Boston, MA, 11/26/2013 (nysepost) – A couple in Calgary have flung accusations at General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) after they purchased a Chevy Cruze. The accusation is that the vehicle guzzles 50% more gas than what had been advertised by the automaker. Farah Mocquais, the owner of the vehicles said that she feels strongly cheated.Pierre-Yves, her husband said that instead of saving […]
What does trading the markets have to do with turkey? This story isn’t about advice for trading agriculture; it’s about how Trading Concepts Inc., one of the oldest and most respected trading companies gives thanks by giving back.“I am extremely grateful for these past 19 years of Trading Concepts’ success,” said Trading Concepts Founder and CEO Todd Mitchell. He is […]
For the past decade, Microsoft’s (MSFT) share price has been somehow stagnant. However, according to the outgoing CEO, Steve Ballmer, it is the market that is failing to recognize the company’s value. Understandably, some may view this as an excuse but if you think of it, he has a point. However, it’s during Ballmer’s tenure at the helm of the […]
Graphene is already used in tennis rackets, with future applications including aircraft bodies and membranes for DNA sequencing. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images for HEADA British firm which has found a way to produce industrial quantities of graphene, the wonder material expected to revolutionise the fields of medicine and manufacturing, saw its share price rise 40% during its stock market debut […]
Question: I’m trying to decide which would make a better core equity holding: an S&P 500 index fund or a total stock market index fund. What should I take into consideration? Answer: Given the increasing popularity of index funds–which account for about one out of every six dollars invested in equity mutual funds and the vast majority of assets invested […]
Comments from activist investor Carl Icahn’s suggesting that the market was headed for a major decline dragged the Dow and S&P 500 down from their record highs. Markets had opened higher largely due to optimism about the Fed’s continued support for its stimulus plan. Additionally, the Dow crossed the 16,000 mark for the first time. However, a late sell off […]
The Dow and S&P 500 hit new highs on Friday, notching up their sixth consecutive week of gains riding high on Federal Reserve chair nominee Janet Yellen’s recent comments supporting the Central Bank’s stimulus program. Shares of Exxom Mobil Corp. moved higher after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. revealed that it had acquired an additional stake worth $3.45 billion in […]
E-commerce companies rely on a number of signals to tell them when customers are likely to make a purchase and where they might drop off. But in many cases, they rely on several different backend systems that all measures different parts of the business. A new startup called Rubikloud seeks to simplify all that, with a single platform that uses […]
Print PDFThe Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) is a global cable and satellite television channel based in the United States. It is owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and the Hearst Corporation (20%). As of August 2013, almost 98 million American households receive ESPN. Each of these households pays $ 5 a month, totaling around $ 6 billion […]
