thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of February 28 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Verizon…
ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this morning reported a rise of 1.9 points in its small business optimism index, from 88.9 in January to 90.8 in February. The NFIB noted that the…
ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The warehouse club retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of $24.34 billion. In the…
Here are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: China Auto Logistics Inc. (NASDAQ: CALI) is up 88.8% at $5.21. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: BOSC) is up 44.6% at $3.85. Elecsys Corp.…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning after France reported a decline in industrial production and China reported consumer inflation up more than expected (more coverage here). There was no significant data reported in…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.The wait is almost, nearly finally over for the U.S. launch of the latest smartphone from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), the touchscreen Z10. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said today that the…
ThinkstockWhen the commodity traders at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) say that commodities may be oversold right now they exclude gold from the rest of the asset class. In the near term, the…
ThinkstockReal estate information service Trulia Inc. (NYSE: TRLA) today filed an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 5.25 million shares in a secondary offering. The company plans to offer…
courtesy Dell Inc.In a terse press release this morning, Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP) said that it has entered a confidentiality agreement with Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and “looks forward to commencing…
ThinkstockBrazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which the country’s producers make from sugar cane stalks. The bad news is that lower petroleum prices have cut demand for ethanol and nearly 20% of…
ThinkstockDick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the fourth quarter, the sporting goods retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03 on…
ThinkstockCanadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the fourth quarter, the solar panel maker reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of…
Here are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Acquity Group Ltd. (NYSEMKT: AQ) is up 34.4% at $8.25. Information Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ: III) is up 25.7% at $1.81. MGP Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ:…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning mostly on the strength of a far-better-than-expected report on U.S. non-farm payrolls and a lower-than-expected unemployment rate of 7.7% (more coverage here). In Europe, German industrial production…
courtesy Boeing Co.Two key commercial airliner projects at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) today got new leaders. Development of the 777X project has been handed to Bob Feldman who previously led development of the 737…
ThinkstockThe latest data from Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) shows that drilling rig counts in North America fell by 80 in the week ending today and fell by 296 from the comparable period a…
ThinkstockFitch Ratings this morning cut its rating on Italian debt one notch from ‘A-’ to ‘BBB+’ with a negative outlook. And the ratings firm gave a long list of reasons for the cut. The…
ThinkstockThe past year is one that the solar industry would just as soon forget. Global solar installation grew by a paltry 4.4% in 2012, but it is expected to rise by 14.4% in 2013,…
ThinkstockEven though Americans spent 2012 reducing their net credit card debt in every quarter, for the full year net credit card debt rose by $36.2 billion. That is 21% lower than the $45.87 billion…
ThinkstockWhile exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been dumping gold in the first two months of 2013, exactly the reverse is happening in the silver ETFs. Total silver holdings now amount to a near-record 20,253.6…