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World champion Jorge Lorenzo may have thought new teammate Valentino Rossi would be his biggest threat of the new MotoGP season, but a surprise name will be at the head of the grid for Saturday's revamped final qualifyin...

In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%. Leading the group were shares of International Tower Hill Mines L (THM), up about 8.4% and shares of Almaden Minerals Limit...

Less than a month after the sudden departure of its founder and chairman, Fisker Automotive has reportedly laid off the majority of its rank-and-file employees, retaining top management to pursue a sale of its remaining ...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/9/13, Franco-Nevada Corp (NYSE: FNV) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.06, payable on 5/24/13. As a percentage of FNV's recent sto...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/9/13, Gold Resource Corp (AMEX: GORO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.06, payable on 4/25/13. As a percentage of GORO's recent s...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/9/13, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.28, payable on 5/2/13. As a percentage of ...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/9/13, Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.20, payable on 4/26/13. As a percentage of AET's recent stock pri...

Looking back to 2 days ago, Spectra Energy Partners LP (NYSE: SEP) priced a 4,500,000 share secondary stock offering at $37.25 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting...

Looking back to 2 days ago, Ares Capital Corporation (NASD: ARCC) priced a 16,650,000 share secondary stock offering at $17.61 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting...

On 4/9/13, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (Toronto: POT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.28, payable on 5/2/13. As a percentage of POT's recent stock price of $40.12, this dividend works out t...

On 4/9/13, Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (Toronto: RCH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.13, payable on 4/25/13. As a percentage of RCH's recent stock price of $39.58, this dividend works out to approxi...

On 4/9/13, Franco-Nevada Corp (Toronto: FNV) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.06, payable on 4/25/13. As a percentage of FNV's recent stock price of $44.48, this dividend works out to approximately ...

A day after the Bank of Japan announced a massive monetary policy easing program, Tokyo stocks soared in early Friday trading, hitting their highest level in four years and seven months. The Nikkei was up 4.3%.

Prices for U.S. Treasury bonds hit their highest levels this year as investors poured into the ultra-safe bonds following a downbeat jobless-claims report and a sharp turn in Japan's monetary policy.

The Bank of Japan will join major central banks that since the financial crisis have been testing the limits of their powers in a grand--and some say risky--experiment to stimulate the sluggish global economy.

A federal agency and a senator launched probes into whether news of an important government announcement was improperly leaked to traders about 30 minutes before it was made public.

Prices for the yellow metal ended at a nine-month low, even as the Bank of Japan announced aggressive stimulus plans.

Some companies are pushing to withdraw their workers from a giant Teamsters pension plan that faces a deep funding shortfall and questions about its long-term viability.

Given Opening Day has just passed, the phrase "spring slump" conjures up thoughts of a struggling baseball team. In the context of economics, though, it is the fear a resurgent economy and stock market will follow last y...

A hedge fund with ties to satellite mogul Charlie Ergen is headed for a bankruptcy-court showdown with financier Philip Falcone over his LightSquared wireless venture, opening another front in the battle for airwaves for...

Former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling and prosecutors are discussing a possible agreement related to his 24-year prison term ahead of a court-ordered resentencing, raising the prospect he may get out earlier than expected.

Rule making at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has slowed sharply in recent months amid internal squabbling, lobbying pressure from the financial industry and the sheer complexity of the rules themselves.