U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following smaller-than-expected gain in ADP’s employment report. Other data out before the opening bell also weighed on stocks, including a drop new mortgage applications and weak…
ThinkstockThe research team at Deutsche Bank A.G (NYSE: DB), recently put out an in-depth piece on the food industry as a defensive place to put money and keep earning dividends. They point…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on better economic news out of Europe and basically good data in the U.S. In Europe, the eurozone trade balance came in better than…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth quarter of 2012, and…
ThinkstockThe Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) $28 billion buyout of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) is already all over the news. What investors need to consider now is how this impacts other…
U.S. equity markets opened flat this morning following not much in the way of data from either Asia or Europe. In Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the European Central Bank to…
ThinkstockThe J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45 and $1.63 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but quickly turned south and bounced around lower all day. In Europe, the eurozone notched its second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth, tossing the…
Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) is reportedly in search of a buyer for its North American peanut butter brand Skippy. The consumer goods giant has hired Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) to help conduct…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning after the news that German chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would support European Central Bank sovereign bond buying. Unfortunately she doesn’t have…
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat higher this morning following better-than-expected data on UK retail sales and an inline reading on Eurozone CPI (more coverage here). The news out of…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) are getting hit today following an announcement by Kroger Inc. (NYSE: KR) that the grocery retailer will begin…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following the announcement of an interest rate cut in China (our coverage here). Spain sold more than €2 billion in bonds at…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning despite the refusal of the European Central Bank to lower its interest rates (our story here) and a lower-than-expected rise in US…
ThinkstockFood processor J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) announced this morning that it was lowering the price on its coffee brands by an average of 6% “in response to sustained declines in green…
