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August 5, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, lacking any major news of interest from around the globe. In Europe, eurozone non-manufacturing PMI rose slightly even though German PMI...
ThinkstockIn an attempt to end the three-day blackout of CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) programming on Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (NYSE: TWC) cable systems, the cable operator has sent a letter to CBS...
ThinkstockMonday brought the July ISM non-manufacturing report, which showed another month of growth with a reading of 56.0. This was much higher than expected, as Bloomberg had a consensus estimate...
ThinkstockTyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processing company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 on...
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Department of Justice today submitted a proposed remedy to the federal court that will issue penalties on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) next week following the...
courtesy Dell Inc.Activist investor Carl Icahn filed suit yesterday to prevent the special committee of the board of directors at Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) from changing the record date for voting...
courtesy of Dell The special committee of Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) board of directors has agreed to a new, sweetened offer from founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to take the company...
courtesy of Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.77...
ThinkstockAlpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The coal miner posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss for...
ThinkstockIn a tracking survey that estimates the percentage of the U.S. population employed at least 30 hours a week, Gallup reports that the Payroll to Population (P2P) employment rate remained...
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in June dropped by 0.6% to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of $883.9 billion from an upwardly revised...
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 59 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of between 54...
Wikimedia CommonsOil and gas supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) reported second-quarter 2013 estimated results before markets opened this morning. The company posted diluted earnings per share...
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) reported second-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas exploration and production company posted...
ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) reported second-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened this morning. The gold miner posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.66 on revenues of $3.2...