While no one would have imagined several weeks ago that the Dow could drop to 7,000, it may make sense and could build a base from which the markets might recover.The last time the Dow spent any time...
Yahoo! said that fourth quarter revenue excluding traffic acquisition cost was $1.228 billion. Wall St. expected a little least. No surprises here. Yahoo!’s new ad search systems will be out...
ImmunoGen saw its shares make a sharp turn downward on Thursday morning after the stock has seen an incredible year of trading so far.
This week, Altria (MO) will probably announce that it will split its domestic and international operations into separate companies. The reason would be to allow the overseas operations to be...
Source: ThinkstockThe housing market is showing signs of significant recovery. In January, home prices rose 8.1% from the year before — the most since the recession, according to the...
From egg-stra small family farms to egg-spansive commercial production facilities the U.S. egg market is a 14 billion-dollar industry. Eggs are nature’s perfect package of nutrition and flavor....
Source: TeavanaTeavana Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TEA) is making an acquisition and it appears to be a smart move.  Rather than taking the slow build out approach, the company is paying $26.9 million to...
Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is one of the more odd merger reaction stock cases on the surface.  Usually, acquirers see their shares drop when they make an acquisition.  While they are buying assets...
On top of stellar revenue growth, perhaps the current driver for Shopify shares is a market rumor that Amazon.com is interested in acquiring the company.
A report that Target and Kroger were discussing a possible merger was followed quickly by another denying that such discussions were taking place. But would such a link-up ultimately make sense?
A deal that first made it into public view less than a month ago has now been completed. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), through its wholly-owned Monroe Energy LLC subsidiary, has acquired the...
Next Tuesday we have earnings from Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and First Call has EPS at $0.25 and revenues at $4.3 Billion.  The following quarter is expected to have $0.41 EPS on $5.2 Billion in...
General Communication has entered into a definitive agreement with Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. to purchase its wireless subscriber base and a 33% partnership interest in a new...
Ocean Power Technologies has announced that it has entered into a PB3 PowerBuoy lease agreement with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding.
The 1970s were pivotal years in the Cold War. The United States was at a low ebb, still reeling from the Vietnam War, social unrest, assassinations, and major political scandals. Meanwhile, the...