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Jon C. Ogg | Jun 16, 2014 at 10:05 AM EDT

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Both Rise for May

ThinkstockIndustrial production rose by 0.6% in the United States in the month of May, while capacity utilization rose to 79.1%.…

Trey Thoelcke | Jun 16, 2014 at 9:55 AM EDT

Intel Gains Boost Prospects of Six Chip Stocks

In a new research report, the Semiconductor Equipment analysts at UBS opine that semiconductor wafers could be seeing a large…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 16, 2014 at 9:10 AM EDT

SanDisk Buys Fusion-io Cheap, Forced Losses for Many Fusion-io Holders

SanDisk has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fusion-io. Many shareholders of Fusion-io will not be happy as the buyout…

Paul Ausick | Jun 16, 2014 at 9:01 AM EDT

Williams Makes Transformative $6 Billion Acquisition

In an announcement on Sunday, Williams Companies said that it has agreed to acquire the 50% general partner interest, along…

Trey Thoelcke | Jun 16, 2014 at 8:55 AM EDT

RBC Likes Seven Oil Stocks During Iraq Turmoil and Oil Shock

ThinkstockWhile the call to arms over the weekend in Iraq appears to at least have stalled the militants lightning quick…

Trey Thoelcke | Jun 16, 2014 at 8:35 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank Prefers These Low P/E Stocks in a Market Correction

courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyTwo factors are about ready to collide, and if history is any guide, the outcome could…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 16, 2014 at 8:20 AM EDT

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, AmEx, Dish, Exelon, GNC, Medtronic, Micron and More

These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Monday, June 16, 2014. They include AMD, American…

Paul Ausick | Jun 16, 2014 at 7:50 AM EDT

Medtronic and Covidien Deal Is All About Taxes and Dividends

The $42.9 billion merger between medical device makers Medtronic and Covidien was officially confirmed early Monday morning. The deal is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2014 at 6:46 AM EDT

More Than Half of States Report Rising Gas Prices

ThinkstockThe effects of the turmoil in Iraq have started to drive oil prices higher. Whether coincidental or not, gas prices…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2014 at 6:28 AM EDT

U.S. Health Care: Most Expensive, Least Effective

ThinkstockThe U.S. health care system is the most expensive among large developed nations. And it produces the worst results. Medical…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2014 at 6:01 AM EDT

Amazon Mayday Button Brings Help in 9.75 Seconds

Amazon.com has released numbers showing that Kindle Fire HDX customers who used the Mayday button to get customer service enjoy…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2014 at 4:39 AM EDT

Starbucks Offers Workers Free College Tuition for Two Years

Starbucks has started to offer a benefit to its employees that is unmatched by any large company. It will allow…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 15, 2014 at 10:43 AM EDT

Four Problematic Dividend Hikes: Target, Best Buy, FedEx, Caterpillar

Investors still love dividends and stock buybacks. On top of these corporate governance and return of capital strategies in general, investors…

Paul Ausick | Jun 15, 2014 at 10:08 AM EDT

Are the Rules About to Change in the Pay-TV Sector?

ThinkstockFor years U.S. consumers have tried to persuade cable and satellite companies to offer subscriptions to viewer-selected channels — so-called a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 15, 2014 at 10:01 AM EDT

Intel Stock Surge Good News for Microsoft and HP

Intel reached a 52-week high after it announced its sales would be better than it had anticipated earlier in the…

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Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Both Rise for May

Intel Gains Boost Prospects of Six Chip Stocks

SanDisk Buys Fusion-io Cheap, Forced Losses for Many Fusion-io Holders

Williams Makes Transformative $6 Billion Acquisition

RBC Likes Seven Oil Stocks During Iraq Turmoil and Oil Shock

Deutsche Bank Prefers These Low P/E Stocks in a Market Correction

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, AmEx, Dish, Exelon, GNC, Medtronic, Micron and More

Medtronic and Covidien Deal Is All About Taxes and Dividends

More Than Half of States Report Rising Gas Prices

U.S. Health Care: Most Expensive, Least Effective

Amazon Mayday Button Brings Help in 9.75 Seconds

Starbucks Offers Workers Free College Tuition for Two Years

Four Problematic Dividend Hikes: Target, Best Buy, FedEx, Caterpillar

Are the Rules About to Change in the Pay-TV Sector?

Intel Stock Surge Good News for Microsoft and HP

XRP Holders With 1 Million Coins Now Own 74% of the Supply

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