After markets closed today, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) announced that senior vice-president and CFO Thomas Seifert has resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” Seifert will remain...
If you are a regular reader of 24/7 Wall Street, the notion that MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) might be a merger play won’t be a surprise.  We first noted back in early August after...
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...
Source: ThinkstockThis morning brought the weekly jobless claims and the Consumer Price Index from the Labor Department. Now we have two more key bits of data hitting the tape. The Conference...
From The AAO Weblog It’s been a while since I mentioned the FASB/IASB joint revamp of lease accounting. A quick update: On December 7, the FASB and the IASB announced their selection of members of...
Even in the best possible circumstances, moving to a new home can be stressful. Perhaps in no small part for this reason, in recent decades Americans have become increasingly likely to stay put....
Citigroup has downgraded its outlook for Sea Ltd. to Neutral.
The Bank of England (BOE) followed the steps of the European Central Bank (ECB) earlier this week.  This morning came news that England’s overnight and short-term rates would be kept static at...
Source: AppleIn the months leading up to the release of the new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 and in the days afterward, many media have practically lived on news and opinion about the device....
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) shares are up 27% in the past year, compared to the S&P 500’s jump of 19%. But should America’s biggest retailer be compared to the index? Probably not. A better...
What is something the United States and Russian have in common? They rank among the countries with the most leaked passwords, meaning their internet users are at high risk of having their accounts...
What is something the United States and Russian have in common? They rank among the countries with the most leaked passwords, meaning their internet users are at high risk of having their accounts...
A recently released flood map for Miami shows that vast areas of the metro could be underwater in 10 years.