Archive for March 21st, 2014:

After Market: Biotechs, 3-D Printing Cut Into the Week’s Stock Gains

Date: Mar 21 2014
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Market News, Biotechnology, Stocks The biotech sector was in the spotlight on Wall Street on Friday, and not in a good way. Biotechs have been stellar performers for more than a year, but some analysts now say ...Read More »

Walmart’s New Tool Gives You Competitors’ Prices

Date: Mar 21 2014
Filed under: Company News, Retail, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Wal-Mart Jacquelyn Martin/AP By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK -- The "Every Day Low Price" king is trying to shake up the world of pricing once again. Walmart told The Associated Press that it has ...Read More »

Rising shrimp costs put Red Lobster in hot water

Date: Mar 21 2014
Parent company Darden Restaurants say shrimp costs in the quarter rose about 30%. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/UTmIqnZgbbA/ Read More »

Cocktail glass half empty: Drink sales stumble

Date: Mar 21 2014
Consumers at bars and restaurants cut back on their orders of alcoholic beverages by 1.3%. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/8JwRKW29o70/ Read More »

Gold Up, Still Set for Biggest Weekly Drop in 4 Months

Date: Mar 21 2014
Filed under: Federal Reserve, Alternative Investment, Commodities & Futures, World Markets, Investing Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt am Main/AP By Clara Denina LONDON -- Gold rose Friday ahead of a series of speeches by U.S. Federal Reserve officials but was still on track for its ...Read More »

The Week’s Winners and Losers: Netflix, Walmart, Pandora

Date: Mar 21 2014
Filed under: Netflix, Food & Beverage, Wal-Mart, Wall Street Watch, Investing Frank Micelotta/Invision/The Associated PressIn a new Netflix sitcom, Lily Tomlin (left) and Jane Fonda play former foes who unite when their husbands desert them. An identity theft specialist lost its identity, ...Read More »

Money Minute: IRS Warns of Huge Tax Scam; Big Banks Pass Stress Test

Date: Mar 21 2014
Filed under: Market News, Advertising & Marketing, Banks, IRS, Ripoffs & Scams The IRS says we need to be on the lookout for one of the largest scams ever against taxpayers. The IRS is warning that scammers have targeted thousands of Americans, ...Read More »