Vion IMS QTof mass spectrometer. Image source: Waters Corporation. What happened Scientific-instrument manufacturer Waters (NYSE: WAT) is down over 11% at 2:47 p.m. EDT after releasing third-quarter earnings this morning. So what The numbers for the recently completed quarter weren’t that bad. Revenue increased 5% year over year, on the back of sales to biopharmaceutical... Read More →

Since launching in late 2014, sales of Merck & Co .’s(NYSE: MRK) Keytruda, a cancer fighting drug, are already growing quickly. However, a new FDA approval of Keytruda as a first-line therapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer could make Keytruda’s sales pace accelerate even more in the coming year. Image source: Stockmonkeys.com via Flickr. What... Read More →

After nixing its merger deal earlier in the year, Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) is looking to chart a new path toward profitability amid the still very tough oil services market. This past quarter, the company showed that it is on the right track. Lowered costs and a little help from its most critical business... Read More →

By ETFguide : By Ronald Delegge Funding your retirement is a big financial obligation that no one can escape. How big? While other expenses like paying for college education or a home are also large, they aren’t necessarily in the same league. Why? Because buying a home or paying for a family member’s education isn’t... Read More →

Ally Financial Inc. ALLY is slated to announce third-quarter 2016 results on Oct 26, before the market opens. Last quarter, growth in revenues had supported Ally Financial to surpass the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This was partially offset by a rise in provision for loan losses and higher operating expenses. The earnings beat translated into improved... Read More →

Monday was a positive day for the stock market, with major market benchmarks picking up between 0.5% and 1% on the day. Earnings season is hitting its peak this week, and several of the most important stocks in the market are set to report their latest results. Investors are looking forward to seeing whether major... Read More →

Stocks posted solid gains on Monday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) indexes each added nearly 0.5%. Image source: Getty Images. Today’s stock market Index Percentage Change Point Change Dow 0.43% 77.32 S&P 500 0.47% 10.17 Data source: Yahoo! Finance. Gold-focused exchange-traded funds saw heavy trading as... Read More →

Image source: Universal Orlando. The already crowded theme park market in Central Florida could be gaining a new competitor. The Orlando Sentinel ‘s Growth Spotter is reporting that a large U.S. theme park developer — one that doesn’t have a presence in the area — is negotiating on parcels of land in Orlando that could... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. Here’s my humble take: Everyone should retire as early as humanly possible. No, that doesn’t mean sitting around all day watching TV. You can still remain active or even (gasp!) get paid for doing something that’s meaningful to you. We humans are wired for connection and purpose. Often times, activities that... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. October is about as far as you can possibly get away from Tax Day, but for the federal government it’s the beginning of a new fiscal year, which begins on Oct. 1 of each year and ends on Sept.30 of the following year. Thus, fiscal 2016 is already over on Capitol... Read More →