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ThinkstockWhen Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) reports fourth-quarter results after Wednesday’s close, there will be intense focus on how fast the social networking site’s users are growing. That is...
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Tesla Motors is planning to make a splash for itself in China, but how it is going into China is raising eyebrows elsewhere. This is one of those scenarios that comes with great opportunity, as well...
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ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is buying Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) mobile phone and devices business to boost its presence in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. But the question is...
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Shares of nutrition company Herbalife tumbled as much as 13% Thursday after Sen. Edward Markey asked the government to look into the company's business practices and whether the company is operating...
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RadioShackShares of struggling electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) were up more than 16 percent on Wednesday on news that a hedge-fund manager who likes investing in troubled companies...
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courtesy of AMD.comAnalysts were not impressed with the earnings report from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD). In particular, the weak outlook for the first quarter gave a platform for...
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Pfizer says a new study suggests its drug Chantix can help smokers unwilling or unable to quit abruptly to reduce their smoking before actual quitting. But can a stop-smoking pill that is deemed...
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ThinkstockIf you were to ask investor to name a high-flying stock, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) probably wouldn’t come to mind. But the shares are up more than 8 percent in January. Alcoa’s performance...
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The holiday season brought little joy to United Parcel Service. The package shipping company warned Friday that huge demand for late holiday shipping will cut fourth-quarter earnings below Wall...
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ThinkstockBest Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) wasn’t the only stock hit by its admission that deep discounting failed to boost holiday sales. Investors dumped Best Buy shares heavily in response, and...
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When General Electric reports fourth-quarter results before Friday's open, Wall Street seems to be expecting strong profit growth. The problem that many investors will likely have is that no revenue...
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Wikimedia CommonsSemiconductor giant Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reports fourth-quarter results after Thursday’s bell, and the question is whether its earnings and its outlook can keep this week’s...
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The financial industry has satisfied investors so far with fourth-quarter results. Three big players will try to keep the momentum going when they report on Thursday: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and...
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Shares of video-game retailer GameStop slumped Tuesday after the company unexpectedly reported lower-than-expected holiday sales and cut its guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
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Activist investor Elliott Management thinks Juniper Networks shares could easily jump to $35 to $40 and, at the time same, compete better against archrival Cisco Systems. Elliot has acquired a 6.2%...
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