Stocks
3 Reasons Apple Stock Fell After Earnings
Apple earnings disappointed investors, with shares of the technology giant falling over 8% in after-hours trading. While the stock recovered some of those losses in today’s trading session, shares… Read more
DuPont Earnings Met with Deafening Silence
More than occasionally the market acts in peculiar ways. For the most part, the game is simple. When a company reports earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, the stock… Read more
Apple (AAPL) Extends Underwhelming Earnings Start
Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) disappointing earnings yesterday were the latest in what has become a disturbing trend this earnings season. While the world’s largest company didn’t technically fall short of… Read more
How Twitter’s IPO Avoided Facebook’s Fate
“There is no doubt that Twitter is a huge force on the Internet. After Facebook, it’s the largest U.S. social network site, with 200 million active monthly users. Not… Read more
Caterpillar Stock Surges
The stock market is truly insane. Last week’s sell-off was supposedly due to troubles in emerging markets. What company is correlated to goings-on overseas? Why Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), of… Read more
Market Bubble Goes Pop!
It was a rough week for stocks that ended with carnage. Friday’s sell-off may not have been of epic proportions, but a 2% loss across the board on the… Read more
Why Online Video Streaming May Get More Expensive
Like many of you, I stream a fair amount of video over the Internet. This past summer I canceled cable, installed a high-def antenna on my roof for local… Read more
Marijuana Industry Not Worth the Gamble
It’s only been 24 days and I’m already exhausted by the onslaught of articles about “budding” industries, “bong” bubbles, or “high” hopes for the marijuana industry. Why can’t we… Read more
Netflix Cannot Save the Day as Stocks Tumble
Shall we declare a winner in January’s tug of war between bulls and bears? I think we shall, as yesterday’s washout put investors solidly on the defensive. It’s amazing… Read more