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January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...

U.S. stocks reversed its multi-day losing streak as investors found enough positives in Tuesday's earnings to end the Dow's five day losing streak. The FOMC began its first day of a two-day meeting. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath believes that the central bank will reduce...

Traders and investors woke up Thursday morning to troubling news out of China. Chinese January HSBC flash PMI declined to 49.6 from a 50.5 in December. The data is re-starting the Chinese slowdown debate and according to Reuters has “reinforced concerns about global growth, especially in...

Saying, “Personally, I don’t care what Elon, Carlos or Jonathan say about fuel cells,” Toyota (NYSE: TM) executive, Bob Carter maintained that his company’s focus on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles was the right move. Carter was referring to criticism sounded by Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Elon Musk and...

Benzinga reported on Tuesday on a growing number of Wall Street banks that have turned negative on emerging markets. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) advise their clients to avoid exposure across multiple assets classes in emerging markets such as...

As 2013 comes to an end, the title of North America's best selling car manufacturer goes to Ford (NYSE: F), according to the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit based automaker had a tremendous year due to record sales figures for the Fusion, Escape and Fiesta cars. The company said that retail...

Markets have had a heck of a year. The unemployment rate has ticked down and the uncertainty about when the Fed's quantitative easing will begin to taper is over. And the prospects for Europe and China are looking better. Though analysts do not expect another banner year for stocks, and some...

After much anticipation and heavily speculation the Federal Reserve announced a $10 billion per month taper. Treasury purchases will be cut to $40 billion per month with MBS purchases cut to $35 billion per month. The Fed's move shouldn't come as a surprise as recent economic data and...

E-House (China) Holdings (NYSE: EJ), ICICI Bank (NYSE: IBN) and Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) are each trading more than 20 percent higher than 90 days ago. They all pay dividends, and analysts see some further room for them to grow into the new year. In addition, other Asian stocks traded on U.S....

November vehicle sales in the U.S. were the best in more than six years, according to The Wall Street Journal. An improving economic picture is clearly partly responsible. General Motors (NYSE: GM) Vice President Kurt McNeil told The Wall Street Journal, "We feel good about the direction of the...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up about 20 percent year to date, and the S&P 500 has gained even more in that time. Even as the markets continue to challenge new highs, investors and analysts are positioning themselves for the end of the year and for 2014. According to Wall Street...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), which is run and was co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2013 results Tuesday, November 5, after the markets close. Among other things, investors will have an eye on the gross profit margin. It jumped from five percent in the...

Ford (NYSE: F), which saw record sales of its F-150 trucks in August and September, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2013 results Thursday, October 24, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see how much of a drag on revenue and income Europe continues to be now that the...

The Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S is quickly proving itself to be much more than a novelty or a toy for the rich and famous. According to the California New Car Dealers Association, in June Tesla outsold several “heavy hitters” in the state including General Motors (NYSE: GM)’s Buick and...

Fourteen years ago, tech experts predicted that the Y2K bug would create a number of problems for computers, computer networks and other electronic devices. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, as much as $300 billion was spent to upgrade computers and programs to be Y2K-compliant. When...