Reflecting those losses, the VIX , Wall Street's fear gauge, shot up 19% to close at 14.68 -- its highest closing value since Jan.
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February 21 - News
After closing yesterday at a five-year high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is having some mood swings this morning.
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February 21 - News
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) released its fourth quarter earnings, and the report was less than stellar.
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February 21 - News
Having hit a five-year high yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down slightly following some mixed economic reports today. As of 1:10 p.m.
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February 20 - News
After reaching a new five-year high yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated late in the session after a Federal Reserve meeting, falling 108 points, or 0.8%, on...
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February 20 - News
Stocks are broadly lower today as downbeat results from the housing sector weigh on homebuilders and equipment manufacturers.
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February 20 - News
Seems like every day now the Dow Jones Industrial Average is touching a new yearly high. As of 2:25 p.m.
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February 20 - News
In another sign of the resilience of the bull market, the markets reacted well to news that the fragile recovery in the housing market may be vulnerable to a crisis of confidence...
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February 20 - News
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average now just a little more than 100 points away from its all-time high, the threat of a pullback is growing in investors' minds.
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February 19 - News
Year to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is crushing it.
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February 19 - News
Investors look to the Dow Jones Industrials as the strongest blue-chip stocks the U.S. has to offer.
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February 15 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 15 - News
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) has been a bright spot in the U.S. airline industry for the past several years.
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February 15 - News
While a few industries and some stocks in particular have been negatively affected by President Obama's speech last night, for the most part investors treated today like just ...
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February 14 - News
Boeing reported 4Q 2012 earnings per share of $1.28, while analysts had estimated earnings per share of $1.19. Revenues were up 14% to $22.3 billion.
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February 13 - News
If you can handle a bit of uncertainty stemming from both segments of this company's business and are investing for the long term, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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February 12 - News
If you read my recent article, you know I'm not the biggest fan of electric vehicles and their long-term viability.
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February 12 - News
Whether it's because of the snowstorm in the Northeast, investors waiting for fresh economic data, or just simply market participants wanting to hear where President Obama would...
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February 12 - News
We’ve come a long way since the Wright Brothers developed the first successful aircraft, some 110 years in fact.
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February 11 - News
It's been a "good news, bad news" kind of a week for The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA).
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February 11 - News
Maybe it's a Friday thing. After hitting the 14,000 mark last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced big ups and downs throughout this week.
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February 8 - News
Every investor can appreciate a stock that consistently beats the Street without getting ahead of its fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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February 7 - News
The 787 Dreamliner has been a driving force in Charleston's industrial reawakening, having added more than 4,000 manufacturing jobs to the region. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA...
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February 7 - News
I am constantly amazed at the overwhelming number of analysts and screaming TV heads that discuss “the market” as if it were a living, breathing being, capable of thoughts...
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February 6 - News
Commercial aerospace company B/E Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ:BEAV) delivered a pretty strong set of results recently.
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February 5 - News
According to economists, the current low-interest-rate environment is primarily intended to bolster business activity by making it easier for companies to invest in growth-producing...
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February 5 - News
A few days into my experiment with Apple Inc.
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February 4 - News
After a strong January and a great first day of trading in February, stocks have plunged today. As of 3:15 p.m.
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February 4 - News
Thanks to positive earnings from all corners of the markets and a mediocre jobs report, the markets are off and running again today. As of 12:40 p.m.
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February 2 - News
It's been an explosive start to the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average .
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February 1 - News
According to Boston University finance professor Allen Michel, when a company announces it's buying back stock, that stock tends to outperform the market by 2% to 4% more than...
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January 22 - News
The National Association of Realtors released data this morning indicating that December's existing-home sales fell by 1% from November.
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January 22 - News
Rumors abound that one of Asia’s biggest low cost carriers, the Indonesia based privately held PT Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air), a traditional The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA...
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January 22 - News
Just in time for the new year, chief U.S. equities strategist at J.P. Morgan Tom Lee appeared on CNBC on December 31st to discuss the firm’s outlook for 2013.
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December 31 - Stock Analysis
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has attracted the interest of various big-name investors in the hedge fund industry.
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December 18 - Hedge Funds
Fortune met Warren Buffett by accident in 1966.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds
James A. Star’s Longview Asset Management likes General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), an aerospace and defense company, a lot.
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October 4 - Stock Analysis
Corporate insiders have material non-public information about their companies.
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December 22 - Insider Trading
Jim Simons' Medallion Fund is a phenomenon, by far the best hedge fund with 34% annual alpha. The problem is its strategy has a size constraint.
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February 13 - News