The Dow's Top Stocks of the Week
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 12:09PM CDT
The market recovered some of its recent losses this week, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.38%. Earnings season began in earnest, and the companies reporting so far are showing decent but not spectacular results. That should be no...
You Will Never Guess Who Is Telling General Electric's CEO to "Shut Up"
Tyler Crowe, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 12:00PM CDT
After decades of having one of the most bulletproof business models, utilities don't look like the surefire investments they were just a few years ago. This is causing industry leaders such as General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt to stand up and say...
What General Electric Company Revealed About the Year Ahead
Isaac Pino, CPA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 10:00AM CDT
Source: Wikipedia The tech-savvy industrial powerhouse General Electric presented earnings on Thursday to an investor base hungry for good news. Two days prior, rumors had surfaced about current CEO Jeff Immelt potentially stepping down...
You'll Never Guess Which State Has the Most Wind Energy
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 10:45AM CDT
When it comes to wind energy, not all states are created equal. They say everything's bigger in Texas -- and for wind energy and rib-eye steak, they're right. Here's how Texas tops the list of wind energy producers. Where's the wind? Wind energy...
LNG Could Save Your Rail Stock Billions of Dollars
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 10:30AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ron Reiring In 2012, the seven largest freight railroad companies spent $11 billion to guzzle more than 3.6 billion gallons of diesel fuel. But new government projections point to massive savings if corporations like ...
Earnings Season: How the Dow's Financials Fared This Week
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 10:00AM CDT
Earnings reports from stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials came fast and furious this week, with nine of the Dow 30 giving fresh outlooks on their respective businesses. The financial sector was particularly on exhibit, with Goldman Sachs and ...
Goldman and Morgan Stanley's Impressive Earnings, Chipotle's Weird-Tasting One, and GE Misses NBC
Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 5:00AM CDT
Because the stock market is closed for Good Friday, we've already started stuffing our faces with marshmallow Peeps. Wall Street continued its sugar rush to end the holiday-shortened week, as the S&P 500 rose for the fourth straight day, and the...
'Fast Money' Recap: Watch Where Bonds Are Headed
at The Street - Fri Apr 18, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed bonds, industrial stocks, Chipotle Mexican Grill and IBM.
3 Key Takeaways From General Electric Company's Earnings Report
Isaac Pino, CPA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 5:25PM CDT
For the first quarter of 2014, General Electric reported strong sales growth that was bolstered in large part by its industrial businesses. Organic revenue, in fact, increased 8% for the quarter across the industrial units, beating GE's own...
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Thu Apr 17, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Tools and Appliances companies
AP - Thu Apr 17, 5:01PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top tools and appliances companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Stocks End Little Changed Amid Earnings, Upbeat Jobless Claims Data
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 3:23PM CDT
Major U.S. indices trade little changed amid corporate earnings as investors hedge their bets ahead of a long weekend.
What Do General Electric's Results Say About the Market's Future?
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 2:31PM CDT
The overall market is having a quiet day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.10% in late trading. Weekly jobless claims came in at 304,000, slightly less than the 315,000 estimate from economists, but there wasn't any earth-shattering...
1 Stock Trying to Lead the Dow Higher Today
Daniel Miller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 2:03PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading flat by midafternoon as earnings season has kicked into high gear with a spate of quarterly reports. "The market is digesting the sharp move we've seen this week and doing its best to ignore the...
UnitedHealth, GE Earnings Pull the Dow in Opposite Directions
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 1:36PM CDT
A big day across blue-chip earnings has shaken up the market, but all major indices crawled into the green in afternoon trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 12 points as of 2:30 p.m. EDT. A few companies have separated from the...
GE's Q1 Operating Earnings Beat by a Whisker - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 12:30PM CDT
General Electric's first quarter 2014 results were a mixed bag as although operating earnings decreased year over year, it marginally exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
GE Profit Tops, Honeywell Misses On Sales In Mixed Q1
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Apr 17, 12:01PM CDT
General Electric (GE), Honeywell International (HON) and Rockwell Collins (COL) reported mixed quarterly earnings with a positive bias, indicating the impressive recovery in U.S. manufacturing appears to be intact. Manufacturing giant GE, with annual...
Dow Today: General Electric (GE) Higher
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 12:00PM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be General Electric (NYSE: GE ), which is sporting a 60-cent gain (+2.3%) bringing the stock to $26.72.
New Crab Wheel 'Glows' with Savings Thanks to GE's LED Lighting Donation
Business Wire - Thu Apr 17, 11:58AM CDT
On San Francisco's northern waterfront lies the world-renowned historic fishing district, Fisherman's Wharf. The city's most popular tourist destination attracts more than 10 million visitors a year who at the gateway can glimpse a nearly 16-foot iconic symbol of the area's history and culture--the "crab wheel."
GE 1Q earnings fall, outlook strong
By JONATHAN FAHEY - AP - Thu Apr 17, 11:38AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric's new focus on oil and gas equipment helped the company to post strong first-quarter results.