Why Groupon, United Online, and Financial Engines Tumbled Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleTech Teardown: Feb. 21
Filed under: Investing In this episode of Tech Teardown, Erin Kennedy discusses the latest developments in the tech sector with Evan Niu, CFA, our tech and telecom bureau chief. Facebook agrees to...
View ArticleHere Are 20 Billion Reasons Not to Sell Sikorsky
Filed under: Investing Turkey plans to upgrade its air forces with more modern versions of this S-70 Seahawk -- already in Turkish service. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, I laid out three...
View ArticleWhy Facebook's Big Buy Makes Perfect Sense
Filed under: Investing FacebookĀ is dropping a pretty penny to acquire WhatsApp, the young mobile messaging platform that has taken off. WhatsApp now boasts over 450 million monthly active users, with...
View ArticleDespite a Strong Day by Walt Disney and Nike, Dow Can't Find Green
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble and Safeway Climb on Buyout Offers
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleAmarin Given 3-Year Exclusivity for Vascepa
Filed under: Investing Amarin has received an important approval from the Food and Drug Administration, but the company is not necessarily happy about it. The FDA Ā awarded the firm three years of...
View ArticleWhy ETFs Are So Tax-Smart
Filed under: Investing You've probably heard that exchange-traded funds or ETFs have tax advantages over regular mutual funds. But to make the most of the advantages of ETFs, you need to understand why...
View ArticleWhy Bank of America's CEO Is Worth Every Penny
Filed under: Investing Bank of America is giving its CEO a pay bump. During his four years as CEO, Brian Moynihan has dealt with a handful of issues but has methodically worked the bank, and...
View ArticleWill Eating at Chipotle Get Too Expensive for Customers?
Filed under: Investing In the past five years alone, shares of Chipotle Mexican GrillĀ Ā soared more than 900%. Chipotle continues to dominate the burrito scene even though competitors Taco Bell, under...
View ArticleSony's PlayStation 4 Puts Microsoft's Xbox One to Shame
Filed under: Investing With the critical holiday season fading into the rear view mirror, the global battle for console dominance between Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One are changing...
View ArticleThese 2 Disruptive 3-D Printers Could Make Life Difficult for 3D Systems...
Filed under: Investing Two potentially disruptive 3-D printers are expected to hit the scene later this year, which could make life more difficult for 3D Systems and Stratasys . German-based...
View ArticleFox's 'Fantastic Four' Reboot May Already Be in Trouble
Filed under: Investing Before he was Captain America, Chris Evans played the Human Torch in 2005's Fantastic Four. Credit: Twenty-First Century Fox. Twenty-First Century Fox executives have decided who...
View ArticleLegalized Marijuana: 9 Charts You Need to See
Filed under: Investing At the beginning of 2014, the state of Colorado legalized the sale, possession, and use of marijuana for recreational purposes -- to read our in-depth report on the legalized...
View ArticleIs Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg the Gutsiest CEO in the World?
Filed under: Investing You've heard of setting the bar high. With one massive deal, Facebook and its CEO, 29-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, just strapped rockets to that bar and launched it into the...
View ArticleActivist Investor Looks for a Clean Slate at Abercrombie & Fitch
Filed under: Investing The moves by Abercrombie & Fitch to rein in its CEO in response to investor angst over his imperiousness isn't enough to mollify Engaged Capital, the hedge fund that set the...
View Article3 Stocks Set to Benefit From a Growing Trend in Energy
Filed under: Investing As recently reported in the Wall Street Journal, shipping oil and other petroleum products by barge has grown substantially since 2010. Barges offer oil producers and refiners...
View Article3 Castings You Missed: 'Supernatural' Spinoff Leads, Cuthbert Gets 'Happy'...
Filed under: Investing As we get closer to this year'sĀ upfronts, the networks are closing deals on a daily basis for their new top-tier projects. From movie stars looking to make the leap to TV to old...
View ArticleBox Office: 'LEGO Movie' Builds Huge Lead Over '3 Days to Kill,' 'Pompeii'...
Filed under: Investing The LEGO Movie and 3 Days to Kill went 1-2 at the Friday box office. Image sources: Time Warner, Relativity Media You've got to give it to these toys. Even after three weekends,...
View ArticleApple Inc. Bets Big on Brazil
Filed under: Investing As we saw in 2013, tech giant Apple appears to be fighting a losing battle to keep up with the torrent growth of the overall smartphone market. Indeed, Apple already dominates...
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