Business News Archives: Page 5

Amazon.com's Q1 Results Fail to Meet Analysts Expectations (April 26, 2011): Amazon.

New Home Sales Climb in March, But Way Off Last Year's Numbers (April 25, 2011): New data released by the U.

Elmo to Teach Kids the Value of Money (April 22, 2011): Sesame Street and PNC Bank have launched a new campaign to help kids learn the value of money and to learn how to save and share.

Intel Shares Climb 6% After Earnings Surprise (April 20, 2011): Intel shares are up over 6% after they reported a first-quarter profit of $3.

Stocks Fall After US Credit Outlook Cut (April 18, 2011): Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit outlook for the United States today.

Zippo CEO Greg Booth Talks Extending Brand (April 15, 2011): Zippo CEO Greg Booth talked to Forbes about the Zippo brand.

Survey of Economists Finds Expectations Surge for Housing Double Dip (March 23, 2011): MacroMarkets LLC has announced the results of its March 2011 Home Price Expectations Survey, which is compiled from 111 responses of a diverse group of economists, real estate experts, investment and market strategists.

Existing-Home Sales Slump After Three Months of Gains (March 21, 2011): Just when things are looking better the housing market goes and has a bad month.

Stocks Fall on News of Violence at Saudi Arabia Protest (March 10, 2011): Saudi police reportedly opened fire on protesters today.

Flash Crash Linked to Single Trading Firm Executing Computerized Selling Program (October 1, 2010): A new government report (PDF file) says the so-called "flash crash" on May 6th was caused by a single trading firm executing a computerized selling program.

Analyst Says Stocks Need a Catalyst (September 18, 2010): Alan Lancz, director of research at LanczGlobal.

Piper Jaffray Analyst Gene Munster Thinks Apple, Inc. Growth is Sustainable (July 21, 2010): Apple Inc.

Goldman Sachs Dodges Bullet With $550 Million Settlement Fine (July 17, 2010): The Wall Street Journal reports that the SEC was split in its Goldman Sachs decision.

Iran Conflict Could Spike Oil Prices (February 27, 2010): Oil has been trading between the $70 and $80 a barrel mark.

Market Closes Above 10,000 (October 14, 2009): The Dow has closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time his year and the first time since since Oct.

Swine Flu Could Hold Back Economic Recovery (August 28, 2009): No one knows how bad the H1N1 swine flu outbreak will be when it returns this fall.

July Was a Great Month For Stocks (July 31, 2009): The stock market turned a solid performance after months of news lows and uncertainy.

Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Sale to Fiat (June 8, 2009): The U.

Some Analysts See Dow 5000, S&P 500 (March 21, 2009): Stocks have rebounded lately.

Wall Street Journal Sees Economists Growing Less Optimistic For Quick Recovery (February 12, 2009): An article in the Wall Street Journal says that economists hopes for a recovery in the second-half of 2009 are fading fast.