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China's manufacturing activity shrank more than first reported in May, HSBC said Monday, confirming the first contraction in seven months and leading to market volatility in Asia.

Looking back to 90 days ago, Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASD: JAZZ) priced a 5,375,000 share secondary stock offering at $58.50 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting...

Even before the official start of hurricane season on June 1, weather buffs were treated late last week to Hurricane Barbara smashing into southern Mexico with surprising strength. But despite the remnants of Barbara sti...

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and dir...

In trading on Monday, shares of Southern Company's 5.25% Series Preferred Stock (NYSE: MP.PRD) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.3125), with shares changing hands as low as...

The first trading day of June looked like it was setting up nicely for bearish investors who have been waiting months for a substantial pullback.

Social gaming company Zynga announced substantial job cuts Monday afternoon and said it will close multiple office locations, all part of efforts to lower annual expenses by $70-$80 million.

The benchmark Bourse Istanbul 100 index bore the brunt of market stresses after violent antigovernment protests prompted investors to incorporate political risk into their Turkish investment strategies.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is the #74 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity....

In trading on Monday, shares of Kite Realty Group Trust's 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE: KRG.PRA) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2...

In trading on Monday, shares of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd's 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series B (NYSE: ENH.PRB) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.875), w...

In trading on Monday, shares of Kilroy Realty Corp's 6.875% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: KRC.PRG) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.7188), with sha...

In trading on Monday, shares of PS Business Parks, Inc's 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series T (NYSE: PSB.PRT) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.50), with shares chang...

In trading on Monday, shares of Capital One Financial Corp's Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: COF.PRP) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1...

In trading on Monday, shares of Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (NYSE: GS.PRC) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.9...

In trading on Monday, shares of EPR Properties's 9.00% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares (NYSE: EPR.PRE) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.25), with shares c...

In trading on Monday, shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares, Series Q (NYSE: RBS.PRQ) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6875)...

In trading on Monday, shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares, Series P (NYSE: RBS.PRP) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5625)...

Analysts highlighted uncertainty ahead of the forthcoming Spending Review.

Investors eyeing a purchase of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $41.84/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at thei...

Investors eyeing a purchase of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $68.45/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies...

Investors considering a purchase of Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $69.01/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their di...