ThinkstockThe scientific journal Addiction has reviewed the available research on the use, contents and safety of e-cigarettes and determined that they likely are much less harmful to users or bystanders than conventional cigarettes. The…
Wikimedia CommonsCBS saw a sharp rise in short interest between the June 30 and July 15 settlement dates, lifting it into the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Among…
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers shied away from four of the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq between the June 30 and July 15 settlement dates. The outlier was Frontier Communications, which…
Posting better-than-expected results for the most recent quarter, along with an improved earnings outlook for the full year, could not halt the recent slide in shares of United Technologies.
courtesy of ComcastComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported second-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday. The cable operator posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.76 on revenues of $16.84 billion. In the same period a…
Investors appear largely unfazed by announced board changes at tech giants Hewlett-Packard and Google. The interim chair of the former has stepped down, and Alan Mulally has joined the latter.
Savings and scale appear to be the primary reasons behind the impending merger of Kodiak Oil & Gas and Whiting Petroleum, that he two exploration and production companies announced Sunday.
ThinkstockOn Friday, San Diego Gas & Electric announced that it was the first utility in the United States to be granted approval from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test drones and to train flight crews.…
ThinkstockWeyerhaeuser saw a sharp rise in short interest between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, lifting it into the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Among these…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple held on to its spot among the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, even though short sellers shied away.…
United Continental offered a lift to airline stocks on Thursday after announcing late Wednesday that its passenger revenue per available seat mile increased more than expected.
ThinkstockWashington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses on Monday. The state’s Liquor Control Board notified two dozen stores so they could prepare before they are allowed to open their doors at 8 a.m.…
ThinkstockA new study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projects that global economic growth will slow and income inequality will continue to rise to 2060. The “Policy Challenges for the Next…
ThinkstockAn audit report from the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General warns that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is “significantly behind schedule” in meeting the September 2015 deadline set by Congress for integrating commercial unmanned aircraft…
A new research report from Oppenheimer views the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to allow some export of oil condensate as a first step in the right direction.
In a new report from RBC, the analysts are very positive on five top semiconductor stocks to own that they think have a minimum of 20% upside from here. All of them are rated…
RBC analysts have gone straight to the consumer base to see exactly what the Apple nation and other potential buyers are willing to do to acquire the iPhone 6. Results look very positive.
A new research report from Piper Jaffray highlights six top retail names exploiting Instagram and other top social media sites.
Bank of America saw a sharp rise in short interest between the May 30 and June 13 settlement dates. Other most heavily shorted NYSE stocks also saw growing short interest in the period.
A surge in short interest in Apple shares between the May 30 and June 13 settlement dates was enough to lift the tech giant into the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq.