New York Saw 875% Higher Energy Prices Last Winter--A Nuclear Controversy
Filed under: Investing New York state gets about a third of its electricity from nuclear power plants. That's a big slice of the power pie, but there have been rumblings from nuclear opponents that...
View ArticleIs Gluten-Free a Real Threat to Panera Bread Co.?
Filed under: Investing Grains and bread form the foundation of the government's food pyramid, recommending anywhere from five to 12 servings daily, and Panera Bread , whose name drips with redundancy...
View ArticleShould I Invest in Starbucks Stock?
Filed under: Investing I'm sure there are better investing one-liners than, "Invest in what you know," but it's still near the top of the list. If you're a walking, breathing adult, you probably know...
View ArticleNatural Gas Fuels Another Solid Quarter for Kinder Morgan Inc.
Filed under: Investing Source: Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan Inc. announced solid third-quarter results after the closing bell today. The company reported cash available to pay dividends of $435...
View ArticleIs Activision Blizzard a Buy After Collapsing 21% Since September?
Filed under: Investing Activision Blizzard's stock has taken a beating since the release of its much-hyped video game, Destiny. The title was positioned as the beginning of the company's next major...
View ArticleWho's Really in Charge of Microsoft Corporation? Nadella, Gates, or Ballmer?
Filed under: Investing For decades, Microsoft was synonymous with Bill Gates. After his childhood friend and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen retired in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's...
View ArticleOrbital Sciences Corporation's Earnings Soar
Filed under: Investing Source: Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital Sciences announced third-quarter results before the opening bell this morning. The company reported revenue of $338.2 million and...
View ArticleHow Carnival Corporation Is Investing $2 Billion in Its Future
Filed under: Investing Carnival Corp is the world's preeminent cruise operator. Its market share is twice that of Royal Caribbean , its closest competitor. Carnival's size gives it an advantage in an...
View ArticleChesapeake Energy Corporation Unloads Marcellus and Utica Shale Acreage
Filed under: Investing Source: Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake Energy announced today that it is selling acreage in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays to Southwestern Energy for $5.375 billion. The...
View ArticleWhy IBM Should Increase Capital Expenditures
Filed under: Investing Technology giant International Business Machines has made great strides in its huge business transition. During the past few years, IBM has spent a lot more money on software and...
View ArticleApple, Inc. Stock: Irrational Fear Is Spreading
Filed under: Investing The financial markets have been roiled in recent weeks by the continued spread of the deadly Ebola virus and a steep drop in oil prices. For a while, though, shares of Apple...
View ArticleSome Things to Remember About Market Plunges
Filed under: Investing The funniest thing about markets is that all past crashes are viewed as an opportunity, but all current and future crashes are viewed as a risk. For months, investors have been...
View ArticleIt's Time for Solazyme Management to Come Clean
Filed under: Investing Source: Solazyme. Shares of Solazyme , the renewable oil manufacturer powered by synthetic biology, have been absolutely crushed in recent weeks. The broader indices haven't been...
View ArticleApple, Inc. Is Ready for the Holidays
Filed under: Investing Tim Cook speaking at the October event. Source: Apple. Apple has just wrapped up its October media event, just a month after its September iPhone event. As usual, everything came...
View Article3 Reasons News Corp Bought Realtor.com's Parent Move
Filed under: Investing At the end of September, media giant News Corp agreed to purchase Realtor.com's parent company Move for a price of $950 million. News Corp has trailing 12-month trailing revenue...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Stocks Level Out, Give Investors a Breather
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Global Economy, Stock Markets David Gowans/AlamyDelta stock rose Thursday thanks to earnings that beat expectations; meanwhile, the broader market leveled out after...
View ArticleAbbVie Inc to Shire: It's Not You, It's My Country
Filed under: Investing In perhaps the most costly prenup in history, AbbVie looks like it will have to pay Shire $1.635 billion to break their engagement. After previously agreeing to the deal,...
View ArticleAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. Earnings: The Struggle Continues
Filed under: Investing Advanced Micro Devices reported its third-quarter earnings and issued its guidance for its fourth quarter. For the third quarter, AMD reported revenue of $1.43 billion, missing...
View Article5 Things Westport Innovations Inc. Management Wants You to Know
Filed under: Investing I was about to apprise Westport Innovations investors about highlights from the company's last conference call when management unexpectedly revised its full-year revenue guidance...
View ArticleGoogle Inc. Third-Quarter Earnings: A Search Engine Giant in Transition
Filed under: Investing Google's third-quarter earnings are in, and the market doesn't seem impressed, as both classes of its public shares have fallen by about 3% in after-hours trading. The...
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