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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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Research in Motion (RIMM) had its estimates reduced by UBS (UBS), as the firm believes that the nine million unit forecast is too optimistic. A neutral rating was issued.

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

The mobile giant suffered one of the heaviest losses on the FTSE 100.

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.

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.

Joseph Saunders, who stepped down last month as CEO of Visa, received a $9.7 million pay package for fiscal 2012.

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 ...

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...

In spite of an expected dip in profit, most analysts are positive about Red Hat (RHT) before it reports its third quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012.

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...