Lastest Stories by Trey Thoelcke

What would the autumn be without the release of the U.S. News & World Report ranking of best colleges and universities. And what would the list be without Harvard — founded in 1636 and the...
Moody’s said today that budget negotiations during the 2013 congressional legislative session likely will determine the direction of the U.S. government’s Aaa rating and negative outlook. In the...
Samsung, which has been locked in an ongoing series of high-stakes patent trials with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), has previously threatened to sue the iPhone maker if it were to release LTE-enabled...
As the launch date of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 approaches (probably tomorrow), the speculation about how many units will be sold multiplies. Famous Apple-watcher Gene Munster of Piper...
There was some worry that late challenges to whether Germany can legally help fund the bailout of many of its neighbors would slow a decision about its constitutionality of such actions. But...
The new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) study — “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” — shows that the rich have gotten richer as the poor have gotten poorer. In addition, the middle...
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.What’s the big news this morning about JCPenney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP)? That the struggling retailer has extended its free haircuts for kids promotion. But investors do...
The lobbying group Rural Cellular Association will announce today that it is rebranding its organization and calling itself the Competitive Carrier Association in order to help all competitive...
Activist investor Carl Icahn is nothing if he is not persistent. He is now calling on Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) to make four board seats available to shareholders immediately. Icahn,...
One of the problems with the ECB bond-buying plan, which was hailed last week as a way to help curb the borrowing costs of financially troubled nations, is that it may have no takers. Italian Prime...
The possibilities of a broad set of bailout programs for Europe’s weak nations rests in part with the top Germany court — the Constitutional Court. On Wednesday it will announce whether the...
France has taken another step toward severe austerity programs set by the central government. Its economy has dipped into a recession. New President François Hollande claims that the government...
This morning’s disappointing employment numbers from the Labor Department haven’t stopped Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) investors from pushing shares 3% higher in morning trading to nearly...
flickr/Harald GrovenChina has decided that what its economy needs is an extraordinary stimulus package. As its growth in gross domestic product drops toward what is likely to be 7% and its PMI data...
Wikipedia/Public DomainDelta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) will move further into the oil refinery business as a means to keep its fuel costs low. While other airlines have not followed into the...