thinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters) The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hardware has…
Turmoil in Italy The very modest hope that government actions in Italy might stabilize its economy probably has ended. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will resign, which leaves the national political situation in turmoil.…
ThinkstockStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has been extraordinarily successful recently, and that is reflected in the firm’s share price, which has risen more than 20% in the past year. CEO and founder Howard Schultz is…
With its revenue still falling and its new CEO under fire from his term as head of the BBC, speculation can begin again about whether the family trust that owns The New York Times…
ThinkstockJapan has fallen into recession, which has been expected for some time. Japan’s Cabinet Office reported that third-quarter gross domestic product contracted 3.5% on a per annum basis. That was worse than most economists…
thinkstockChina posts weak exports numbers, a sign that its economic improvement is uneven. (Reuters) Investors say they will sell about $39 billion in Greek debt back to the government. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)…
ThinkstockTablet Market Share Forecast A rare piece of good news for Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows came out of a new IDC report on tablet PC sales. Over the period from 2012 to 2016,…
ThinkstockMany experts say that small businesses create most of the new jobs in America. But entrepreneurs struggled over the course of the recession as banks withdrew lending to these companies, most of which had…
ThinkstockThe Deutsche Bundesbank walked away from its previous optimism about German GDP growth. The bank came to the conclusion very late as most large agencies, from the International Monetary Fund to the Organisation for Economic…
thinkstockInvestors who are optimistic about Europe’s prospects are disappointed by European Central Bank comments on the economy. (Reuters) T-Mobile will stop phone subsidies and start to sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone next…
ThinkstockThe stock prices of the majority of large public companies led by female CEOs have underperformed the S&P 500 so far this year, in some cases by a great deal. While some may use…
ThinkstockDropping Gasoline Prices Gasoline prices have moved back almost to where they were a year ago. That means the drag of fuel prices on the economy becomes increasingly less likely. Only a few months…
thinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a $2 billion pile of cash in Luxembourg to help fund its operations. (Reuters) HSBC Holding PLC (NYSE: HBC) may have to pay a $1.6 billion fine for money…
ThinkstockOne way or another, the fiscal cliff, but not its impact, will be gone in just three weeks. The press will miss it when the cliff cannot be kicked around anymore. The reality of…
Wikimedia CommonsThe market has held a number of things against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) management. Among them are the e-commerce company’s penchant for offering free shipping that damages margins. Another is that the company…
ThinkstockData from research firms from S&P Case-Shiller to Corelogic have indicated recently that the housing crisis has reached a bottom and that a sharp recovery may occur next year. That prospect appears much less…
Recently, energy expects have argued that the United States might become independent from the need to import energy, or at least energy-producing fuels, from abroad. The time frame for this occurring varies, but a date two…
The management at Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) must have made a mistake. The trading index company decided to replace highly successful India outsource firm Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) (which is moving to NYSE) with…
The Federal Reserve will begin a new round of bond buying in hopes of stimulating the economy. (Reuters) China shares reached a quarter-long high as government policy initiatives buoy investors. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE:…
By Jennifer Booton / FOXBusiness With the global e-commerce market set to surpass $1 trillion over the next few years and more consumers in other countries coming online, American retailers have started pushing holiday…