Lastest Stories by Trey Thoelcke

At a time when federal lawmakers are debating issues like unemployment benefits, food stamps and the minimum wage, as well as considering an overhaul of the tax code, there are now more millionaires...
Shares of major airlines hit new 52-week highs Thursday in the wake of reports of strong traffic in December. That was good news for the companies after several days of storms and record cold weather...
ThinkstockFamily Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The discount retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of...
Ford edged past Toyota and Honda in 2013 in terms of sales in China, helped by redesigned cars and the ongoing effects of a territorial dispute between China and Japan. It still lags sales leaders GM...
A lawsuit filed by two Facebook users gets at the heart of what the social media giant does. Its business model depends largely on its ability to target individuals sought by advertisers.
Christmas Day 2013 saw a record number of app downloads, according to analytics and advertising firm Flurry. Games and social apps were downloaded the most, followed by media and lifestyle apps.
Mondelez International, the snack food business recently spun off from Kraft Foods, will sell its controlling interest in its SnackWell's cookie and cracker business to private equity firm Brynwood...
ThinkstockTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) opened its first showroom to the public in Beijing in November and, according to ChinaDaily, hundreds of high-end Tesla electric cars have been ordered or...
General Motors will recall nearly 1.5 million vehicles in China due to potential safety issues. GM already faces growing competition from local carmakers, legislators desperate to reduce the sources...
courtesy of Volkswagen of AmericaVolkswagen has said that it aims to be the largest carmaker in the world. And for the first time in nine years, it appears to be set to come out on top in sales in...
When 24/7 Wall St. listed its 10 brands that will disappear in 2014, Tesla Motors was not among them. However, veteran trader Yra Harris of Praxis Trading told CNBC this week that he predicts Tesla...
Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term credit rating on the European Union, citing threats to its cohesion, contentious budget talks and deteriorating creditworthiness of its member nations.
Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) said Thursday that it will acquire Chinese candy maker Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., which bolster the chocolate maker's footprint in China.
ThinkstockWhile Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) already has plans to open two additional Sam’s Club outlets in China in the coming year, its China chief, Greg Foran, said he hopes to increase that...
ThinkstockPfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) patent protecting popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra from generic competition may not expire until April 2020, but Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd....