Services Sector Review: Top Winning and Losing Stocks
Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today’s action in the Services sector: Gainer (% price change) R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (NASDAQ:RRD): The shares closed at $21.33, up $6.87, or 47.51%,...
View ArticleWill a Narrowing Trade Deficit Boost the U.S. Economy?
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in September to the lowest level this year as exports rose to a record high and imports stagnated for the fourth consecutive month. Hot Feature: Papademos Named as...
View ArticleU.S. Trade Gap Narrowed to 10-Month Low in October
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to a 10-month low of $43.5 billion despite imports from China hitting a record high, the Commerce Department said Friday, also revising its estimate of the...
View ArticleISM: Services Sector Grew in January on New Orders, Higher Employment
The Institute for Supply Management’s services index rose in January to its highest level in nearly a year as new orders and employment jumped. Hot Feature: Obama Administration to Shut Down Fannie and...
View ArticleWhere is Apple Spending Its Money?
Although Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) enormous $145 billion-plus cash reserves have given the company a somewhat miserly reputation on Wall Street, not all of the Cupertino-based company’s money is being...
View ArticleU.S. Trade Gap Widens, Threatens Second-Quarter GDP
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Wednesday that the trade deficit increased 12.1 percent from $40.3 billion in April to $45 billion in May. Total May exports declined $0.5 billion to...
View ArticleHere’s Why Growth Data Hint at a British Economic Recovery
During the third quarter of 2013, the economy of the United Kingdom grew at its fastest rate in three years, Reuters reports. Gross domestic product in the U.K. rose by 0.8 percent during the third...
View ArticleMonday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
It’s Monday, November 4, and U.S. consumers appear to have brushed off the 16-day partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Gallup says that self-reported consumer spending averaged $88 per day in...
View ArticleMacquarie Kicks Off Apple Coverage With ‘Outperform’ Rating
Source: Thinkstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) received some additional analyst attention this week as Macquarie USA Equities Research initiated its coverage of the Cupertino-based company with an...
View Article3 Charts Explaining the Health of the U.S. Economy
Initial applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to nine-week high of 344,000 in the week ended April 26 — a concerning sign for an economy expecting headline employment numbers to...
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