Investing

Netflix Q4 2013 Income Rises Five-Fold over Previous Year

Thirty-one analysts polled by Bloomberg regarding Netflix’s (NFLX) fourth quarter performance arrived at the following consensus figures: Net...

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IBM to Accelerate Re-Org after Disappointing Earnings

IBM Corp, the world’s biggest technology services company, missed analysts’ estimates for the fourth quarter of 2013.

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Michigan Math: Big 3 – Big 1 = Big 2

After a lengthy negotiation process, Italian car company Fiat finally acquired a 100 percent ownership stake in Chrysler.

Why Small Caps are the Best Investment

In a world where “can't-lose” investment themes get tossed out with remarkable regularity, the “small-cap effect” is one...

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Verizon Q4 2014 Earnings Meet Expectations

About one year ago today, Verizon announced that due to pension expenses and costs associated with Hurricane Sandy,...

[European Central Bank]

Euro Gains on Dollar While U.S. Markets Rest

With U.S. markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the euro made a small rebound...

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Student Lender Profits Drop 22 Percent in Q413

The student lender known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corp., reported fourth quarter profits for 2013 dropped 22% from...

[aluminum]

Second Huge Booze Acquisition in Southeast Asia in a Week

The world’s largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, announced it will be buying South Korea’s Oriental Brewery Co Ltd...

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Disappointing Earnings Lower Stocks

Investors exited the markets as earnings reports from various companies fell below expectations, resulting in the market closing...

European Shares Top Five-Year Highs as Periphery Rally Continues

European shares reached a new 5-1/2 year high today as a third weekly gain for Portuguese and Spanish...