Event: Tomorrow JCP is hosting their highly anticipated launch of their new store format at their corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas. CEO Ron Johnson (former head of retail at Apple) has a lot riding on his …
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Bloomberg U.S. stock futures rose, following the first weekly drop in about two months for benchmark indexes, as Apple (AAPL) Inc. rallied on a $1 billion verdict and investors awaited indications on Federal Reserve stimulus …
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Reuters The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labor market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate. Initial claims …
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Reuters Stock index futures eased on Wednesday as weak export data from Japan underscored the headwinds facing the global economy, while Greece was beginning a series of meetings with European officials aimed at securing more …
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Marketwatch Consumer spending in the U.S. fell slightly in June and marked the second straight decline even though wages rose sharply, according to the latest government data. Spending fell less than 0.1% last month on …
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WSJ U.S. stock futures were mostly higher as better-than-expected results from Caterpillar and Boeing and a rebound in Spanish stocks helped distract investors from a rare disappointment from Apple and some weak European economic data. …
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Business Insider Chinese flash manufacturing PMI climbed to a five-month high of 49.5 in July. While the overall reading remained below 50 which signals contraction, the change in direction is a positive sign. Employment however …
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Before we get all AAPL’tastic on you tomorrow, here is a quick round-up of some Wall Street Analyst previews for AAPL’s Fiscal Q3 earnings that will be reported after the bell Tuesday. But first, a couple …
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Marketwatch The U.S. trade deficit fell 3.8% in May to $48.7 billion largely because of lower oil imports, while exports rose slightly, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Imports in May fell 0.7% to $231.8 billion …
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Marketwatch U.S. import prices dropped 1% in May, the biggest one-month drop since June 2010, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Prices for U.S. imports also decreased over the past 12 months, falling 0.3%, the first …
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