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By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 25, 201607:00 AM Eastern
A week ago Disney (DIS) worked its magic over the opening weekend of their updated Jungle Book movie with a surprisingly strong viewer turnout, while over at Hasbro (HAS) sales of Star Wars,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 18, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Starbucks (SBUX) rolled out its new rewards program along with an updated mobile app on Tuesday, April 12. The rewards will now be based on the amount of money a customer spends and not the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 12, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Things are pretty bad at The Gap Inc. (GPS), and that’s not just because the San Francisco retailer saw its share price tumble almost 14% Friday following more poor sales results.
Sure, the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 11, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Alaska Airlines (ALK) is on the runway and is waiting to take-off. The announced acquisition of Virgin America (VA) for $2.6 billion will mark a regional airline consolidation. With new routes it...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 4, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Tesla Motors (TSLA) - a company with much hype from its investors, customers, and fans but not much to show for when it comes to profits has announced its latest addition to the family, the Model...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 28, 201607:00 AM Eastern
In this case it should be dry in a year or so. In a week when it was revealed by scientists that paint containing different sizes of particles could lead to layering as it dried the coming...
By Jon D. Markman On March 22, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil jumped above $40 last week for the first time this year. Since bottoming in mid-February, crude is up 58% trough to peak.
The initial catalyst ...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 21, 201607:00 AM Eastern
On Tuesday, March 15th, a massive 51 percent decline in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) wreaked havoc in the stock market and caused hefty losses to many. VRX started the day...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 14, 201607:00 AM Eastern
A Weiss Ratings health trend analysis of over 1,000 insurers indicates that the total cost of health insurance went up from $95 billion in Q1, 2010 to $140 billion in Q3, 2015; that’s an increase...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Here are some semi-random items that should help you think about what’s happening in the markets at this time.
— The major indexes are off to a stunning start in March, with the S&P 500 up 3.5%...