3 Things BofI Holding's CEO Just Said
Filed under: Investing BofI Holding's stock price is up an astonishing 184% year to date and currently trading near four times book value -- a good sign the market is high on the company's potential...
View ArticleFord Unveils Its Risky New 2015 Mustang
Filed under: Investing Ford's 2015 Mustang will go on sale in Q4 2014. Photo: Ford. You could sense anxiety and blood pressure rising in loyal Ford Mustang enthusiasts across the nation over the last...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Buy Campbell Soup
Filed under: Investing The global baked food industry is expected to be worth in excess of $310 billion by the end of 2015. In addition, the market for soups, sauces, and dressings is estimated to grow...
View ArticleWill Amazon Still Be a Buy at $400?
Filed under: Investing For Amazon.com investors, trading at $400 per share is a major accomplishment and a level that many thought could never be seen. The constant debate regarding the worth of Amazon...
View Article3 Energy Companies to Watch in 2014
Filed under: Investing Each week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration releases a report with the most updated natural gas information. The most recent report indicates that demand for natural...
View ArticleWeekly Jobless Claims Drop To Under 300,000
Filed under: CareersMore strong news is out on the jobs front. The U.S. Labor Department reported that weekly jobless claims fell down to 298,000 in the latest week. Dow Jones was calling for about...
View ArticlePetrochina's Deal With ExxonMobil on Iraq Is a Win-Win
Filed under: Investing On Thursday, PetroChina announced a deal with ExxonMobil to acquire a 25% stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field project in southeastern Iraq. With an estimated 43 billion barrels...
View ArticleU.S. Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Upward to 3.6%
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Economy, InvestingCharles Rex Arbogast/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew faster than initially estimated in the third quarter as businesses...
View ArticleMoney Minute: Consumers Flock to the Web; Chase Warns Cash Card Users
Filed under: Market News, Internet, Security, Stocks, Shopping Trends A warning for cash card users, and e-filing of tax returns hits an all-time high. Those and other top money stories you need to...
View ArticleStock Market Today: Apple Storms Into China, Costco Slows Down
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleOne Awesome Year of Dividend Growth Investing in Public
Filed under: Investing One year ago, on Dec. 4, 2012, the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio launched. The portfolio attempts to generate an income stream that increases each year...
View ArticleJ.M. Smucker Might Not Be a Bad Investment
Filed under: Investing J.M. Smucker , the marketer of branded food products, reported second-quarter results that were below expectations, which led to a drop in the stock price. The missJ.M. Smucker...
View ArticleA Few Reasons Why You Should Consider Macy's for Your Portfolio
Filed under: Investing The retail industry has become increasingly competitive, with each player trying to capture more market share. Every retailer is planning its own way of luring customers and...
View ArticleHow to Grow a $100 Billion Company by Double Digits
Filed under: Investing Generating 10.6% revenue growth and 20% income growth (24% adjusted) sounds pretty good for a company with a market cap north of $100 billion. Schlumberger attributes part of...
View ArticleBargain-Hunters Put a Dent in November Retail Sales
Filed under: Black Friday, Company News, Earnings, Retail, Holiday ShoppingJoshua Lott/Getty Images By Phil Wahba NEW YORK -- Several major U.S. retailers posted disappointing sales for November after...
View ArticleEmerson Electric to Buy Out SPX's Stake in EGS Electrical
Filed under: Investing Emerson Electric will soon be in sole possession of a joint venture it has operated with SPX since 1997. Both companies announced in separate press releases Wednesday that...
View ArticleDARPA Hires Pfizer to Perform Groundbreaking Vaccine Research
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense announced eight defense contracts on Wednesday. Worth $198.4 million in total, the contracts ranged in value by a factor of 10 -- from as much as $80...
View ArticleAmazon's Kindles Post All-Time High Weekend Sales
Filed under: Investing Amazon.com is continuing to put up a determined fight in the tablet wars. The retailer said in a press release Wednesday that this past Thanksgiving weekend was "the best ever"...
View ArticleCongress Asked to Approve $150 Million Kuwaiti Military Contract
Filed under: Investing The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Thursday of plans to sell the government of Kuwait $150 million worth of follow-on "contractor engineering...
View ArticleCongress Asked to Approve $1 Billion Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia
Filed under: Investing The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Thursday of plans to enter into a pair of foreign military sales contracts with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. If...
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