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Companies and Brands
GDP Brings No News of Recession
Don’t say that the United States is entering a recession. Not yet at any rate. For a true recession to be present, the gross domestic product (GDP) has to be negative for…
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8:11am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMGN, CAT, CL, DE, DOW, EXPE, XOM, GE, GDOT, LINE, PCS, NAV, RTN, S, SBUX)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St.research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Caterpillar Inc.…
1:17pm ET
Investing
What Recession? 5 European ADRs Up Big In 2012 (BUD, PHG, NVO, RYAAY, SAP, FXE, FEZ)
nationsonline.orgEurope is in the pits. It is in a real recession, even if some countries have not officially declared it a recession. And the falling Euro makes the imports that much more…
6:31am ET
Investing
Investors Move into Dividend Stocks
The increase in the stock prices of companies that have strong cash flow and high dividends almost certainly will continue as investors look for safe havens that pay investors an actual return.…
6:27am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (7/23/2012)
Samsung management said the sales of its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone reached 10 million in the first two months it has been on the market. That pace may not be quite…
4:03pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 19, 2012: Market Sags on More European, Spanish Woes
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after Spanish bond yields rose above 7% again and the country’s Valencia region asked for central government assistance in paying its debts.…
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Energy
Federal Court Upholds US EPA Air-quality Rule
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., today ruled that the US EPA’s 2010 rule limiting emissions of sulfur dioxide was valid. The rule had been challenged by a trade group representing,…
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Investing
U.S. Markets May Follow Asian and European Markets Lower
The U.S. markets appear to be set to follow Asian and European markets lower. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index could end a three-day rally, even as companies reported better-than-expected earnings in the…
7:27am ET
Investing
GE Profit Beats Estimates, Revenue Falls Short
This morning, General Electric (NYSE: GE) posted second-quarter earnings that topped consensus estimates as profit climbed at its energy and finance units. Earnings from continuing operations rose to $4.01 billion, or $0.38…
Trey Thoelcke 6:29am ET
Special Report
Ten Ways You’ll Know The Recession Is Over
When Gallup asked people about the state of the economy this spring, as a recovery appeared to have taken hold, the polling company found “nearly half of Americans, 46%, still say the…
4:07pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 19, 2012: Market Up Slightly, Tech Leads
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors continue to hope for more central bank stimulation in weakening global economy. These investors are probably right that something will…
2:17pm ET
Investing
10 Key Earnings Previews For Wednesday (ABT, AXP, BAC, DAL, EBAY, HON, IBM, QCOM, USB, YUM)
Wednesday is going to mark yet another important day for the early wave of key earnings for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies as we noted…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 16, 2012: Market Takes Small Loss, Waits on Bernanke
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following some lackluster data on the US economy. The Empire State manufacturing data improved, but retail sales posted an unexpected decline (our…
1:11pm ET
Investing
First Solar Shares Rise … Just Because
Shares of First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) are up about 8% in the early afternoon on the company’s announcement that it has now installed another 100 megawatts of solar panels at its…
9:51am ET
Media
MSNBC.com Becomes NBCNews.com
NBC News, a division of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), has acquired total ownership of the company’s jointly owned MSNBC.com website from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft and NBC, formerly owned by General…