China Lowers GDP Growth Expectations
ThinkstockChina has set the goal for its economic growth very low compared to what it has been in the past decade — only 7.5% improvement in gross domestic product. The central government of the…
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Newest first · Page 103Eleven Stocks Expected to Rise by 50% to 100% — or More
Investors are always looking for new ideas. Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trying to hit new highs and investors are pouring record inflows of capital into stocks, investors should remember that…
What’s New in the Financial World (3/5/2013)
ThinkstockEuropean Recession Deepens The manufacturing sector of the eurozone could not be saved by the region’s largest nation by gross domestic product — Germany. Research firm Markit reports that the balance of the region…
The 10 States Where People Save the Least
ThinkstockOver one in four American households do not to have enough to survive three months if they lost their regular income. According to the latest data released by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED),…
Who Will Replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO?
courtesy of Apple Inc.There are not many companies that could have a 35% stock drop in six months where the CEO would not be under tremendous pressure. That includes Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim…
21 Reasons No One May Be Selling J.C. Penney Stock
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.CNBC reported a rumor that a block of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) stock was for sale, with the transaction represented by Deutsche Bank. The Wall Street Journal claims the…
Will Ford’s Mullaly Be Boeing’s Next CEO?
courtesy Boeing Co.The problems with electrical systems on the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner are so severe that the plane may not fly for months. Production has backed up, and airlines almost certainly will…
Media Digest (3/5/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
ThinkstockChina will lean on consumer spending to expand its economy. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) faces more lawsuits over its initial public offering. (Reuters) The White House says it believes people should be able…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 4, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Rise at End of Day (YHOO, NS, GPS, DF, MRK, ARNA, BYD, SSYS, RIG, YGE, CKP, CEP, FOE, SCSS, SSYS)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following news out of China that government is about to tighten restrictions on real estate transactions. The news pushed the Shanghai exchange down nearly 4% and weighed…
Smartphones to Top Mobile Device Sales in 2013; App Downloads to Top 7 Billion
courtesy of SamsungIn 2013, for the first time, shipments of smartphones are forecast to top sales of feature phones. With shipments expected at 50.1% of all mobile phones shipped worldwide, smartphones are touted to…
Seven Highly Unusual Volume Spikes (BYD, MTG, NS, PANW, PRAN, SCSS, SSYS)
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia Commons24/7 Wall St. is tracking seven highly unusual volume spike stocks within the first 90 minutes of trading so far this Monday. We have shown the price and volume on…
Today’s Market Winners and Losers
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35%, the Nasdaq down 0.20% and the S&P 500 down 0.20%. Today’s winners include a materials manufacturer…
Ferro Corp. Gets Unsolicited Buyout Offer
ThinkstockSpecialty chemicals firm Ferro Corp. (NYSE: FOE) has received an unsolicited buyout offer from A. Schulman Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM), another provider of specialty chemicals and plastics. The total value of Schulman’s offer is about…
Record Equity Capital Inflows Continue
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsA huge inflow of capital has kept stock prices elevated and rising in 2013. The great rotation is finally being seen, but unfortunately it is happening after stocks have doubled…
Deutsche Bank Says Buy the Enduring Eight Tech Stocks (CSCO, EMC, HPQ, IBM, INTC, MSFT, NTAP, ORCL)
ThinkstockDuring the bull market for technology stocks in the 1990s, investors eagerly awaited the quarterly results from the large-cap technology leaders. The personal computer was being totally integrated into the home and business environment…