Lastest Stories by Trey Thoelcke

The Chicago Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index for August cooled off to a seasonally adjusted reading of 53.0 in August, compared to the 53.7 reading in July. The August...
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says its Focus is on track to become the best-selling car in the world this year, knocking Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) Corolla from the top spot. Ford sold more than...
Rumor has it that Sharp has fallen behind schedule on production of screens for Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest iPhone, just weeks before a planned launch. In fact, Sharp has not started mass...
In a double whammy for Europe, newly released data indicate that inflation is rising, while the unemployment rate remains above 11%. The eurozone’s annual rate of inflation is expected to be 2.6%...
The chief of Germany’s powerful central bank may step down. German newspaper Bild reports that German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will resign. The reason given is his battle with ECB...
The focus of the markets today will be Ben Bernanke’s speech at a banker’s conference in Jackson Hole. Investors have held their breath for days in anticipation. The waiting also has been one of...
Twitter, which many investors consider a primary challenger to Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), will allow advertisers to target users based on their activity on the short message platform. Advertisers...
In the three months that ended in June, the GDP growth of India languished around its lowest level in three years. The economy grew 5.5% in the quarter, government data indicated. That was just above...
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) said its net loss for the fiscal third quarter narrowed to $29.8 million, or an adjusted net loss of $0.04 cents per share, from $31.4 million in the same quarter of last...
Consumers boosted their spending in July by a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, according to the latest Commerce Department data. That was the biggest gain in five months, as aftertax incomes continued to...
New applications for unemployment benefits remained unchanged last week, the latest Labor Department data showed, suggesting little pickup in hiring in the United States. Initial jobless claims...
courtesy of Pandora MediaAlthough Pandora Media (NYSE: P) reported yesterday that its net loss for the second quarter widened to $5.4 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to a loss of $1.8 million a...
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported that for August, comparable-store sales gained 6% year-over-year, and that its total sales increased 8% to $7.4 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has launched a new online service that allows potential iPhone or iPad customers to ask questions of an Apple Store specialist. “You can talk directly to a trained...
Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) jumped in premarket trading after reporting a narrower fiscal fourth-quarter loss and predicting a return to profitability in the next year. The specialty retailer said its net...