by Tom Gentile
From Aug. 21 onward, "volatility!" has been the message of the month.
Markets have tried their best to retest those August lows, giving us more than our fair share of triple-digit shifts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Plenty of talking heads are clamoring about the technical and fundamental ramifications of earnings this month, but they haven't settled the question about whether markets will "trick" or "treat" us heading into the end of October.
by David Zeiler
Today is Oct. 1 – the two-year anniversary of when the Obamacare healthcare exchanges opened for business. So it's a good time to assess the healthcare law.
Some of Obamacare is working. But some parts of the Affordable Care Act have not worked as intended, and some are simply failing altogether.
Here's a full report card on how well Obamacare is working - or not...
Kevin McCarthy, California Republican and current Majority Leader in the House, recently announced his candidacy for the speaker's chair, which will become vacant at the end of October following John Boehner's resignation.
McCarthy has expressed several specific energy policy recommendations. In fact, three of them mirror positions I've discussed on several occasions.
Here's how my positions and McCarthy's policies match up ...
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How much money does Donald Trump have? Well, that's a very good question.
The answer depends on the source, the day, the month, Trump's mood…
Why did the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall 12 points today?
Here's how the stock market did today, earnings reports, the top stock market news, and stocks to watch based on today's market moves…
With the arrival of October comes the start of Q3 earnings season.
Stay on top of the most important reports with this convenient Q3 stock earnings calendar for October, November, and December.
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The Volkswagen (VLKAY) recall cover-up was an incomprehensible act of deceit. But it was also just one of a few terrible auto industry scandals.
There was the great Ford recall of the late '70s. And there's the ongoing Takata airbag scandal.
Here's a list of what we consider to be the worst auto industry recall cover-ups of all time...
Continued legal issues in Europe could lead to more delays for the Uber IPO date.
No official Uber IPO date has been set, but the company is poised for an initial public offering as soon as 2016 with a valuation currently north of $50 billion.
Here are Uber's mounting legal issues...
by Alex McGuire
The First Data IPO price was officially announced this morning.
After it prices during the week of Oct. 12, the First Data IPO will be the largest deal of 2015.
Now investors are wondering if they should invest in FDC stock when it hits the market...
by Diane Alter
The Glencore stock price was extremely volatile again today (Thursday) as investors remain concerned about the company's health and its industry prospects.
Shares of Glencore Plc. (LON: GLEN) jumped more than 8% intraday to a high of £99.17. But later in the session, the Glencore stock price gave back all those gains back and fell to £88.72.
Here's why the stock has even further to fall...
