Tech stocks had an absolute field day Monday, with Internet stocks up around 2%. One of the most heavily traded of the techs, Facebook, was up about 3.5% and was the morning's most actively traded...
Speculation has begun that the shares in Lehman (LEH) are so cheap that the brokerage might become the target of a hostile takeover. Not likely.Dick Bove of Ladenburg Thalmann has begun a "rumor"...
Today may well be the day that Lehman (LEH) fails. No one should be surprised if the company goes into Chapter 11 today or if the government steps in to sell off pieces and guarantee the firm’s...
Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) reported that first quarter revenue rose by 15% to $225 million.  The company also generated an adjusted operating income of $8 million, while its net loss...
Several media outlets are reported another disaster at the Deepwater Horizon locations.MSNBC:Oil was again gushing uncontrollably from the BP spill site on Wednesday after the company was forced to...
According to the new comScore measurements, Google’s (GOOG) share of the US search market is still growing, which does Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) no good. In July, GOOG share in the US...
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) and Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) are feeling some pain from research downgrades this morning, with Veeco feeling the brunt of it.  We are also seeing a large...
This morning there was a somewhat surprising merger announcement, although some have speculated this merger was inevitable.  MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) has sent a letter to Leap...
A recent analysis reveals that California was the state that residents migrated from the most in the past year.
Americans have become remarkably mobile in the past two years, with people changing cities and often states, too. And the state the most people are leaving is New Jersey. Several reasons have...
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....
The United States came close in 2016 to having a female leader for the first time. And though the field of candidates in the current Democratic primaries included several women, nearly all ended...
Over the years, Chevy has won 738 NASCAR races to lead second-place manufacturer Ford by 106 total victories.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: KMP) has acquired its first sea-going fleet -- five Jones Act-qualified tankers -- and is set to to file an application to add 590,000 barrels a day on its...