ThinkstockLast year, more than two-thirds of all people surveyed said they felt safe walking alone at night, according to a Gallup poll conducted in 134 countries. But in 31 countries, less than half the…
ThinkstockIf the citizens of many European countries could vote for whether the European Union should remain as the region’s central alliance, it might disappear. The data from Pew shows how much citizens of the…
courtesy of AOL, IncGartner reports that smartphone sales grew in the first quarter and Samsung continued to gain share. (MarketWatch) The AP says the U.S. Department of Justice took some of the data held…
ThinkstockPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras for American investors, is on the verge of yet a second record corporate bond offering in the last few of weeks. The state-owned Brazilian oil giant appears…
ThinkstockMaybe Elon Musk is the modern real-world version of Tony Stark as you are seeing all over the internet. As for his SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY), the still relatively new solar power installation outfit reported a…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a report from China that the country’s industrial production rose 9.3% in April, a smaller rise than economists expected. China also reported retail sales up 12.8%,…
ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing the price of AMD stock up yet again on new news that new servers launching on its technology at a lower price are now available. If…
ThinkstockThis morning’s report from the Commerce Department on retail sales in April was strong enough that we expected it to underpin a stronger climate for gross domestic product in the second quarter. It turns…
Thinkstock3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) had what we called a very poorly priced secondary offering to raise acquisition capital last week. What stands out for this 3D printing leader is that the stock is already…
Jon OggInvestors often get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. What investors frequently do not get to see is when those same analysts issue downgrades or when they say to…
ThinkstockIf there is one group of stocks that typically responds with volatility to first-quarter earnings reports, it is the Internet stocks. History held true during this past reporting season. Almost uniformly, reactions to earnings…
Investors and traders seem to be constantly looking for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great ideas from value…
ThinkstockThe Chinese economy showed more signs of slowing, caused either by a recession in most of the rest of the world or perhaps a drop in spending by its own middle class. That middle…
ThinkstockAny hope that Detroit can recover from decades of decay and poor management evaporated as its new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, issued a report on his first 45 days on the job. The report was…
ThinkstockFour university presidents made more than $1 million in the fiscal 2011-2012 year. None was from a major educational institution, which makes the compensation plans open to severe criticism. Graham B. Spanier, who was…