Some regions have more temperate climates than others, making them pleasant places to live. The same holds true for business innovation. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the regions within Organization for Economic Co-Operation…
The drop in commodities may help rally the dollar (Reuters) The moderating growth of jobs claims is seen as a threat to the recovery (Reuters) A sharp drop in commodities prices hurt the stock…
AAA Fuel Gauge National Average for Regular: $3985. The price of oil made a staggering collapse today and fell below $100. Light, sweet crude for June delivery moved lower by 8.6%. Economic fundamentals have…
AAA Daily Fuel Gauge: Regular $3.985. The ripple effects from the sharp rise in gas prices have grown tremendously in the last week as regular gas has risen from $3.886 seven days ago. The…
As children, we are taught that it’s not fair to kick someone when they are down because they won’t have a fair chance to fight back. Businesses, such as Nintendo, though, prefer to pounce…
Riddle me this dear readers: Can you do more with less? Of course not. Nonetheless, that’s precisely what the Obama Administration is proposing to do to fight the deficit. According to Politico, the Administration…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of JDS Uniphase Inc. (NASDAQ: JDSU), Kendle International Inc (NASDAQ: KNDL), and On Semiconductor…
A new survey by The US Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses do not believe an economic recovery is under way. The data is important because, by most measures, firms with under 500…
The governments of Mexico, Thailand, and Russia bought $6 billion worth of gold in February and March, just in time to see a rapid sell-off in the precious metal. Gold reached a record $1,577.57…
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released what it calls a revolutionary family of chips. The world’s first 3D semiconductors have been branded Tri-Gate. The company announced “For the first time since the invention of silicon transistors…
A bipartisan group of Senators will meet once more to work out a compromise on the budget. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook have considered a purchase of Skype. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve said…
That great economic sage Mary Poppins memorably sang that it “takes a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down.” Residents of the fictional nanny’s homeland, the United Kingdom, will need a lot…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Updated throughout the day. The Department of Justice has increased its activity as it examines AT&T’s (NYSE: T) plan to buy T-Mobile (WSJ) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) want to move into Latin American (Bloomberg) Douglas…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Axcelis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLS), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), and Varian Materials (NASDAQ:…
If the great magician Harry Houdini were alive today, the one thing he could never escape from would be inflation. It affects the rich and the poor — though of course to varying degrees.…
The effort to keep the sovereign paper of Portugal viable was to begin when the country asked for aid from the EU and IMF. Departing Prime Minister José Sócrates said the new bailout transaction…
A new study from the Asia Society published in The New York Times says that China may invest $1 trillion in markets outside its borders before 2020. Much of the capital could come to…
VW has stated that it cannot overtake GM (NYSE: GM) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) as the world’s No.1 car company without a large expansion of its US sales. The German company should have at…
Glencore’s IPO will be for about $11 billion. (Reuters) The slide of the dollar has caused concerns about how it may hurt the stability of the credit markets. (Reuters) Portugal set a bailout with…