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Four years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the shape of the new regulatory environment is coming into focus.

The emerging markets of Asia, Latin America and Africa will attract more private capital flows in 2013, according to the Institute of International Finance.

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It was a mixed day of trading on Wall Street after a disappointing economic report from the housing sector.

Fortinet (FTNT) was downgraded by JMP Securities (JMP) to market perform from outperform as the segment the company operates in is experiencing increased competition.

Sales of U.S. existing homes fell in December due to a shrinking supply. Purchases fell by one percent to a 4.94 million annual rate according to the the National Association of Realtors. The reading was the second-highe...

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to mak...

DuPont (DD) announced that net income dropped to $111 million, or 12 cents per share, for the last quarter of 2012, down 70 percent from $373 million or 40 cents per share, for the fourth quarter last year. Revenue was f...

BlackRock (BLK ) announced impressive fourth-quarter results last week, including a hike in itsquarterly cash dividend. This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) asset management company hit a 52-week high on the day of the report. It cu...

Apple (AAPL) had its numbers reduced by UBS (UBS) due to lower iPhone average selling prices. A buy rating was issued with a $650 price target.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLX) maintained its quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share. The dividend is payable February 8, 2013 to the Bank's stockholders as of the February 1, 2013 record date.

South Jersey Industries Incorporated (SJI) maintained its quarterly dividend of 44.25 cents per share. The dividend is payable April 2, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business March 11, 2013.

A volatile year for the global economy that included a marked slowdown in China has taken a toll on global miners, causing substantiual stock drops over the past 12 months. That hasn?t stopped Freeport McMoran from deliv...

In trading on Tuesday, vehicle manufacturers shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.8%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Tata Motors Limited (TTM), down about 3.6% and shares of Honda Motor L...

In trading on Tuesday, shipping shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.2%. Leading the group were shares of Frontline Limited (FRO), up about 4% and shares of Excel Maritime Carriers (EXM) up about 3.2% o...

State Street (STT) was upgraded by J.P. Morgan (JPM) to neutral, as lower net interest margin is being offset by cost cutting.

Amgen (AMGN) was downgraded by Credit Suisse (CS) to neutral from outperform with a price target of $90, as the stock is pricing in lower agency costs.

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.

A close up look at Amazon's newest media gadgets.

Many of us are operating under the assumption that the rally in US stocks from the lows of March 2009 has constituted a CYCLICAL bull market that's occurred within the context of a larger SECULAR bear market that began i...

Investors are kicking off the new holiday shortened trading week monitoring events in the ongoing fiscal debate now that the inauguration is over and the President and Congress are returning to business.

Verizon (VZ) announced that it lost $4.24 billion, or $1.48 per share, versus $2.02 billion, or 71 cents per share, in the same period last year. The loss included a $1.86 per share charge related to employee benefits an...