Pfizer says a new study suggests its drug Chantix can help smokers unwilling or unable to quit abruptly to reduce their smoking before actual quitting. But can a stop-smoking pill that is deemed safe…
ThinkstockIf you were to ask investor to name a high-flying stock, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) probably wouldn’t come to mind. But the shares are up more than 8 percent in January. Alcoa’s performance since…
The holiday season brought little joy to United Parcel Service. The package shipping company warned Friday that huge demand for late holiday shipping will cut fourth-quarter earnings below Wall Street estimates.
ThinkstockBest Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) wasn’t the only stock hit by its admission that deep discounting failed to boost holiday sales. Investors dumped Best Buy shares heavily in response, and they drove down…
When General Electric reports fourth-quarter results before Friday's open, Wall Street seems to be expecting strong profit growth. The problem that many investors will likely have is that no revenue growth is expected.
Wikimedia CommonsSemiconductor giant Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reports fourth-quarter results after Thursday’s bell, and the question is whether its earnings and its outlook can keep this week’s rally going. Intel is expected to report…
The financial industry has satisfied investors so far with fourth-quarter results. Three big players will try to keep the momentum going when they report on Thursday: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and American Express.
Shares of video-game retailer GameStop slumped Tuesday after the company unexpectedly reported lower-than-expected holiday sales and cut its guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
Activist investor Elliott Management thinks Juniper Networks shares could easily jump to $35 to $40 and, at the time same, compete better against archrival Cisco Systems. Elliot has acquired a 6.2% stake in Juniper.
ThinkstockCEO compensation, relative to the amount the average american is paid, has skyrocketed in the past few decades. In 1965, the average CEO pay was 18.3 times the average worker pay. By 2012, CEOs…
ThinkstockA bipartisan deal was reached to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday. While this provides immediate relief, the agreement is only a short reprieve. Funding to the government now…
ThinkstockYou might think that going to California, Texas or New York exposes you to a lot of crime. But in fact it was Tennessee that had the nation’s highest violent crime rate last year.…