Verizon Wireless stores were braced for a crushing wave of customers seeking the newly available Verizon iPhone Thursday. But thanks to a strong pre-order campaign, the crowds were lighter than expected, and happy shoppers got …
Coca-Cola’s strong earnings drew only a tepid response from investors. One reason could be the company’s go-slow approach to unloading global bottling operations that it has painstakingly rebuilt. But Muhtar Kent says he’s not …
It seems that months of merger talks between French pharma Sanofi-Aventis and U.S. biotech Genzyme have entered the home stretch. This week, Sanofi is expected to offer $74 a share for Genzyme, with an option included potential…
It should be pretty quiet on the economic calendar this week, with only a few national reports due out. But iconic companies Walt Disney, Coca-Cola and Hasbro, among others, are scheduled to report quarterly results.
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The online retail giant functions like two stocks: One is speculative and volatile, with unusually high valuations — and high demands for returns. The other is for long-term investors, who get rewarded for buying and holding w…