thinkstockJuly 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday as the blue chips lagged on lower crude prices and a weakish report from the first major financial institution reported second-quarter earnings this morning.…
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
thinkstockJuly 8, 2014: Markets opened down on Tuesday following a down-day Monday. The Nasdaq was particularly hard hit as the tech and biotech sectors were absolutely hammered. Shortly before the closing bell…
thinkstockThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named its investigative teams to review whether or not the massive media mergers that have been announced are actually in the public interest — as the…
The Boeing Co.The Tea Party wing of the Republican party has declared that it will not support the reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank when the bank’s charter comes up for…
BlackBerry shares traded up on higher-than-usual volume Monday morning following a weekend report that the smartphone maker is about to launch a health care software service in India.
thinkstockJuly 2, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the S&P 500 starting just barely in the red based on Tuesday’s close. None of the major indexes made a big move today,…
In 2011 the U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing for 179 new KC-46 refueling tankers to replace about a third of the Air Force's current fleet KC-135 Stratotankers.
The Boeing 777-300ER, a dual-aisle, two-engine plane, is the 777 family's current best-seller, with a total of 721 orders and 485 deliveries since the plane was introduced.
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
Bank of America saw a sharp rise in short interest between the May 30 and June 13 settlement dates. Other most heavily shorted NYSE stocks also saw growing short interest in the…
Since car companies are not usually considered paragons of green business practices, their presence in the first four spots on Interbrand's "Best Global Green Brands 2014" list is surprising.
The extent of General Electric's failure as a conglomerate as measured by its share value over the past decade is unmistakable. GE shares have fallen 17% while the S&P 500 has risen…
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockJune 23, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite starting the day with a small gain before giving in to selling pressure in mid-morning. Volumes remain low and…
General Electric managed to outbid its competitors, appease a socialist government and get what it wanted all at the same time Sunday. The Alstom deal is GE's largest ever.
Paul Ausick 
