Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
A whirlpool is a swirling body of water produced by the meeting of opposing currents. The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The Consumer Cyclical sector (XLY) showed little movement on a trading day that saw S&P 500 fall 0.
3%.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past month. As trading began today, XLY was down 1% over the last thirty trading days, and the S&P 500 climbed -2.3%.Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) was one of the sector's big losers, as its price dropped 7.8% (-$1.20) to close at $14.18. 3.9 million shares of the stock moved. The stock traded in a range of $13.97 to $14.26. The stock has been falling in the last two months, down $7.41 (-34.3%) from a price of $21.59 on March 14, 2012.Nortek (NASDAQ:NTK) was a significant gainer in the sector, rising 6%. The stock closed at $49.81 with 42,285 shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $46.54 to $58.38.Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) rose 0.6% to close at $61.33, cross its 50-day moving average of $61.22 and 200-day moving average of $56.99. Steinway Musical Instruments (NYSE:LVB) declined 2.3% t...Janney Capital Markets research director Dan Wantrobski on the sectors that are making money off of the young millennial renters entering the market.
The U.S. Commerce Department made a final decision Monday on retaliatory import duties it will set on refrigerators from South Korea and Mexico.Finding that bottom-m...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESSome big home-appliance manufacturers will be conspicuous by their absence from the International Builders' Show this week, a sign that the new-ho...
Whirlpool shares surged as much 11% to $60.39 in early Wednesday trades after the home-appliance maker issued a 2012 profit forecast that ran ahead of Wall Street's ...
Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) unveiled on Wednesday a 20% jump in fourth-quarter profits amid higher North American sales and projected 2012 results that would blow away Wall...
A nationwide blockade by Italian truckers is costing the country's economy at least EUR200 million a day, Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported Wednesday.Th...
FBN’s Adam Shapiro on the Major League Baseball team filing a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court.
Whirlpool Corp. said Friday that it has filed an anti-dumping petition with federal authorities over residential washers manufactured in South Korea and Mexico that ...
After three cross-country moves in 18 months, Jill B. and her family found themselves with $100,000 in credit card debt.A spending spree after the purchase of a new ...
By Suzi Parker and Scott MaloneWhen Whirlpool Corp closes its refrigerator factory in Fort Smith, Arkansas next year, the plant's 974 workers will lose their jobs. T...
FOX Business: The Power to ProsperDespite the Dow's lethargic performance on the day, the blue-chip index powered 422 points higher this week, marking its fifth stra...
FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe markets were modestly lower as traders weighed better-than-expected consumer sentiment data against continued uncertainty over ...
The S&P 500 lost 0.8% while the Consumer Cyclical sector (XLY) showed little movement during trading today.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the o...
Electrolux CEO Keith McLoughlin weighs in on company earnings and profits, new technology and maintaining a competitive edge .
Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) revealed on Thursday a 46% decline in first-quarter profit that was short of Wall Street expectations, as demand for appliances slumped and high...
Whirlpool shares gained 4% to $69.18 Wednesday ahead of the company's scheduled earnings report Thursday. On Wednesday, Swedish home-appliance rival Electrolux said ...
Biltmore Capital CIO Tyler Vernon on investment strategies such as covered call options.
These are stocks that are down on high volume today:Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 2.1 million shares hav...
It's everyone's favorite fantasy: a nice, huge windfall .Maybe that scratch-off lottery ticket pays off big, or that dusty vase in the attic turns out to be a collec...