Lastest Stories by Samuel Weigley

Wikimedia CommonsOn Friday, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported very disappointing second-quarter results, reporting a loss of 37 cents a share after the company sales dropped 22.6% from...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks are down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.50%, the Nasdaq down 0.46% and the S&P 500 down 0.44%. Today’s big winners both shot up...
Wikimedia CommonsStocks opened slightly lower Friday after Chinese trade data yielded disappointing results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.12%, the Nasdaq is down 0.21% and the S&P...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up slightly Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.08%, the Nasdaq up 0.30% and the S&P 500 up 0.30%. Thursday’s winner...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks are down slightly Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.08%, the Nasdaq down 0.26% and the S&P 500 down 0.15%. Today’s biggest...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.57%, the Nasdaq up 0.80% and the S&P 500 up 0.65%. 24/7 Wall St.’s biggest winners...
Johnson & Johnson Inc. (NYSE: JNJ) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) both announced they are stopping development of a drug to treat patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s after the drug failed...
Stocks are up Monday over earnings beating estimates and easing concern in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.58%, the Nasdaq is up 0.76% and the S&P 500 is up 0.52%. Today’s...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market rose Friday on Friday as the labor department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 163,000 in the month of July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) beat Wall Street estimates Thursday, posting a 27% profit increase in the second quarter from the year-earlier period. The insurance company reported...
Stocks generally declined Thursday after the European Central Bank did not announce it was taking any concrete action to solve Europe’s debt crisis, despite hopes to the contrary. The Dow Jones...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe broader stock market is mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.07%, the Nasdaq up 0.28% and the S&P 500 up 0.01%. Today’s big winners...
U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) announced second-quarter earnings that beat Wall St. expectations after demand rose for its Flat-Rolled and Tubular segments. The firm earned $101 million, or $0.62 a share, in...
Chrysler’s second-quarter financials are back in the black. Chrysler reported net income of $436 million for the second quarter, significantly better than the $370 million loss the company...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks are up slightly Monday ahead of a week of economic data, central bank talk and more earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.34%, the Nasdaq is up...