thinkstockAugust 10, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday with the DJIA marching to a triple digit gain early and continuing to inch higher through the close. Today’s driver was Warren Buffett’s deal…
Monday's announcement that Warren Buffett-led Berkshire-Hathaway had reached a deal to acquire Precision Castparts lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average by more than 230 points.
thinkstockAugust 3, 2015: Markets opened slightly higher on Monday on mixed economic news. Personal income and spending came in near estimates, but spending was low and May spending was revised downward. If…
thinkstockJuly 30, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday following a rather disappointing first reading of U.S. second-quarter GDP. Weakness in the Chinese equities market also played a role in the slow start.…
thinkstockJuly 23, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Thursday following a report that new claims for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level since 1973. This is good news about jobs and, perhaps,…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported lower second-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
Paul Ausick thinkstockJuly 22, 2015: Markets opened lower again on Wednesday and positive news on the housing market soon after the opening bell moderated the loss somewhat, but ultimately had no lasting effect on…
Caterpillar has released its monthly retail sales report, just one day ahead of the company’s scheduled second-quarter earnings report.
Paul Ausick Earnings season for the second quarter is in full swing, and 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies reporting their quarterly results…
thinkstockJuly 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday but that’s not even half the story. A technical issue shut down the New York Stock Exchange in the morning and trading did not…
thinkstockJuly 6, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday following the Greek vote on Sunday to tell the the troika not only “no,” but “hell, no.” European equities markets closed lower and only…
thinkstockJune 25, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday before sinking below the break-even line in mid-afternoon trading. Equities were bolstered early by a report that personal spending was at its highest level…
Caterpillar has not seen any massive stock reactions to the news, but the company reported more disappointing sales trends for the month of May.
Jon C. Ogg 24/7 Wall St. has identified five coming dividend hikes that investors can bank on this summer -- though one of the five actually announced its hike before this was published.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ambarella, Cisco Systems, Frontier Communications, Marvell Technology, Yingli Green Energy and AT&T.
