Lastest Stories by Trey Thoelcke

A new RealtyTrac report says foreclosure filings on U.S. homes in September fell to their lowest level in five years, though foreclosures continued to rise in some states. The decrease as driven...
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) fell 6% in early trading after announcing that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its banking unit. The tax-preparation company wants to avoid new capital...
In its October monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, cited the weak global economy as cause for lowering its forecast for world oil demand by 100,000 barrels...
Much of the recent discussion about Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has centered around the cut in CEO Steve Ballmer’s bonus, which to some extent was due to ongoing losses in the company’s online...
It has only been a few weeks since BAE Systems and EADS proposed to merge. But objections by large investors, as well as some of the nations that have many employees from one or the other firm, have...
The office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released its annual report on the state of Wall St. The focus of the report, at least according to the press, was this information: The...
Google TV is set to get content from the Google Play store, including movies, TV shows and music, a big step in Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) efforts to become a media behemoth. Content will start...
Ailing smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) previously pushed back the scheduled launch date of the new range of BlackBerry 10 devices from later this year to the first quarter of...
The American Beverage Association’s President Susan Neely said members of her group have agreed to what they call the Calories Count Vending Program. ABA officials said the plan is a:...
Chinese telecom equipment firm Huawei Technologies was not pleased with a congressional report that it is a risk to national security because its products could be used to spy on America. Huawei...
Germany’s Angela Merkel did not get a warm welcome as she traveled to Greece. More than any other nation, Germany has pressed austerity measures there and threatened to withhold aid. Many Greeks...
The territorial dispute between Japan and China over a set of islands continues to hurt Japanese automakers. Their sales in China dwindled in September as trade between the two countries has...
According to The Wall Street Journal, component makers in Asia say they have received orders for more than 10 million of the rumored but not yet unannounced iPad mini in the fourth quarter. That is...
Bloomberg reports that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) investors are urging Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer to buy back shares rather than pay a dividend with the $3 billion raised from selling a...
The Nikkei newspaper reports that Japan’s big three car makers have cut production for China by half as the two countries remain at odds over ownership of a few small islands. Toyota Motor...