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Stocks were strong all day on hopes for a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. President Obama met with top Republican John Boehner today. Boehner is reportedly willing to accept tax hikes on the very wealthy in a c...

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Simon Property Group (SPG) was upgraded from neutral to buy by Citigroup (C) with a price target of $173, as the company's outlet and mall assets should provide solid growth in terms of net operating income.

Lotus retain their controversial driver Romain Grosjean for the 2013 Formula One campaign.

Rent A Center Incorporated (RCII) announced its quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share, an increase of about 31% over its prior dividend in September of 16 cents. The rental furniture company said Monday that the divid...

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) maintained its quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The common stock dividend is payable on January 29, 2013 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on D...

The SEC said Allianz agreed to pay roughly $12.4 million to settle allegations of improper payments to government officials in Indonesia during a seven-year period.

Gold has divided the analyst community through this volatile 2012, with some, like Goldman Sachs, calling for the end of its decade-long rally, while others expect it to average $2,000 an ounce by the end of next year.Â...

General Electric is on the verge of finalizing a deal to buy Italian aerospace group Avio for as much as €3 billion ($4 billion), according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Tenet Healthcare (THC) was upgraded to buy from hold with a price target of $38 by Deutsche Bank (DB) due to improving margins and a better business mix.

American Capital Agency Corporation (AGNC) maintained its quarterly dividend of 1 dollar and 25 cents per share. The dividend is payable on January 28, 2013 to common shareholders of record as of December 27, 2012, with ...

Optimism surrounds Cintas (CTAS), as it gets ready to report its second quarter results on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 63 cents a share, up from 57 cents a year ago...

Analysts have become increasingly bearish on Darden Restaurants (DRI) in the month leading up to the company's second quarter earnings announcement scheduled for Thursday, December 20, 2012. The consensus analyst estimat...

Analysts expect higher profit for ConAgra Foods (CAG) when the company reports its second quarter results on Thursday, December 20, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 55 cents a share, reflecting a ris...

Nike (NKE) reports its second quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012.

Micron Technology (MU) reports its first quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012.

CarMax (KMX) reports its third quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012.

KB Home (KBH) is expected to report poor fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012 with analysts expecting a 66.7% drop in earnings from a year ago. The consensus estimate is 6 cents per share, down from ear...

Rite Aid (RAD) is expected to book a narrower loss than a year ago when it reports third quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012 with analysts expecting a loss of 4 cents per share, up from a loss of 6 cents per ...

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Discover Financial Services (DFS) when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, December 20, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.12 a sha...

American International Group plans to raise as much as $6.5 billion by selling its stake in AIA, a fast-growing life insurer in Asia.

If you loved Apple’s stock above $700 in September, and you believe the fundamental case hasn’t changed, you should love it even more now, closer to $500. But while bulls – and Wall Street analysts �...