ThinkstockWe continue to track the short interest changes in a number of solar PV and installation companies. The following information is based on data reported as of October 31. For China-based firms, the percentage…
ThinkstockWe continue to track the short interest changes in the primary 3D printer and services companies. The following information is based on data reported as of October 31. Germany’s Voxeljet A.G. (NYSE: VJET) held…
ThinkstockThe collapse in Americans’ confidence in the economy brought on by the shutdown of the federal government is slowly rising again. The Gallup economic confidence index plunged to -39 in the week ending October…
ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for October dropped 2.3 points to come in at 91.6. As recently as last May the index reached…
ThinkstockD.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The home builder posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.40 on revenues of $1.82 billion. In…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Holiday shoppers are expected to spend about 3.9% more this year than they did last year, according to a National Retail Federation estimate. And in order to facilitate the shopping experience,…
November 11, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower Monday morning on a day when bond markets were closed in observance of Veterans Day and trading activity was relatively light. No U.S. economic data was…
ThinkstockThe number of mobile subscriptions worldwide now tops 6.6 billion, not far from one subscription for every one of the estimated 7.15 billion people now living on earth. Because a single user may have…
ThinkstockNo matter what customers are in the market for on Thanksgiving Day, a store where they can buy that special or not-so-special something will be open at least part of the day. From toy store…
courtesy of TargetTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) said Monday morning that it plans to open its stores at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, an hour earlier than it has opened in the past. The company…
courtesy of TwitterFor a roughly three-month period between Thanksgiving and the end of February, the number of initial public offerings (IPO) approaches zero. The last (and first) of the year’s most hyped IPOs occurred…
Courtesy Boeing Co.Claiming that the deal will guarantee “tens of thousands” of jobs for the state, Washington’s legislature has approved an $8.7 billion package of incentives for The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to ensure…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.From the look of it, more retailers are going to be open on Thanksgiving day this year than ever before. The latest to join the throng is Best Buy Co.…
ThinkstockA 90-car train operated by a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (NYSE: GWR) delivering crude oil from North Dakota to Florida continues to burn Saturday after 20 cars and 2 engines derailed in…
November 8, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher Friday morning after the monthly report on non-farm payrolls showed a larger-than-expected gain. The preliminary report on November consumer sentiment came in low pushing share prices down…
ThinkstockAmong the long list of “next big things” one of the stalwarts has been LED lighting. It’s one of those technologies Yogi Berra might have had in mind when he said, “The future ain’t…
ThinkstockDesktop-based online e-commerce spending rose 13% year-over-year in the third quarter to $47.5 billion. Mobile spending, called M-commerce in the trade, rose 26% year-over-year to $5.8 billion. This is the 16th consecutive year for…
ThinkstockThere are a number of similarities between Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD). Neither is a significant player in the most rapidly expanding part of the chip business —…
ThinkstockAt its annual investor day event Thursday, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) announced a new three-year plan to drive its revenues higher and cut its costs. The company noted that in the period 2010 to…
thinkstockTeen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Inc. (NYSE: ANF) said on Wednesday that same-store sales have fallen 14% in the third quarter, and that it expects a fourth-quarter drop in the low double digits. The…