Research In Motion (NASDAQ RIMM) shares were badly hurt due to weak earnings and an anemic forecast. (Reuters) Capital One will buy ING’s online unit for $9 billion. (Reuters) Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) has sued…
The debate about who is “free” in the United States is older than the Bill of Rights. Whether people are better off with laws designed to protect them but limit their freedom, or with…
Many people find investing daunting. Some of us tend to be conservative and inert in our financial strategies. This is particularly true when the stock market is choppy. In the past few years, the…
The financial press expressed concern that a default of Greek sovereign obligations would badly hurt the balance sheets of American banks. The Wall Street Journal published a story with the headline: “US Banks Would…
The state of the smartphone industry is based largely on the public’s perception of how well the Apple iPhone does against the legions of Android handsets. Some Apple fans are concerned about the growing…
The big remaining question about copper prices is which direction they will take in the second half of this year. Most observers are bullish, but when the big question is broken down into smaller…
Homeowners get clobbered in the press as the housing depression worsens. Hackers hit ADP servers and worry grows about safety of payroll data. Market revolt about Target earnings. The Flame Index started as a…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of DG (NASDAQ: DGIT), Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), MediaMind Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDMD), and Melco…
Updated throughout the day. The board of Demag Cranes has approved a buyout by Terex (NYSE: TEX) (Reuters) The prime minister of Greece will form a new cabinet (FT) Douglas A. McIntyre
Boeing says that the global market for aircraft will yield $4 trillion in sales over the next 20 years. That’s according to the Boeing 2011 Current Market Outlook (CMO) released today in Paris. The…
Prime Minister George Papandreou said he would try to create a coalition government which would include the major opposition party. His offer may be turned down, and there is a chance a vote of…
The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project has released another one of its heavyweight studies on how people use social network sites (SNS). The growth of these services between 2008 and this…
The risks posed by global climate change is still uncertain. What is known is that the polar ice caps have melted quickly over the last decade, the hole in the ozone layer has grown,…
The powerful senior Senator from New York State, Charles Schumer (D), has begun to revive legislation which would require China to no longer keep its currency, the yuan, artificiality low. There have been battles…
Hackers attacked the CIA website. (Reuters) Citigroup (NYSE: C) said data on 360,000 customers was stolen nearly a month ago. (Reuters) Greek debt and concerns about economic slowdown hurt stock prices worldwide. (Reuters) Key…
The Boeing board could finally do something for its long-suffering shareholders. It can offer Ford (NYSE: F) CEO Alan Mulally a huge compensation package to return to the aerospace firm. Boeing’s stock is down…
by Paul Kiel ProPublica, June 10, 2011, 10:22 a.m. The Obama administration’s mortgage modification program is more than two years old. From the beginning, it’s been apparent that the participating banks and mortgage servicers…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Brietburn Energy Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBEP), Sunpower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA), and Velti PLC (NASDAQ:…
Updated throughout the day The Administration will try to get business leaders to support concerns that failure to raise the debt cap could be dangerous for the economy (Reuters) Obama has pushed for payroll…
From California, to the New York Island; from the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters, this land is filled with fatties, lard butts and people large enough to have their own gravitational fields. …