The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning but have had trouble staying above the neutral line since late morning. Early reports that Spain would soon ask for a bailout…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as the eurozone PMI numbers came in slightly better than expected, but still with a contractionary direction (more coverage here). China’s manufacturing…
Markets opened lower this morning and didn’t recover. The ISM services index came in lower than expected (our coverage here) and the EIA report on crude oil inventories pushed crude prices down…
Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE: AYI), a making of lighting fixtures, reported fiscal second-quarter results this morning, and the company’s net earnings are down about -2% from the same period a year ago.…
Paul Ausick Markets opened flat to lower this morning and stayed right around the break-even line most of the morning. The report on factory orders was weaker than expected(our coverage here), although new car…
US markets opened up slightly this morning and have maintained a slight positive tone for most of the day. Today marks the unofficial beginning of another earnings season, with Alcoa kicking things…
2011 has not been kind to the alternative energy and cleantech sector. Perhaps 2012 will be nicer. It seems hardly possible that the percentage drop could be repeated in 2012 seen at…
Tonight on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer wanted to discuss some trades off of fresh deals. After Abu Dhabi invested $7.5 Billion into Citigroup (NYSE:C), Cramer wanted to look elsewhere to see…
This might not be that unusual for a volatile week during earnings season, but this was a fairly active week for share buyback news announcements. Some are new and some are continuations…
