Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Apple Corporation (NASDAQ: AAPL), Allied Irish Banks (NYSE: AIB), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:…
GE’s (NYSE: GE) bottom line looked very good, until the numbers were examined by division. Revenue from continuing operations was up 6% to $38.4 billion. GAAP EPS was up 48% to $.31. But, many…
For increasing numbers of Americans, a landline phone is a superfluous expense that they can do without. According to a survey released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23.9% of adults…
It is ironic that just as the stock market hits 3-year highs after a surge from March 2009 lows, Americans are unloading stocks. A new Gallup poll shows that “the percentage of Americans saying…
Fiat is about to buy another 16% of Chrysler which would take its total stake to 46%. The deal would involve a payment of $1.5 billion, which does not value the No.3 US car…
There was never any chance that in America income would be distributed like it was supposedly done in the Soviet Union – to each according to his ability and his needs. If capitalism is…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings surpassed expectations and the company said iPad 2 units were backlogged (Reuters) BP plc (NYSE: BP) sued Transocean (NYSE: RIG) for $40 to cover costs related to Deepwater Horizon (Reuters)…
Wheat prices show no signs of slowing down as dry weather continues to plague the winter wheat crop in Texas and Oklahoma. The May contract price is about $8/bushel and the December futures price…
Two different reports painted an upbeat picture of the U.S. economy as Obama administration and Republicans in Congress remain at odds over how to tackle the federal government’s debt problem. A biannual survey released…
Today’s alt energy news leads off with the latest developments for two nuclear power plants. The Cape Wind project also got the go-ahead from the federal government, and a new airplane factory in South…
Here at Daily Austerity Watch, we are going to take the bold step of offering President Barack Obama advice on how to convince people who spend every scrap of their spare time on Facebook…
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) took a big hit in the news as shareholders sued over Sokol trades in Lubrizol. American Electric Power and NRG both pulled bad press over nuclear power facilities. Harley Davidson…
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…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Allied Irish Bank (NYSE: AIB), Alcatel-Lucent (NASDAQ: ALU), ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML), and Intel Corporation…
Updated throughout the day Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will ship the iPhone 5 in September (Reuters) GM’s (NYSE: GM) China sales may push it into the No.1 slot in global car sales ahead of Toyota…
Unemployment rates have improved rapidly in the industrial Midwest, although it is a matter of conjecture about why this is true. March unemployment in Michigan went to 10.3% this year from 13.3% in the…
Reuters reports that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch the iPhone 5 in September. The news agency said consumers should expect a faster processor. It reported no important details beyond that. The iPhone 5 faces…
Yahoo.comYahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs fell 6% in the first quarter to $1.13 billion. Net earnings dropped 28% to $223 million. Both numbers cheered Wall St. because they were better than…
Revenue from sales of IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) System z mainframe server products rose 41% last quarter. Data Center Group revenue at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 32% in the last quarter. The Intel division improvement…
Reuters: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will begin to ship the new version of its iPhone in September (Reuters) Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and VMWare (NYSE: VMW) both posted strong earnings (Reuters) A drop in Japan exports…