Stocks:  (WMT)(BBY)(TGT) Retail sales for Wal-Mart may be flat on a same-store basis in December. So says the company. Other chains had mixed results in November. Target beat Wall St.’s...
The CBOE Volatility Index, or the VIX or the ‘fear index,’ has been rolling over and dying because of the rally we have seen over the last five-week period.  The DJIA is currently back...
The CBOE Volatility Index, or the beloved ‘VIX’ or ‘Fear Index,’ has reached a level not seen since September, 2008.  While the low yesterday appears to be 30.0, we have not...
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning after most of the day’s economic data was delivered in Europe. Eurozone PMI rose slightly more than expected (more coverage here) and Spain reported...
Source: ThinkstockIt was just in March that the CBOE VOLATILITY S&P 500m Index, or the VIX, hit a low of almost 11.0. The signal then was that there was not a care in the world, easy money from...
Amazon may win another battle this holiday season, but at some point investors will remember that Wal-Mart makes a lot more money and pays its shareholders.
Source: courtesy of ebayThe war of words between eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and activist investor and billionaire Carl Icahn is heating up. eBay’s message in the headline was simply “Stick to the...
Recent changes in the streaming media industry leave Apple TV+ far back in the pack of services, and in a position from which it cannot recover.
Retailer DSW reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Tuesday.
Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Wednesday. The company said that it had $0.89 in earnings per share (EPS) and $10.94 billion...
CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported its fourth quarter financial results after the markets closed Tuesday. The company had $0.48 in earnings per share (EPS) on $2.78 billion in revenue compared to...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics now says that the official unemployment rate was 4.9% in January, below 5% for the first time since 2008.
Ben Bernanke, the head of the Federal Reserve, sent the chiefs of the House Committee on Financial Service a 24-page note about the problems of the housing market and the need for them to be solved...
Source: ThinkstockAs a group, oil and gas stocks are lower in early afternoon trading Monday, but there are a few exceptions. A few major companies are getting a boost from the relatively short and...
CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has reported earnings of $2.81 GAAP EPS on revenue of $681 million, but non-GAAP earnings were $4.13 EPS if you include NYMEX and CME merger operations.  The numbers...