The number of planned job cuts in the U.S. soared to a 29-month high in September, exacerbated by layoffs at Bank of America and cutbacks by the U.S. military, according to a new report.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Lithia Motors, Ennis, Freeport-McMoran Copper, Dycom Industries and Concho Resources. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Accuride Corp, Lexington Realty Trust, Strategic Hotels, Precision Drilling and HHGregg.
Apple unveiled on the event on Tuesday the iPhone 4S, a major upgrade over its previous iPhone 4 model having iOS 5, iCloud and Siri.
“Europe was, of course, not particularly successful in the last few months.”
Since July 1, 2002, IBM shares have tripled in value, while Microsoft stock has barely budged.
From its May 2011 high, the index is down about 19 percent, very close to the 20 percent decline required for a bear market.
Year to date in 2011, AMR shares have plummeted more than 60 percent.
"The bottom line is that we don't want to leave Illinois, but the structure that exists as it relates to exchanges is virtually punitive."
Global Equities Research has downgraded shares of LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) to equal weight from overweight, saying that the company may probably lose revenue to Google+.
Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating on shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) to buy from hold with a price target of $50.
Now that Kodak shares trade at only 78 cents, the collapse of the imaging icon would be a technology tragedy and a black eye for the U.S.
By accumulating enough shares, stockholders would have the ammunition to force changes to the company's board.
Illinois officials raised the tax rate in January to deal with the state’s massive budget deficit.
The 24 people arrested, comprising 15 women and nine men, spent several hours in a jail in South Boston, but are unlikely to face any serious charges.
The Eastman Kodak Co. issued a statement Friday saying it was committed to meeting its obligations, and had no plans to file for bankruptcy protection.
Leo Apotheker, the recently fired CEO of Hewlett-Packard, will take with him more than $13 million in cash and stock as part of his severance agreement, according to an SEC filing.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) would now charge a $5 monthly fee for debit card usage as Dodd-Frank Act's Durbin amendment would become effective Oct. 1.
There have long been suspicions that Chinese companies which are listed on U.S. bourses do not adhere to strict accounting standards
Bank of America Corp. plans to impose a $5 monthly fee starting early next year on customers who make purchases on their debit cards.
Shares of online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) jumped on Wednesday after the company unveiled its new, cheaply priced Tablet computer called Kindle Fire as a potential challenger to Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) celebrated iPad. But is it really a case of apples and oranges?
Financial stocks are particularly buoyant -- Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is up 5.2 percent.
Mobile phone firm Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said it would cut 3,500 jobs and review its operations in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as part of its cost-cutting measures.