Stock Market This Week – Oil and Gas Sector Major Movers
Digital News Report – Stocks were higher on Friday and most markets in the United States and Europe were higher for the week (see charts below). All of the sectors gained Friday with the Industrial Goods sector gaining the most.
The DJIA index increased nearly 260 points to 12,153.68. The S&P 500 jumped 1.95 [...]
Mortgage Refinance Rates Today – PNC Chase Bank of America
Digital News Report – Mortgage refinance rates were lower this week with Bank of America, Citibank, Chase, and PNC making some changes (see chart).
The U.S. Treasury 10-year note rate increased four basis points to 2.04 percent on Thursday, however for the week the yield was down two basis points. Turmoil in Europe pushed [...]
Gwen Stefani Kids Fashion Line coming to Target November 13
Digital News Report – Gwen Stefani will be introducing the Harajuku Mini fashion collection at Target stores nationwide on November 13, 2011. The new exclusive clothing and accessory line is for infant and toddler girls and boys along with tween girls. This is only the first of Gwen Stefani fashions to be sold [...]
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet available at Best Buy Stores starting November 15
Digital News Report – Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced today that they will have the new Kindle Fire eBook reader/tablet starting on November 15, 2011. Amazon’s new Kindle Fire table incorporates the video, music, apps, books, and magazines all into on device.
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Target announces plan to open new store in Fremont
Digital News Report – Target announced that they would open a new store in Fremont, California. The opening is planned for March 2012. The Fremont South Target location will be at 43956 Pacific Commons Blvd.
The new Target store will have a grocery store section. There will be fresh produce, packaged meats, and [...]
Kindle Owners Lending Library added to Amazon Prime Service
Digital News Report – Amazon.com announced today a new Kindles Owners’ Lending Library, which will allow the customers that have the Amazon Prime membership to borrow thousands of books at no extra charge. The new lending library includes over 100 New York Times Bestseller books.
The Kindle owners that have a paid membership can read [...]
Pringles Sale to Diamond Foods delayed until June 2012
Digital News Report – Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today that the transaction to sell the Pringles brand to Diamond Foods Inc. (NYSE: DMND) will close by the end of June 2012. This date was moved from the previous expected sale closure date of December 2011.
Diamond Foods needed more time to conduct an [...]
AT&T adds two new 4G LTE Smartphones and more Service Areas starting November 6
Digital News Report – AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that they would have two more 4G LTE mobile smartphones available for their customers starting on November 6, 2011. The company will also be launching their 4G LTE service the same day in Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Athens, Ga. AT&T will also expand [...]
Campbell Soup Company introduces eight lower Sodium Healthy Request Soups
Digital News Report – Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) announced eight more varieties of their Health Request soups. The new soup flavors are part of 35 new products that Campbell’s is introducing to consumers in the soup and simple meals business this fall.
The Healthy Request line of soups come in the condensed, Chunky, and Select [...]
Netflix steers away from Qwikster split after Stock Falters
Digital News Report – Netflix’s plan to split their mailed DVD rental service into a separate service at Qwikster.com has been halted. The idea was to have the mailed DVD rental service move to Qwikster.com website with the instant streaming video to remain at Netflix.com.
Prior to this idea to split the services, Netflix had [...]