The price of oil and Saudi Arabia’s inability to support its finances indefinitely in the face of the crude price drop have triggered a downgrade by credit rating agency S&P The announcement: On Oct.…
Target has almost no footprint overseas. Management has a plan that it believes can make that shortcoming disappear.
One measure of the long-term strength of Starbucks is how many new stores it opened in the fiscal year just ended. That put its global total at more than 23,000 in 68 countries.
Thinkstock Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear, either through bankruptcies or because of mergers. Bankruptcies of large public companies in 2015 have already exceeded 2014 totals. Similarly,…
Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear, either through bankruptcies or because of mergers. Bankruptcies of large public companies in 2015 have already exceeded 2014 totals. Similarly,…
According to Strategic Analytics, total smartphone sales were not impressive in the third quarter. But Apple continues to gain share from its competitors.
As the Mets and Royals move to Citi Field in New York to play the October 30 game, the highest priced tickets have become particularly affordable, at least for the rich.
ThinkstockEach year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear, either through bankruptcies or because of mergers. Bankruptcies of large public companies in 2015 have already exceeded 2014 totals. Similarly,…
New rumors suggest that IBM will buy the digital businesses of Weather Co., which operates The Weather Channel.
The iPhone 7 will have to be an extraordinary advance over the iPhone 6 family, or Apple will be in the sort of trouble pessimists expect when it finally hits a wall with product…
As expected, Volkswagen posted a loss due to costs related with its diesel emission scandal. However, revenue rose more than 5%.
ThinkstockIn the second quarter of this year, U.S. corporate profits totalled $1.8 trillion after taxes. Massive corporate profit is not limited to the United States, although many of the world’s most profitable companies, including…
October will be another banner month for car sales. Kelley Blue Book expects the overall industry to post a gain of nearly 12%.
Short interest in Apple shares ticked higher ahead of the huge tech company's earnings, mirroring the ambivalence about Apple's near-term prospects.
Concerns about whether a turnaround of embattled wireless company Sprint could work are reflected in the short interest in the stock.
Brand power, distribution and quality rule in a business where all companies have the same products and nearly the same subscription plans for customers.
courtesy of McDonald's Corp.Among the efforts McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is counting on to turn itself around is its “24 Hour Breakfast”, and a move to lower calorie, lower fat fast food than it sold…
courtesy of Apple Inc.The earnings season has been one of rallies or destruction, based on expected results and real earnings. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is next on deck to releases numbers, at least among the…
Google sites again lead the list of most visited with 245 million unique visitors in September.
U.S. government efforts have caused a sharp drop in air pollution in large American cities over the past several decades. However, those efforts have not yielded much in some large cities.
