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Netflix's 4Q restores company's investment luster
Netflix has re-emerged as a stock-market star after a fourth-quarter performance that demonstrated its success in broadening the appeal of its ...
Insurer WellPoint's 4Q profit jumps 38 percent
WellPoint Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings jumped 38 percent compared to the final quarter of 2011, when the nation's second largest health insurer ...
Can Apple maintain its shine?
For many investors, Apple's best days are behind it. Competitors are catching up, they believe, and the latest iPhone is stumbling. The company's ...
Disney CEO Iger sees 2012 pay rise to $37.1M
Disney CEO Bob Iger's pay package got an 18 percent boost last year to $37.1 million as the company posted record revenue, net income and earnings per ...
Norwegian Cruise Line jumps in 1st day of trading
Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line shares skyrocketed in its first day as a publicly traded company. The cruise operator's stock gained $5.79, or 30.
SurveyMonkey raises $800M to remain privately held
Online polling service SurveyMonkey is raising $800 million so it can buy back stock from its employees and early investors. The financing announced ...
EBay's 4Q performance caps company's best year yet
EBay finished last year with a flourish as bargain-hunting holiday shoppers flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service to help ...
Boeing leads Dow lower; other indexes mixed
More problems for Boeing's 787 sent the aircraft maker's stock down sharply Wednesday, dragging the Dow Jones industrial average lower. Japan's two ...
Facebook unveils social search feature
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that's designed to entice people to spend more time on his company's website and will put ...
Analysts see potential in Facebook search feature
Industry watchers see in Facebook's new, expanded search feature an opportunity to make money through search advertising. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed ...
Apple stock wilts on worries about iPhone demand
Apple's stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company's latest iPhone is ...
Dell's stock soars on report of possible buyout
Dell's stock soared 13 percent Monday on a report that the struggling personal computer maker is in talks to take the company private.
UPS abandons $6.9 billion takeover for TNT Express
Shares in package delivery company TNT Express NV lost almost half their value Monday after that United Parcel Service Inc. had decided to ditch its ...
Best Buy shares jump on holiday results
Shares of Best Buy Co. jumped on Friday after the electronics chain showed signs of starting to reverse declining sales during the critical holiday ...
Why Boeing's 787, the Dreamliner, is under review
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had a nightmare of a week, capped off Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to review everything about the ...
Ford's souped-up dividend could lure new investors
Ford may get a longer look from curious investors after rolling out a more muscular, souped-up dividend on Thursday. The nation's No. 2 automaker is ...
Herbalife defends itself against Ackman's claims
Herbalife came out swinging Thursday against claims made by hedge fund manager William Ackman that the business amounts to a pyramid scheme.
US futures rise on unemployment claims report
U.S. stock futures rose Thursday after the latest jobs report provided more evidence of an economy that has grown increasingly stable. Dow Jones ...
Asia stocks rise on positive start to US earnings
A positive start to U.S. corporate earnings season and a sharp improvement in China's monthly trade helped boost Asian stock markets Thursday.
Boeing defends Dreamliner, safety questions remain
Boeing's 787 is supposed to revolutionize air travel. It just needs to get out of its own way first. The new plane is undoubtedly Boeing's most ...
Facing backlash, AIG won't join lawsuit against US
Afraid of looking like a world-class ingrate, AIG on Wednesday decided against suing the federal government over the $182 billion bailout that saved ...
Alcoa earnings as expected, revenue tops forecasts
Alcoa Inc. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that met Wall Street's expectations, and the company said it expects slightly higher demand for ...
Dish Network makes $5.15B bid for Clearwire
Satellite TV provider Dish Network is offering to buy wireless network operator Clearwire — which agreed to sell itself to Sprint in December — for $3
AMR board to study merger option
Directors of American Airlines' parent company likely won't make a decision when they meet Wednesday to consider a possible merger with US Airways, ...