Ten Must-Watch Events for the Week Ahead
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
Auto industry research firm truecar.com released its sales and incentives forecast for July today, and the company expects the sales forecast to translate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of new car…
The Volkswagen Group posted first half earnings. Despite trouble with European sales, the figures were impressive and show that VW may top General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) in global…
A senior economist at Citigroup, Willem Buiter, wrote a report in which he argues that there is a 90% chance that Greece will leave the eurozone over the next year to year-and-a-half.…
What does it mean about the economy when people cannot afford hamburgers and beer? It is another sign that consumer spending is in trouble. A beer can cost as little as $1, and the…
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…
Auto retailer AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) reported second-quarter earnings this morning that crushed consensus estimates. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.66 versus a consensus estimate of $0.59. Revenue totaled…
A new consumer agency fines Capital One (NYSE: COF) $210 million for aggressive marketing activity.(Reuters) New IMF policies will examine whether individual national economies might hurt global growth. (Reuters) IBM (NYSE: IBM) raises…
Thursday will mark yet another important day for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies, as we noted about so many tech warnings weighing on shares last…
ThinkstockJPMorgan has issued some very mixed analyst initiations this morning pertaining to the U.S. auto sector, which includes many of the key parts and systems providers in the group. Ford Motor Co.…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) has come close to a deal with Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) about financial arrangements to carry the networks’ programs. (Bloomberg) General…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT): Cut to Neutral at Citigroup. Caterpillar Inc.…
Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) profits fall slightly. (Reuters) Intel’s (NASDAQ: INTC) forecast implies PC sales will be weak. (Reuters) The head of the holding company for British Air and Iberia says an AMR…
General Motors (NYSE: GM) warned that losses in Europe will be greater than expected in the second half, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news was easy to forecast. None of…
General Motors (NYSE: GM) warned that losses in Europe will be greater than expected in the second half, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news was easy to forecast. None of…