The FT was sold to Nikkei, the large Japanese media company, for $1.3 billion. The FT’s publisher, Pearson Group admitted its 50% of The Economist was also on the block. Some estimates of the value…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Best Buy had its Black Friday summer sale as well as a disappointing quarter. It now has another plan to improve its prospects. Best Buy will begin to sell Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch, which has had…
In a deal which had been anticipated, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) announced it would buy Allergan Generics in a transaction valued at $40.5 billion. According to a press release issued by the two…
China’s flu has not turned into a cold in Europe. After an 8% sell off in China, markets in Europe were only slightly down at 4:30 Eastern Time. The FTSE was off only .3%…
Whatever the Chinese government set in the way of keeping stocks higher ran out of steam as major markets there fell as much as 8%. The run up in stocks over the last year…
Ford Motor Co. Shares sold short in Ford (NYSE: F) rose 4.5 million to 96.5 million in the period which ended July 15. That put it among the ten most shorted stocks in the…
GallupAll of the top ten most shorted stocks on the NASDAQ had short interests of over 60 million shares, for the period which ended July 15. Not surprisingly, the largest industry represented in the group…
Where do rough roads cost Americans the most? San Francisco, according to a new study. If driving on the roads around New York City, where 24/7 Wall St. is headquartered, is any measure then San…
Wikimedia Commons (Bill Bradford)According to new data on short interest in the period which ended July 15, ten companies listed on the NYSE had short interest over 95 million shares. First among the companies is AT&T…
Japan's economy is still troubled, but it is getting better, according to the International Monetary Fund.
After Amazon.com and Wal-Mart posted success with Black Friday in summer sales, troubled electronics retailer Best Buy has decided to do the same.
24/7 Wall St. predicted Mitsubishi Motors would disappear from the U.S. market in 2014. The process appears to have begun.
According to highly regarded car research firm Kelley Blue Book, sales of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sharply bested the improvement of the U.S. market as a whole in July.
The New York Lottery has proved that it will go to great lengths to give away money, at least to winners.
Fast-food workers in New York State made an average of about $9 per hour last year. That number soon may rise to $15.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles took a major beating in the carefully followed J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.
Over the past five years, there has been a resurgence in initial public offerings. Many companies with IPOs in the past few years continue to bleed cash at alarming rates.
The next iPhone will be the most critical contributor to the recovery of Apple's shares, which were beaten down after earnings disappointed Wall Street.
In another example of how "Big Brother" has rapidly moved into the world of tech, the new Google Maps product can tell you where you have been.
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