ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion in 7-year notes today at a high yield of 1.932%, the highest yield on the 7-year notes since July of 2011. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.61, within…
ThinkstockTV sets, ceiling fans, computers, and set top boxes are just some of the devices that could be built to reduce their energy use by as much as 50%, according to a new study…
ThinkstockWhen bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach talks, people listen. And today Gundlach spoke to CNBC’s Scott Wapner about the recent dive in the bond markets. In his conversation with Wapner, Gundlach called the end of…
ThinkstockShares of technology distributing firm CDW Corp. (NASDAQ: CDW) are up more than 8% at noon today following the stock’s initial public offering (IPO) at $17 a share. That price was at the low…
ThinkstockFor the second time in less than a week, a diamond miner has said that it will have to figure out a way to become more profitable in a tough economic environment. The CEO…
ThinkstockThe manufacturing survey from the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank posted a reading of -5 in June, down from 2 in May and equal to the readings in March and April. A reading above…
ThinkstockA significant portion of employers that currently offer health insurance to their employees are likely to drop that benefit in the next five years. According to a survey by J.D. Power, a division of…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 95 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of 88 billion cubic feet anticipated by analysts.…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) this morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes in May. The pending home sales index rose 6.5% from a downwardly revised 105.2 in April to…
ThinkstockKB Home (NYSE: KBH) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The home builder reported a quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.04 on revenues of $524.4 million. In the…
ThinkstockIf you are between the ages of 18 and 29, you think you have more job security today than you did a year ago. Only 18% of workers older than that feel more secure…
courtesy ConAgra Foods Inc.ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processor and packager reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
courtesy of FordAutomakers will be reporting June sales next week, and now is the time for industry watchers to make their predictions of how the carmakers have performed. Kelley Blue Book (KBB) projects that…
ThinkstockOnce Japan’s SoftBank received stockholder approval for its acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), it was only a matter of time before Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) gave up its bid for Clearwire…
June 26, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the final reading on first quarter U.S. GDP growth, which came in lower than expected, but investors apparently believe that the slower growth…
ThinkstockA festival promotion company founded by Robert F.X. Sillerman — the man generally credited with combining several regional music concert promotion outfits into what eventually became Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: LYV) — has…
Courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.The hard thing to do with a 3D printer is to describe the model you want created in a way that the printing device can understand. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)…
thinkstockThe International Energy Agency (IEA) said today that power generation from renewable sources will surpass generation by natural gas by 2016. Renewables also will generate twice as much power worldwide as nuclear energy in…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories remained unchanged last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory of 394.1 million barrels, well…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of June 14 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…