courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The farm and heavy equipment maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.76 on…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 7.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 7% for the previous…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning an inline report from the U.S. Department of Labor on export and import prices. In Europe, eurozone industrial production rose 1%, above the expected gain of…
ThinkstockShortly after the opening bell this morning, Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) posted an all-time intra-day high of $97.12, at the end of price spike that has seen shares rise more than 60% since…
courtesy of NvidiaNvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) has begun taking orders for its new SHIELD hand-held video game console, which is expected to beginning shipping next month. The device was introduced at this year’s Consumer…
Courtesy BlackBerryYou can be forgiven if you forgot that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced a new mobile phone dubbed the Q10 in its late January announcement that included the announcement of its first touch-screen model,…
ThinkstockIn its May MarketPulse report, residential property research and services firm CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX) identifies the trends it sees in the U.S. economy and in the U.S. real estate market. The company notes…
Courtesy EADS/AirbusThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) reported first-quarter earnings before markets opened this morning. Airbus, the company’s largest division, competes with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for both commercial…
ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this morning reported an increase of 2.6 points in its small business optimism index, up from 89.5 in March to 92.1 in April. The NFIB noted that…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the video game producer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a report from China that the country’s industrial production rose 9.3% in April, a smaller rise than economists expected. China also reported retail sales up 12.8%,…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCChrysler Group LLC will begin a recall campaign for nearly 300,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Commander models manufactured between 2004 and 2010 to repair a problem in the vehicles’ 4-wheel drive…
ThinkstockFor the year to date, the price of palladium has risen by a majestic 1.3%. That may sound paltry, but the metal’s performance beats its brother platinum, which has fallen in price by 4%;…
courtesy of AppleAnother day, another countdown. This one touts the success of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. Last week Apple launched a real-time counter as downloads from the App Store homed in…
ThinkstockStratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The 3D printer maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.43 on $97.21 million in revenues. In the same…
thinkstockThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) produced 30.46 million barrels of crude every day last month, well above its agreed quota of 30 million barrels a day. The message: supply is available and…
ThinkstockThe saying is that all’s fair in love and war. Well, this cannot be love, so it must be war. The Financial Times this morning is citing “two people familiar with the situation” who…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning and failed to find a direction driver throughout the trading day. In Europe, Germany reported a stronger-than-expected trade surplus, while the U.K.’s trade deficit was slightly larger…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury reported today that the U.S. government posted a surplus of $112.9 billion in the month of April. The consensus estimate had called for a surplus of $107.5 billion. In April 2012…
ThinkstockSouth Africa’s Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (known as Amplats), the world’s largest platinum miner and a division of Anglo American plc, said today that it plans to reduce production by 250,000 ounces this year…