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Defense spending in the U.S. will be cut by around $500 billion as a result of the recently implemented automatic budget cuts, or sequestrations, that will reduce overall government spending by $1.2 trillion over the nex...

A closer look at February?s monthly sales reveals that the American auto companies like General Motors and Ford Motors stand to benefit if the current trend of strong truck sales were to continue.

The use of China's yuan abroad is rising as Beijing slowly loosens its grip and allows a wider group of investors to buy the nation's currency, stocks and bonds.

Pimco's Bill Gross cut mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bonds holdings last month while increasing holdings of junk debt.

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.

ValuEngine warns that 65.5% of all stocks are overvalued, and that fifteen of sixteen sectors are overvalued, thirteen by double-digit percentages.

Prosecutors called for as much as four years and nine months in prison for the founder of a California equity research firm who admitted last year to sharing inside information with two hedge-fund managers.

By: Rocky White

Wall Street's rally kept rolling Monday, after a choppy morning gave way to gains nearly across the board. The modest advance saw the Dow building on record highs and the S&P 500 within 10 points of its best close of all...

In trading on Monday, shares of Aecon Group Inc. (Toronto: ARE) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $11.73, changing hands as low as $11.52 per share. Aecon Group Inc. shares are currently trading down about 1....

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Monday, shares of Neenah Paper Inc (NYSE: NP) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.60), with the ...

The first Monday after the release of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report (NFP) is historically the least volatile day of the month. So far, this first day of North American daylight savings time is holding true to form. Ho...

Overseas Union, a property developer controlled by Indonesia's Riady family, is buying the U.S. Bank Tower and some related properties in Los Angeles for $367.5 million.

Figuring that the Federal Reserve won't be able to keep a lid on interest rates forever, large money managers such as BlackRock Inc., TCW Group Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Co. are getting ready for the day whe...

Wall Street's commodity trading, once a booming source of bank profit, has been hit hard by tougher new rules and subdued markets.

The cost of complying with a U.S. mandate to use corn ethanol in fuel topped $1.00, up from just a few cents last year, putting a squeeze on oil refiners.

Energy-technology company Silver Spring Networks plans to bring an initial public offering to market this week, a deal from a once-hot sector that has been largely dormant this year.

February's employment report was an unambiguously positive set of data, but it remains to be seen whether it signaled the start of a sustained period of healthier job growth.