thinkstockLoews Corp. (NYSE: L) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The holding company reported net income of $269 million, or earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69, compared with $56 million, or…
July 26, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on a day when the only U.S. economic data of note was the revised University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer sentiment index, which came in…
courtesy GameStop Corp.The two transactions that will wrestle control of Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) from France’s Vivendi will transform Activision Blizzard into an independent company once more. The company will pay $13.60 a…
ThinkstockWhen oil services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in an investigation of the causes of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 workers and spilled 5 million…
ThinkstockWeyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The wood products REIT posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 on revenues of $2.1 billion. In the same period…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has issued a five-count criminal indictment of SAC Capital Advisors, including four charges of securities fraud and one charge of wire fraud. The hedge…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 41 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of between 47 billion and 51 billion cubic…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of July 15: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ); First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), SunEdison…
ThinkstockThree tanker cars filled with ethanol are leaking the fuel from a CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) train that derailed at the Port of Tampa. Fifteen cars are off the track and firefighters are using…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following 3D printer and services companies: 3D Systems Inc. (NYSE: DDD), Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), The ExOne Co. (NASDAQ: XONE)…
courtesy of General MotorsGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The automaker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.75 on revenues of $39.1 billion. In the…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockD.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings before markets opened this morning. The home builder posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.42 on revenues of $1.6 billion. In the same period…
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 results after markets closed today. The communications chipmaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03 on revenues of $6.24 billion. In the same period a…
July 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upbeat estimates for eurozone flash PMI readings. In Asia, China’s PMI came in lower than expected, leading to more worries about how much…
ThinkstockMetallurgical coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) today cut its quarterly dividend from $0.125 to $0.01. The cut was demanded by creditors in order to let the company amend a $2.73 billion senior…
ThinkstockEver since Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) introduced its ad-skipping technology called the “Hopper”, network TV operators have been seeking to kill the beast. No luck so far, though, as a federal appeals court…
courtesy of DellWill another $0.10 a share make the difference? Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners have raised their price for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) from $13.65 a share to $13.75, and said this…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories dropped by 2.8 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 364.2…