ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom is that the first drop in China’s work force in memory is part of a trend that will undermine its growth rate. Whether that is true depends almost entirely…
The week ahead will be the official flood gate opening for earnings season. We have a very large portion of the S&P 500 Index reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and we have many Dow Jones…
ThinkstockAMR, parent company of American Airlines, has decided to repaint of its planes, which have been mostly silver for decades. For some reason, management believes that the new color scheme is a…
courtesy of NetflixU.S. investigations of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner focus on its main battery. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) offers a weak outlook for future quarters. (Reuters) China’s gross…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly higher, while the DJIA and the S&P 500 were lower. Earnings from several U.S. financial institutions were due today and…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a company that can use any bit of good news that it can get. Is allowing merchants to track how well their “Groupon” daily deals…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen so far this Wednesday from Wall St. research calls. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. (NYSE: BUD) cut to Reduce at Nomura.…
flickr / gsfcWall St. was not impressed by Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) new search capacity, which allows members to thumb through the activities and preferences of their “friends.” Investors probably believe that…
courtesy of SamsungThe latest data from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that Samsung’s Galaxy III smartphone is gaining market share on the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). In its December survey…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The highly anticipated event from Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is finally here. In the “Come see what we’re building” event, it sure seems that Mark Zuckerberg’s tease was aimed…
courtesy of YouTubeThere is barely any reason for a single media company to be in the online video content business. Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube has such a huge presence that it…
thinkstockThe Japanese government says the future image of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 is at risk as the U.S. government probes problems with the plane. (Reuters) Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may…
ThinkstockIf you were looking for confirmation that sales of personal computers were weak during the holidays, look no further. Gartner has released its data, which said that global PC shipments declined by 4.9%…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Each January, 24/7 Wall St. forecasts the publicly traded U.S. companies that will have the highest profits in the year ahead. This year, Apple almost certainly will keep first place,…
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans says he expects gross domestic product to rise 2.5% this year. (Reuters) The U.S. government’s sale of shares in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) may help the…
