Why Today Was Different From Yesterday
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 3:31PM CDT
A number of factors helped keep the gains this time.
NFLX: 110.13 (+8.61), AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), ETN: 54.57 (+1.86), CAM: 59.93 (+17.46), FB: 87.19 (+4.19), HAL: 34.43 (+0.96), GOOGL: 659.74 (+47.27), PG: 70.90 (+2.48), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95), SLB: 70.09 (-2.43), BHI: 49.20 (+1.46)
3 Little-Known Medtech Stocks Investors Ought To Consider
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 26, 12:41PM CDT
Biotech stocks may have gotten the bulk of investor attention in the past year, but plenty of mid and small cap medtech companies have been rallying too. Given the recent market sell-off, companies like these three may be offering investors an...
ABMD: 97.29 (+3.41), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), MASI: 40.85 (+1.31), DXCM: 91.53 (+1.96), MDT: 72.24 (+2.36)
Jim Cramer: In Volatile Times, Count on Dividend Stocks
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 12:07PM CDT
Amid the storm of volatility washing over the markets, TheStreet's Jim Cramer recommends buying dividend stocks like GE and Verizon: "It worked in 2008, and it will work now."
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), PG: 70.90 (+2.48), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66)
Schlumberger to Acquire Cameron International for $14.8 Billion
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 11:55AM CDT
The deal is the latest in the consolidating oil-services industry.
NOV: 39.03 (+1.68), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), CAM: 59.93 (+17.46), OII: 40.19 (+3.13), WFT: 8.26 (+0.26), FMC: 40.27 (+0.01), SLB: 70.09 (-2.43)
GE Collaborates With Temple University Health System
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 26, 10:40AM CDT
GE Healthcare, a part of General Electric Company (GE), recently announced a collaboration with Temple University Health System (TUHS) to provide higher-quality radiologic imaging services at a lower cost.
EGL: 27.29 (+0.56), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), NOC: 164.48 (+4.79), LDOS: 41.36 (+1.43)
Time to Buy General Electric as It Decides Between Connecticut and New York?
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 10:22AM CDT
With General Electric Company considering to relocate its corporate headquarters, we decided to see if its stock is a good investment.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74)
GE is Prize in Bidding War Between Connecticut and New York
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 7:30AM CDT
After a tax-hike quarrel, Connecticut is scrambling to keep blue-chip manufacturer General Electric from moving its headquarters to New York, Atlanta or Dallas. Or anywhere else.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), AET: 115.42 (+4.92), HIG: 46.23 (+1.54), TRV: 100.00 (+2.25)
The Snap-Back Rally Snapped Yesterday, But There’s Hope Today – Markets This Morning
Dana Blankenhorn - Amigobulls - Wed Aug 26, 4:07AM CDT
China & Japan saw their stock markets bounce back, implying that we might finally see some relief in other markets today - Markets This Morning
NFLX: 110.13 (+8.61), AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), UTX: 91.56 (+2.76), MRK: 54.42 (+3.25), GOOGL: 659.74 (+47.27), MSFT: 42.71 (+2.24), GOOG: 628.62 (+46.56), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95)
Boeing's (BA) Satellite Business to Reduce Employee Count
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 25, 3:55PM CDT
Boeing Co. (BA) intends to reduce its headcount by several hundred employees at its satellite business over the upcoming months.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), NOC: 164.48 (+4.79), CAT: 73.87 (+1.81), BA: 129.34 (+3.85)
'Black Monday' Won't Ground China's Plane Demand
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 25, 3:18PM CDT
Boeing (BA) raised its demand outlook for passenger jets in China Tuesday after fears about the world's No. 2 economy sent markets into a nose dive on "Black Monday." The aerospace giant sees China needing 6,330 aircraft, valued at $950 billion, over...
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), CAT: 73.87 (+1.81), BA: 129.34 (+3.85)
5 Blue Chip Stocks Moving 20+% Monday
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 25, 2:34PM CDT
March ahead and scoop up strong stocks that will sail through this volatility.
AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), GE: 24.01 (+0.74), HD: 115.93 (+4.96), F: 13.21 (+0.31), JPM: 62.91 (+3.00), TM: 117.84 (+4.47), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95)
Why the China Crash is Bad News for Manufacturers
at The Street - Tue Aug 25, 1:07PM CDT
From General Electric to Caterpillar and BHP Billiton, manufacturers and raw-materials companies are bracing for the effects of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), CMI: 118.73 (+3.86), VALE: 4.44 (+0.15), CAT: 73.87 (+1.81), BBL: 31.97 (+0.77)
The Death of the Retail Investor?
at The Street - Tue Aug 25, 12:30PM CDT
Monday's flash crash stands to further erode individuals' already-weak confidence in stocks.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), VIG: 74.79 (+2.48), PDP: 41.03 (+1.22), FDN: 67.02 (+3.01), IVV: 195.68 (+7.40), PEY: 12.55 (+0.26), VBK: 122.88 (+3.12), IXJ: 104.48 (+3.69), SDY: 72.70 (+2.05)
Hudson River dredging nears end; facility is a flashpoint
By MICHAEL HILL - AP - Tue Aug 25, 11:55AM CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Advocates pushing for General Electric Co. to extend its massive dredging of the upper Hudson River beyond this year are alarmed by the revelation that the company has begun winding down some operations at the plant processing contaminated river sediment.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74)
GE Intends to Retrench Jobs with Decline in Oil Prices
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 25, 9:40AM CDT
General Electric Company (GE) is planning to retrench about 262 jobs at its oil-field services unit in Texas.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), GGG: 65.83 (+1.03), LXFR: 12.17 (-0.10), ITW: 83.26 (+3.17)
Temple University Health System and GE Healthcare Sign Innovative Value-Based Radiology Services Collaboration Agreement
Business Wire - Tue Aug 25, 9:00AM CDT
Academic medical centers across the U.S. are experiencing increasing pressure to enhance value - deliver higher quality at lower cost - as they continue to face challenges related to outcomes, cost control, market competition, and other dynamics. Initiatives to promote value typically involve reimbursement arrangements between health insurers and providers that align financial, efficiency and quality incentives.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74)
Outdoor Products Industry Having Strong Year, Says Commercial Distribution Finance
Business Wire - Tue Aug 25, 7:00AM CDT
The outdoor products industry, which includes lawn, garden and agriculture equipment, is experiencing healthy growth, according to dealer performance data from Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), a business of GE Capital. CDF dealer financing volume is up over 12% through June, indicating dealers are ordering more product to meet increasing demand. Dealer inventory turnover is running at a strong annual rate of over 2.5X.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74)
The Stock Market Isn't Worth Your Trust
at The Street - Tue Aug 25, 4:52AM CDT
But there are many companies who are.
GE: 24.01 (+0.74), CVS: 102.87 (+2.87), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95), CELG: 119.23 (+6.53)