One of the most profitable models for a company is the "razor-and-blade" model.
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April 25 - News
Perhaps appropriately for an arms merchant, General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) stock is exploding this week, up nearly 8.8% since reporting earnings Wednesday morning -- and...
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April 25 - News
While its two peer indexes finished the day essentially unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3% as AT&T Inc.
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April 25 - News
If there's one thing a company doesn't want to be known for, it's failure. Arguably, next in line to failure would be asininely expensive.
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April 24 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded yesterday in a big way, thanks to strong earnings reports from its components. Today, the Dow is down slightly for the same reason.
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April 24 - News
Airplanes paid off for Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) this quarter.
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April 24 - News
After Obama’s signing on defense sequestration and budget cuts, many have formed a bearish point of view on the aerospace and defense stocks.
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April 23 - News
Though some expected the Dow Jones Industrial Average to regain some momentum this morning, its higher open was quickly lost following some unexpected economic news.
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April 22 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, and a full third of companies on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to report last quarter's data this week.
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April 21 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), one of the world's largest companies by both sales and market cap, and economic bellwether for ...
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April 21 - News
Good news, investors! On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration approved The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s detailed design changes for the battery on the 787 Dreamliner.
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April 21 - News
By now you've probably heard the news; The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency thinks "with moderate confidence" that North Korea has developed a nuclear weapon capable of ...
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April 20 - News
It's true that The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has had some problems recently.
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April 19 - News
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) took off into business legend on April 17, 1973, when 14 Dassault Falcon 20s took off from Memphis International Airport.
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April 17 - News
The average American worker made $19.77 per hour last year. Let's contemplate the hourly pay of some other Americans' wages.
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April 17 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is obviously anticipating its 787 Dreamliner getting aloft again as it is making plans to expand its South Carolina facilities with a $1 billion investment...
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April 12 - News
LONDON -- Next week is quite a busy one for FTSE 100 ex-dividend dates, and it pays to plan ahead if you want to buy in time to be eligible for a firm's payment -- or if you'...
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April 10 - News
What the video shows is the new, unimaginatively named Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, that the Naval Sea Systems Command has developed to shoot down enemy drones and disable small...
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April 10 - News
It might not be obvious to the casual observer, but right now, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock offers one of the best values available in the entire aerospace and defense ...
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April 10 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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April 8 - News
The 170-point opening plunge for the Dow Jones Industrials raised many fears that the long-awaited correction for the U.S. stock market was finally at hand.
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April 6 - News
Well, it could have been worse.
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April 6 - News
Down nearly 175 points in early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sold off sharply on a disappointing employment report that showed continuing struggles in the job market...
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April 6 - News
Blue-chip stocks are broadly lower today after a disappointing government report showed that the labor market recovery may be in jeopardy.
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April 5 - News
Remember that slow and steady economic recovery we were having? It may have become even slower during March, because the jobs report released this morning was less than inspiring...
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April 5 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down big-time following a terrible jobs report. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow is down 88 points, or 0.6%, to 14,518.
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April 5 - News
Spring is finally here, and a new earnings season is right around the corner. Next Monday Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) will get us started by releasing its latest quarterly results.
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April 5 - News
Although Britain's foremost share index has risen 9.6% so far in 2013, I believe many London-listed stocks still have much further to run, while conversely, others are overdue...
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April 5 - News
Yesterday I suggested that if an investor believed in the old investing maxim "sell in May and go away," it meant the time was drawing near to think about exiting one's positions...
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April 4 - News
Forget about yesterday's great gains. The markets are embracing the red today, and as of 2:30 p.m.
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April 3 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute is down following a troubling private sector jobs report, having lost 67 points, or 0.46%, as of 1:15 p.m. EDT.
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April 3 - News
Let me be clear, I don't believe in trying to time the market, but I do believe in looking at stocks relative to their peers and assessing how attractive they are.
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April 3 - News
As much as everyone thought that April showers might make the stock market swoon after an impressive first-quarter performance, it seems like May flowers are a month early.
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April 3 - News
April 2 is notable for two important patents, both of which have contributed greatly to the fortunes of two longtime components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones ...
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April 2 - News
Peter Lynch used to say that you should know enough about a company to tell its “story” in just a minute or two.
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April 1 - News
First there was Deep Blue, then Watson, and now... SyNAPSE? International Business Machines Corp.
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March 28 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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March 28 - News
LONDON -- It's easy to look back on the past month and pick the biggest risers.
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March 28 - News
After a brief respite yesterday, Europe is back at the center of attention for stock market investors today.
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March 27 - News
Blue-chip stocks are considerably higher today after data showed that home prices are continuing their upward ascent.
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March 26 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has made substantial gains following some mixed economic reports. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT the Dow is up 83 points, or 0.58%, to 14,531.
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March 26 - News
As has happened so much recently, the stock market answered yesterday's worries with renewed strength today.
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March 26 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) took a beating yesterday after investors were spooked by comments about the Cypress bailout plan becoming a template for fixing...
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March 26 - News
Although the Cypriots managed to come to an agreement with other European leaders, the deal leaves many questions unanswered and raises a tremendous amount of uncertainty, and...
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March 25 - News
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) is a global provider of high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries.
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March 25 - News
When most people see products labeled as “Made in the U.S.A.,” they tend to think of factories located within our borders, with workers earning at least minimum wage producing...
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March 24 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) continues to have problems with its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are currently grounded pending further review of the safety of their lithium...
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March 22 - Stock Analysis
In trying to chart your own course to invest for your retirement, it's useful to look at what major companies are doing with their pension-fund money to try to achieve the same...
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March 21 - News
Among the largest global aircraft manufacturers, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has been in the news recently owing to its latest, highly innovative, and complex product, the ...
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March 21 - News
The United States of America has the highest incarceration rate of any industrialized nation.
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March 20 - News