July 28th, 2010
The BP share price has edged up during the past week, after the company temporarily plugged the leak in the Gulf of Mexico which was causing the oil spill. The company has had its ups and downs since April 20th – the date of the Deepwater Horizon explosion which set the events in motion for [...]
July 28th, 2010
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently issued their third quarter earnings and the reception has been great in the markets. During last year during this quarter, Apple reported a profit of $1.83 billion. This showcases just how well the Cupertino, California based tech firm is doing. Apple’s successes during this quarter can be attributed to the iPad and [...]
July 23rd, 2010
The unemployment extension 2010 bill has been signed into law by President Obama. Jobless benefits will once again be available for those who have exhausted 26 but less than 99 weeks of unemployment. Those who have used up all 99 weeks of benefits previously available will not have relief under this bill. The measure was [...]
July 16th, 2010
Novartis’ Q2 profit up 19 percent- (NYSE:NVS). Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis has announced that their second quarter profits are up 19% from the same time last year coming in at $2.4 billion as opposed to $2.04 billion. The news set their stock to $50.62 a share which is actually down from the previous day’s closing. [...]
July 14th, 2010
NASDAQ:AAPL Apple Stock Price Continues Decline Amid iPhone 4.0 Complaints. Apple’s stock price has continued declining amid continuing complaints about the iPhone 4. In fact, Consumer Reports refuses to recommend the new handset from the Cupertino, California based company – confirming that there are reception problems with the handset. The new iPhone 4.0 is supposed [...]
July 8th, 2010
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Ascending Stock Price during iPhone 4 Reception Problem Lawsuit. The stock price of Apple has fluctuated in the wake of the iPhone 4 lawsuit. What many dub as a frivolous lawsuit could indeed be just that, as investors have a lot of confidence in the Cupertino, CA based company. Shares of Apple Stock [...]
July 6th, 2010
Tesla Motors: Stock Shares Down after initial IPO-TSLA. Tesla Motors was the first IPO in the automotive industry since Ford hit the market in 1956. The target price upon the first day of trading was $17. The stock climbed and closed its first day of trading over 40% above it’s initial price. However, after a [...]
June 21st, 2010
Unemployment Extension 2010 Bill and Doc Fix, Tax Hikes. The unemployment extension 2010 failed to pass, after unemployment benefits extensions expired on June 2nd. This leaves millions of Americans in a position where they don’t know what to do next. HR 4213 promised to extend benefits through November 30, 2010 with the hopes that at [...]
June 21st, 2010
NYSE: BP Stock Price and Costner’s Centrifuge. Kevin Costner used over $20 million of his own funds to back a centrifuge that separates oil from water. He made the investment in the wake of the Exxon Valdez crisis in Alaska, and his investment could be paying off big. BP (NYSE:BP) has decided to purchase 32 [...]
June 20th, 2010
2010 Unemployment Extension and Benefits Denial Blasted by Obama. The unemployment extension 2010 wasn’t passed in the Senate, despite heading through the House with no problems. The failure to pass the unemployment extension bill has left many unemployed in the worst possible position possible – in dire financial straits with no recent job experience. We [...]
