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July 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning but the report on U.S. retail sales pushed shares into the red early. A later report on business inventories helped pull...
ThinkstockIn a move first discussed in March, Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has filed an amended Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the initial public offering (IPO) of 15...
ThinkstockThe European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) was established to provide a financial backstop to potential sovereign debt default among eurozone nations. Backed by guarantees, primarily...
ThinkstockBusiness inventories data for the month of May have been released this morning. May was brought along with a 0.1% gain, matching the Bloomberg consensus estimate of 0.1% and a tad higher...
ThinkstockAccording to today’s report from the U.S. Census Bureau, seasonally adjusted retail and food services sales in June rose 0.4% month-over-month and 5.7% compared with June 2012. Economists...
ThinkstockCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) reported fiscal second quarter results before markets opened this morning. The bank reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.254 on...
ThinkstockFlash memory maker OCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ) this morning announced that its first fiscal quarter revenues will fall far short of the consensus estimate. The company now...
July 12, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning as European industrial production was below expectations and U.S. PPI was a bit higher than expected. The other major U.S. data...
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The 2013 RAV4 small SUV from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) managed to achieve just a ‘poor’ rating on a new front crash test. The small overlap front crash...
ThinkstockIn its latest assault on sovereign debt ratings, Fitch Ratings has downgraded France’s default rating from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA+’ with a Stable outlook. Fitch is jointly owned (50% each)...
ThinkstockIn the second such action so far this year, Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is being sued by a luxury goods maker for selling or promoting luxury items that the warehouse store...
ThinkstockThe continuing drought over much of the western half of the United States spread modestly in the past week, now covering about 45% of lower 48 states. The drought covered 44% of the...
Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) cut its second-quarter and full-year earnings guidance this morning, citing overcapacity in the air freight market, a slowing...
ThinkstockThe shrinking differential between the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude gets the lion’s share of the blame for last night’s announcement from Valero Corp. (NYSE:...
ThinkstockFabless semiconductor firm Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD) and China’s Tsinghua Unigroup announced today that the two companies have agreed to a merger under which Tsinghua...