thinkstockMarch 6, 2015: Markets opened lower on Friday after news that the unemployment rate fell to 5.5% in February and the economy added 295,000 non-farm jobs after a downward revision of 18,000…
With AT&T dropped from the Dow in favor of Apple, investors may be wondering which Dow stocks could get booted from the index next.
There is big news for you indexers out there. Apple will be the next addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
thinkstockMarch 2, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday following a report on personal income and spending that was a little short of expectations on both the income and the spending sides. Core…
A Nomura analyst has initiated street-high price targets on Visa and MasterCard.
Owning a piece of the credit card industry has turned out to be a very lucrative business for those investors who have had a long-term eye on the sector.
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has made its quarterly filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission for its holdings as of December 31, 2014. For all practical purposes, this filing is…
thinkstockFebruary 6, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Friday following the monthly report on unemployment that showed the rate rising to 5.7%, new jobs growing faster than expected, and hourly wage growth up…
thinkstockFebruary 5, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday on news that the Bank of Greece would continue to be able to access funds from the European Central Bank, at least for a…
thinkstockFebruary 4, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday following a weaker than expected report from ADP on employment gains. Crude oil had lost a sharp gain by the time the opening bell…
Before markets opened Friday morning, MasterCard reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Cameron International, Dollar General, Genworth Financial, Groupon, SunPower, Visa and Yahoo.
Credit card processing giant Visa reported earnings above estimates, but more importantly it has announced a four-for-one stock split.
Jon C. Ogg thinkstockJanuary 26, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday as markets were able to gin up little enthusiasm ahead of the forecast winter storm that is headed for the Northeast. Earnings reports of…
thinkstockJanuary 14, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday after the Commerce Department’s report on retail sales came in below expectations. The crude oil inventory report came in at an 80-year high, but…
