Hertz

This weekend in Barron's online: the case for jumping into commodities now, the inaugural Income Investing Roundtable, as well as the prospects for Caterpillar, Becton Dickinson, Hertz, PICO and more. Cover Story "Time to Buy Commodities" by Andrew Bary. The harsh sell-off in oil, gold and other...

U.S. stocks ended the week higher as investors were encouraged by announcements in Europe and China. The European Central Bank outlined plans to expand its asset purchase programs by "altering the size, pace and composition of our purchases" if inflation shows signs that it could stay...

U.S. stocks were little changed yet again in Friday's action with no catalysts appearing to push stocks in any one direction. Retail sales rose more than expected in October, according to economic data released. A separate economic report showed import prices declining in September due to a...

U.S. stocks rose as the Dow and S&P 500 closed yet again at new record highs. Helping the bull charge includes positive economic reports including the number of Americans filling for jobless benefits falling from a week ago. Also, reassurances from the European Central Bank were conveyed...

U.S. stocks started the week on a positive note as all three major indices ended the day in positive territory. Dow component IBM reported a disappointing third quarter along with a cautious outlook weighing down the entire Dow index. The Nasdaq benefited from high expectations over Apple's...

U.S. stocks were mostly higher as the S&P 500 and Dow continue trading near historical all-time highs. The S&P 500 briefly dipped into negative territory immediately following the Federal Reserves's minutes while the Dow trading lower but stayed in positive territory. The NASDAQ...

Mixed earnings results led to some volatile movement Wednesday morning. Jim Cramer noted a handful of stocks in pre-market session. Below is a look at how stocks in Cramer's "watchlist" were performing heading into Wednesday's afternoon trading session. $TGT, $HTZ, $AGN--...

Various media reports on Monday speculated that Hertz Global (NYSE: HTZ) will spin-off its construction rental business. Hertz on Tuesday put an end to speculation and confirmed its intentions to spin-off its equipment rental business for $2.5 billion. "The actions announced today will create...

The market picked up where it left off Tuesday and recorded a second straight day of strong gains. The Dow posted a triple digit point gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gained as the Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicated that economic growth remained healthy in most U.S. regions. The...

Activist investor Carl Icahn has picked a new battle for 2014. On Friday, CNBC broke the news that Icahn is the investor that has amassed a stake of 30 million to 40 million shares in Hertz Global (NYSE: HTZ). On December 31, various media reports indicated that Dan Loeb's Third Point was behind...

Expect big changes from Hertz (NYSE: HTZ), Avis (NASDAQ: CAR), Enterprise and the entire industry over the next 10 years. Whitney Tilson, the founder and Managing Partner of Kase Capital, believes that the U.S. car rental segment will begin to resemble the railroad industry's transformation over...