ThinkstockChina released inflation data for March, and the numbers received mixed reviews. One set of analysts believes that a lack of price increases will give consumers and businesses more purchasing power. In other words,…
ThinkstockAfter a battle between Portugal’s top court and its central government over the constitutionality of certain austerity measures, the prime minister says he will pursue any legal means he can to cut deficits. This,…
ThinkstockAccording to polling service Gallup, 72% of Americans surveyed in 2012 said they felt safe walking home at night. This is a slight uptick from 2011, when 71% of respondents said they felt safe.…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsDespite higher payroll taxes, a stalled employment situation, worry about the federal budget and persistent evidence that the economic recovery is halting at best, Americans continue to be relatively sanguine…
courtesy of XeroxThe board of directors of Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) gave Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ursula M. Burns a pay package worth $13,070,245 for her 2012 performance. The figure would be good…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertChina’s Mild Inflation China released inflation data for March, and the numbers received mixed reviews. One set of analysts believes that a lack of price increases…
courtesy of YouTubeJ.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) board faces criticism for firing CEO Ron Johnson and replacing him with the predecessor who cause some of the retailer’s problems. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Lufkin Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: LUFK) is up 37.6% at $87.96. JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is up 20.5% at $5.00. MGT Capital Investments Inc.…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning but all three major indexes managed to pull off small gain by the end of the trading session. In Asia, Japan’s 10-year bond futures are up sharply…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe research team at Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch is out looking for the market strength to continue. Keep in mind that this is not in a…
ThinkstockThe global equity team at Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) has put together a solid list of stocks from around the globe that it thinks investors should buy. Today’s focus is on innovation, technology and the…
Jon OggInvestors and traders remain on the lookout for new ideas for profits and income. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to growth stocks to…
The first-quarter earning season begins today with the quarterly ritual of perennial lousy, or at least lackluster, earnings leading off the deluge of reports, from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). Investors began to…
ThinkstockNow that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has begun its monthly purchases of more than $70 billion in assets, the country has come under increasing criticism for starting a new currency war. A particularly…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is sticking with its plan of making acquisitions, but on the bolt-on and opportunistic side of the equation rather than on the aggressive mega-merger side of M&A. Lufkin Industries…