The nation does not know what is coming down the pipe on gun control. After the Newtown massacre, everyone knows and is braced for some form of gun control. President Obama appointed…
Vice President Joe Biden has been given with the task of reaching some form of aggressive gun control after the Newtown massacre. President Obama put him in charge of the effort as this…
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has decided not to allow a recent series of shootings, particularly the one in Newtown, to hamper its public profile or its support of the…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his…
Following the killing of 26 people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Conn., the renewed calls for control of semiautomatic weapons known as assault rifles, and large magazines for these weapons, have led…
One would think that Newtown and a slew of other gun-related killings recently would turn the public sharply against gun ownership and toward gun control. Apparently, that is not the case, at…
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher this morning but the good vibe didn’t last long. In Europe, the Bank of England made no changes either to interest rates or its bond…
thinkstockWe have warned after the Newtown massacre that more gun control efforts would be coming down the pipe. New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg has called on the President to lead in the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley. Central…
The stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.43%, the Nasdaq up 0.81%, and the S&P 500 up 0.62%. Today’s winners include a pharmaceutical company reporting a…
ThinkstockInvestors abandoned shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE: RGR) after the Newtown shootings. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management plans to sell its Remington…
ThinkstockThe massacre in Newtown, Connecticut is being referred to as a tipping point for gun control in America. There is almost no way to discuss this subject without infuriating those who are…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a poor growth forecast from Europe and a better-than-expected report on U.S. unemployment. The German central bank said this morning that Germany’s expected GDP…
ThinkstockSmith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the gun maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 on revenues…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a decision by the European Central Bank to leave its interest rates unchanged (more coverage here). Third-quarter eurozone GDP was in line with the…
