the expected range…
Now that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the proposed merger between U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) and AMR Corp. (AAMRQ), the two companies got down to the serious business of choosing…
courtesy U.S. State DepartmentThe Keystone XL pipeline will not be built. And while the environmentalist arguments against the pipeline had a significant impact in delaying construction of Keystone XL, the primary reason it will…
ThinkstockIn September, the last time we took a look at the stocks of the largest manufacturers of chip-making machinery, we found just one that had not posted double-digit gains over the past 12 months.…
November 14, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed Thursday morning as the Nasdaq Composite was weighed down by a weak earnings report after markets closed last night from Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO). The…
ThinkstockLast year consumers spent an average of $786 on holiday gifts, but if the latest poll from Gallup is correct they’ll be sitting on the wallets this year. Americans say they plan to spend…
courtesy Boeing Co.The French finance minister has said that the government is selling a 3.6% stake in jet engine maker Safran Group and will use the proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion to make other…
courtesy of McDonald'sAt its investors meeting on Thursday, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) CEO Don Thompson said the company is sticking with its “Plan to Win,” a strategic plan that is more than 10 years…
ThinkstockIf you’ve been wondering why there is so much fuss about 3D printing, here’s something that may give you an idea of what the technology might be good for. Victoria’s Secret, a division of…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Thursday morning, a day later than usual due to the Veterans Day holiday. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 2.6 million barrels…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 20 billion cubic feet for the week ending November 1. That compared with an expected build of about…