Is it just a number, or does cracking through a milestone mean something for the market? The Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES:$INDU) is over 20,000! The media is lauding this feat, but should investors break out party hats and noisemakers? Is it a real accomplishment, or just a number? Dow 20,000...
There's a big feud between Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature with Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida right in the crosshairs. A bill in the Florida House would kill both organizations, which some legislators see as corporate welfare for business. Both organizations are widely supported by...
With unit revenue comparisons about to get a lot easier and plenty of profit growth initiatives in the works, JetBlue could be a great stock to own in 2017. After spending many years out of favor with investors, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU)became a market darling again a few years...
Yachts Miami Beach plans a high-end show By Martin Lenkowsky Yachts Miami Beach aims to attract an exclusive crowd this year by featuring a new VIP experience on the Grand Floridian, a 130-foot yacht with four decks. The show runs Thursday, Feb. 16, through Monday, Feb. 20, with...
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a 65-year-old single woman, and using your column, I've picked some good stocks that have nicely grown. The value of my individual retirement account is now $302,000. I just ordered some thyroid medication for my cat from 1-800-PetMeds and was impressed...
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of Actelion Pharmaceuticals? I bought 400 shares at $42 last June, and they're now worth $56 each. Would you consider this a short-term stock or a long-term hold? My golf buddy just bought 30,000 shares of Kraig Biocraft Laboratories...
► Northlake Promenade Shoppes, an 82,966-square-foot retail center anchored by Publix, sold for $12.6 million in North Palm Beach. ► Delray Beach’s WMPH Vacations acquired CruiseNow.com, a North Carolina-based company that owns last-minute cruise-deal websites iCruise.com and CruiseCheap.com. ► Palm Beach County’s sales tax has increased to...
►Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the $22.75 million sale of Comcast’s 91,872-square-foot operations and call center, 15800 S.W. 25th St., Miramar, to Key Biscayne-based ATCG. ►Aviation Inflatables has moved its 69 employees to 1655 N.W. 136th Ave., Sunrise, and announced plans to add 40 jobs. ►Metropica has launched...
► The University of Miami Health System inked a deal with Walgreens, in which the university’s UHealth will manage clinical services at the 17 South Florida locations that offer them. ► The Florida Department of Transportation plans to open price proposals in April for a revamped...
Manny Perdomo returns to lead SunTrust in South Florida Manuel M. Perdomo started out as a bank teller who struggled to balance his register the first day, but he’s carved out a career working for some of the nation’s biggest banks—currently serving as president, CEO and...
