US stocks rallied intraday to hit all-time highs amid hopes for a stronger fourth quarter earnings season before retreating sharply to close in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 63.57 points, or 0.45 percent, to close at 14,015.12; the Nasdaq Composite fell 39.41 points, or 1.40 percent, to close at 2,772.20; and the S&P 500 shed 8.06 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 1,554.41...

NRG Energy recently filed an application for the first new nuclear construction permit since the 1970s; the company is working with...

Bayer is delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, and that's a good thing. Our American Depositary Receipts now trade under the symbol BAYRY.

Boeing just announced that delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner has been delayed by six months because of ongoing assembly problems, with initial delivery now planned for November or December of next year. While that’s bad news for Boeing, it’s great news for our two aircraft leasers...

Monsanto (NYSE: MON) announced a fourth quarter loss of $210 million during its earnings report this morning, which the company said is because of a $186 million research and development (R&D) charge related to its Delta and Pine Land acquisition as well as discontinued operations. Excluding those one time charges, the loss amounts to 18 cents per share, causing its stock price to take a hit since analysts only expected a 17 cent loss...

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US stocks shed yesterday’s gains before closing in a mix. The Nasdaq Composite held on to Tuesday’s record rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 85.84 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 14,078.69; the Nasdaq rose 7.70 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 2,811.61; and the S&P 500 dropped 2.68 points, or 0.17 percent, to close at 1,562.47...

NRG Energy filed an application to build two new reactors at its current Bay City, Texas, facility on Sept. 25, the first such application in the US in 32 years.

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