ThinkstockThis week is a very busy week for employment data. We are still awaiting the Friday unemployment and payrolls report from the Labor Department, but we now have two preliminary views that economists try…
ThinkstockIt turns out that the first quarter drop of 2.9% in gross domestic product (GDP) was truly a blip, just like economists had been saying all along. What is more of a surprise is…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Wednesday, July 30. 2014. They include Enbridge, NOV, Freescale, Twitter, Verizon and Windstream.
The monumental earnings slam by Twitter has many investors and market pundits wondering whether they have missed the boat on the hyper-social media player.
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. wanted to make an update for its readers about the dual importance of economic reports. It is unemployment that rules the roost in most months, but this week will be an…
Courtesy of Twitter Inc.Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) was one social media earnings report we were highly awaiting, and now the stock went into blast off mode. Twitter was expected to lose a penny in…
ThinkstockIf you were in the business of flipping houses or buying a home and using it as a personal piggy bank each time the equity in the home rose, you were familiar with the…
When Twitter reports its second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, the social news and information network is expected to post a small loss of $0.01 per share.
Normally you would expect to hear good news when you see a stock rise more than 5% after earnings. The problem is that Arch Coal is losing money, just losing less than analysts were…
A Merrill Lynch analyst has raised his rating on grocery giant Kroger, citing an improving comparable sales outlook and growth in natural and organic and fresh foods.
If you have followed the RadioShack saga for very long, you may be less surprised than those who think a turnaround is possible to hear that RadioShack looks to be running out of cash.
ThinkstockThe Conference Board is out with its monthly reading of consumer confidence in the month of July. It posted its third consecutive gain, but perhaps the real news is that this is its highest…
Imagine if telecom giants such as AT&T and Verizon could break up into an operating company and into a real estate investment trust (REIT). This sounds crazy, but now there is a precedent.
ThinkstockTuesday marks the beginning of the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the Federal Reserve. This is a two-day meeting and the FOMC meeting announcement is slated for around 2:00 p.m. Eastern…
Windstream Holdings is transforming its structure by spinning off assets into a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Shareholders seem to be enjoying the news.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Tuesday, July 29, 2014. They include AcelRx, Alcoa, Costco, Lululemon, Walmart and Trulia.
Sirius XM has released its second-quarter earnings, showing that revenue grew and has crossed the $1 billion mark. The company even lived up to its buyback plans.
ThinkstockWhat happened to that natural gas boom that was supposed to continue throughout 2014? We have certainly not had a cool summer universally in the United States, but it also turns out that the summer…
courtesy of TwitterTwitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is set to report its second quarter earnings report after the close of trading on Tuesday. This will be just the second full quarter earnings report since its…
thinkstockThe world of cable and network TV has been converging with new media for years. Now it looks as though a new channel is soon to be launched — The Sarah Palin Channel —…