Source: ThinkstockThe lone negative vote on the Fed’s recent adoption of inflation and employment thresholds was cast by Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker, which is not terribly...
Source: ThinkstockCharles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was speaking on Wednesday afternoon regarding the Fed’s monetary goals and strategy. Evans has been a...
Source: Jon OggIf you only read about bed sales at the retail level and if you have watched recent IPOs up until recently, you might think that the sector was doing very well.  In earnings season we...
There are many indicators that the investment community, business owners and consumers might use to judge the future of interest rates, such as the 30-day fed funds futures.
Source: LifeLockLifeLock Inc. (NYSE: LOCK) should be the right company, at the right place and in the right time. The fears of identity theft and damage to credit from fraudulent activities seem...
Later this month, Federal Reserve officials on its Open Market Committee will begin to disclose their forecasts for interest rates. These members also will release what they believe is the most...
The stock and bond markets would like to be able to easily predict what the Federal Reserve will do for several months after each Federal Open Market Committee Meeting. If they had the knowledge it...
The Federal Reserve combined an optimistic view of the economy with a set of decisions to leave most of the formal plans it has made over its last two meetings unchanged, according to the notes from...
Starbucks (SBUX) is not doing very well selling convincing investors that coffee sales in its stores are rising at an acceptable rate. The company’s stock is down 22% this year. So, the coffee...
Source: thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing:ACADIA Pharmaceuticals inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) is up 64.4% at $13.10.Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) is up 18.4% at $2.12.Metalico...
LED lighting maker Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has succeeded in making an LED streetlight that sells for less than $200 when purchased in volume. Provided the company can actually make a profit on the...
These are not the only pre-market analyst calls that are moving stocks, but these are the calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: ADC Telecom (NASDAQ: ADCT) and Arris (NASDAQ: ARRS) raised to Buy at...
Bloomberg reported that Bed Bath & Beyond might be headed for liquidation soon. It has not gotten funding to take it through bankruptcy. No investors in distressed companies see the light at the...
Bed Bath & Beyond is about to end up on the junk heap of retailers that were once highly successful but could not keep up the momentum.
Overstock.com will use Bed Bath & Beyond as the new name for its online presence.