Disney has agreed to acquire European pay-TV's Sky News to help smooth Fox's proposed acquisition of all of Sky. Disney has offered more than $52 billion to acquire certain Fox assets, including the...
The panel that has the power to decide the fates of bids for companies in the United Kingdom has decided to let the two competing bidders for satellite entertainment company Sky compete via an...
Microsoft (MSFT) is going to buy back $20 billion of its shares. Take that to the bank. Maybe.UBS says that investors should expect the move by the world’s largest software company soon. UBS says...
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), Bioanalytical Systems...
There is absolutely no sign that the foreclosure problem in the US is even close to an end point.Data from RealtyTrac shows that there were 3,957,643 foreclosure filings last year, a record. The...
Source: thinkstockSaks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) this morning shared in-line earnings results for the third quarter but warned that fourth-quarter results would take a hit due to Hurricane Sandy.The New...
Already billed as the year’s biggest deal, the leading chip designer is toying with raising prices further on the eve of its IPO.
Comcast means to upset Rupert Murdoch's plans. It offered $31 billion for Sky today.
The tool sector for builders and home repair is about to get a lot smaller for investors looking for diversification of company choices to invest in.  The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) and The Black...
Fertilizer and seed giant Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) today revised its third quarter and full year guidance above current consensus estimates and the shares are getting a nice boost on an otherwise...
Crude oil is at $98.0, down 0.14%Gold is at $1,772, down 0.34%.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed down 0.82% to 19,348.Japan’s Nikkei closed lower by 0.72% to 8,542.The U.S. 10-year is at...
The list of nations with troubled economies has grown in 2018, and these are just eight of the nations in which interest rates or inflation have become sky high.
For investors who are seeking reasonable returns with a good chance of remaining safe during the pandemic-induced economic downturn, here are five stocks to consider.
Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) is a lesser-known company for many investors, but that may change after developments from yesterday.  Multiple reports showed that the company won the auction for the...