Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen. ||| Sydney - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously seeks clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Show More Summary
United States stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday. ||| New York - United States stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper statements which were interpreted to mean a sooner-than-expected winding down of stimulus efforts. Show More Summary
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously seeks clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step.
The NSA is trying to prove the value of its surveillance programs. The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers [...]
In response to the revelation that the NSA has been illegally spying on all Americans for more than a decade, NSA chief General Keith Alexander claimed that the spying prevented a terrorist attack on Wall Street and the New York subway. Show More Summary
I predict "war on men" will prove a more enduring idea than "war on women." — James Taranto (@jamestaranto) June 19, 2013 Discuss.
James Taranto at The Wall Street Journal is harkening back to the hubbub last fall over "Obama phones" handed out to poor voters last fall. It's not an Obama program, per se, but a long-standing initiative of the Federal Communications...Show More Summary
Fox had some business advice for Tobin Smith today: Find work elsewhere. The investment manager and author who has been a familiar face on Fox News confirmed his sacking to the Wall Street Journal, which reported earlier in the day that...Show More Summary
Franchising rights to provide services to ERA Real Estate-affiliated brokerages in 18 Asian-Pacific countries are up for sale, and could fetch up to $160 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Singapore-based Hersing Corp., which holds ERA franchise rights in China,...
A Wall Street Journal op-ed authored by a staffer of the industry-funded Heartland Institute claimed that "[p]hysical limitations" will not allow wind to become a major source of our power. However, he ignored recent positive developments for the wind industry and areas where further innovation can help wind capacity further grow. Show More Summary
If these all-star managers can't pick stocks or time the market, Wall Street is concerned you might figure out that your local broker doesn't have much of a chance of doing so either.
The military's glaring sexual assault epidemic has proved so troubling that Congress has stepped in with its own suggestions for how to solve the problem. And Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto is standing athwart history, yelling,...Show More Summary
R. Nelson Parrish: streetseasky | Rendering a kinetic impression of the Southern Californian landscape, Parrish visually distills the iconic elements of surf, sun, and highway through glass-like resin, wall mounted objects.
Ultimately seeking the inter-connectedness of body and landscape, R. Show More Summary
SPOILER: Why wasn’t there more of a discussion about the prostitute who nursed a young Dick Whitman back to health and then took sexual advantage of him? [The Atlantic] There’s an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today by editorial board member James Taranto that posits the military’s effort to clean up sexual assault is [...]
Eric Morath of the Wall Street Journal reports today that "U.S. health-care costs fell in May for the first time in almost four decades, the latest evidence that government policies and an expansion in generic drugs are constraining prices." Maybe. Show More Summary
Global temperatures are rising; literally, figuratively, anyway you spin it. Despite the desperate cheerleading of economists and Wall Street pundits, despite the cheap credit of...
Rite Aid ( NYS: RAD ) is expected to report Q1 earnings on June 20. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Rite Aid's revenues will drop -2.7% and EPS will turn positive The average estimate for revenue is $6.29 billion. Show More Summary
ConAgra Foods ( NYS: CAG ) is expected to report Q4 earnings around June 21. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict ConAgra Foods's revenues will grow 35.0% and EPS will grow 15.7%. The average estimate for revenue is $4.61 billion. Show More Summary
TIBCO Software ( NAS: TIBX ) is expected to report Q2 earnings on June 20. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict TIBCO Software's revenues will wane -0.2% and EPS will compress -30.8%. The average estimate for revenue is $246.7 million. Show More Summary
Kroger ( NYS: KR ) is expected to report Q1 earnings on June 20. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Kroger's revenues will increase 3.8% and EPS will increase 14.1%. The average estimate for revenue is $30.17 billion. Show More Summary