ThinkstockIt looks like tax refunds could be delayed by a week or more due to the recent government shutdown. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now says it will not begin processing returns until January…
courtesy of NokiaAt Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, the Finnish company has unveiled a Windows RT tablet that has a 4G data chip, as well as its first phablets — extra-large phones — and…
ThinkstockRising oil prices and interest rates, as well as the political wrangling over the federal budget and debt, have not seriously hampered corporate economists’optimism about future economic growth. This is according to the latest…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the latest global brand to be targeted by China Central Television (CCTV). The world’s largest coffee chain has pricing that is unfair and discriminatory in China, according…
ThinkstockWhile Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has yet to announce the official release of the Nexus 5, the smartphone reportedly did appear for a time on Google Play store, alongside the Nexus 7 and Nexus…
ThinkstockOne in four Americans are worried about the cost of the upcoming holiday season, according to results of a study released by RetailMeNot.com, the largest digital coupon website in the U.S. That put the…
ThinkstockDespite Wednesday night’s deal to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government, a downgrade in the credit rating of the United States may still be on the table, says a report in the…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) has acquired the beverage dispensing and merchandising businesses of IMI for $1.1 billion. The U.K.-based engineering firm says it will use the funds…
ThinkstockOn signs that U.S. lawmakers could be making progress toward resolving their differences over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown, gold futures dropped to a new three-month low early Tuesday. That took back…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Year to date, the UBS Internet Index has outperformed the broader market by 25%. The reasons for this outperformance have varied, ranging from growing addressable markets, improved monetization and/or stability, consistent growth at…
ThinkstockThe world of biotechnology investing is a constantly evolving and changing one. While disease for the most part does not change all that much, the manner in which it can be treated does. That…
ThinkstockHigh-yielding dividend stocks (such as utilities and telecom sector stocks) have significantly underperformed both the S&P 500 and high-dividend growth stocks over the past five months as interest rates have increased. Despite this underperformance, S&P 500 stocks…
Courtesy RosneftAs the U.S. oil industry drives toward becoming a net exporter of energy to the rest of the world, the top oil service stocks are poised to thrive. The oil services analysts at…
ThinkstockThink about how much data the average individual tries to access on any given day. To put this into perspective, when people want to look up something on the Internet, they don’t “surf the…
ThinkstockFor the past year and a half, top hotel, restaurant and leisure stocks have surged on investor interest and very positive sentiment from Wall Street analysts. In a research report out today, the analysts at…
The surprising move last week by the Federal Reserve to postpone the tapering of the $85 billion per month bond-buying program known as quantitative easing put some very strong wind at the backs of…
ThinkstockAirline stocks have been a frustrating mistress over the past 25 years. Investors became accustomed to airlines and their frequent trips to bankruptcy, and then often to the airline graveyard, where Eastern, TWA, Pan…
ThinkstockThe activist investor has been around forever on Wall Street. For years the portfolio managers and equity strategist at the big mutual fund companies were the ones that really could drive change at a…
ThinkstockThe summer conference season has drawn to a close for this year. What has become an annual trek for hedge funds, mutual funds, portfolio managers and other investors to have the opportunity to find…
Wall Street is a very fickle mistress. Analysts that work on Wall Street often cannot see the forest for the trees. They are more concerned about defending their reputation than actually doing the heavy…