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The ghosts of ABN Amro are still haunting Europe's banking industry. But in the Netherlands, a remnant of the Dutch lender is enjoying a surprising resurrection under the aegis of the Dutch government.

China PMI slows in June, confirms Q2 economic growth slowdown

Stocks rallied today on strength in manufacturing and mixed data on the construction sector in the US. Heading into the last half hour of the session, the Dow & S&P 500 were up about half a percent and the Nasdaq was up ...

The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector Index Fund ETF (IDU) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 5.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 120,000. Shares...

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 dollars to ...

(Kitco News) - Comex gold prices ended the U.S. day session sharply higher Monday, on a strong short-covering bounce and some bargain hunting after hitting a nearly three-year low on Friday. Major rioting in Egypt also p...

World equity markets start third quarter on positive note; signs of stabilization in European manufacturing lift euro

Manufacturing PMI for the June quarter has averaged 50.3 compared with an average of 53.1 in the March quarter

Three-month Libor was unchanged at 0.2731%, according to the British Bankers' Association

he selling in the last few minutes of the quarter erased some of last week's gains but those late losses have been erased by the early strength in the stock index futures. This week's trading is likely to be quite volati...

Looking back to 41 days ago, NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: NPSP) priced a 6,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $14.53 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting...

Looking back to 87 days ago, Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP) priced a 12,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $48.05 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expect...

Looking back to 137 days ago, Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE: PXD) priced a 9,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $128.00 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expe...

Shareholders of Sun Hydraulics Corp. (NASD: SNHY) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the ...

Shareholders of Tredegar Corp. (NYSE: TG) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.20 bi...

It's a great tax-friendly product.

If your underlying assumption of buying the stock remains the same, stick with it

Capital gains tax is what you pay if you make a profit on any investment.

Private equity firm Kohlberg & Company is set to buy musical instrument company Steinway Musical and take it private in a deal worth $438 million.

There is a widespread belief that stocks are positive in the days surrounding Independence Day.

The key gain seems to be EBR's design capabilities or, more accurately, those of Erik Buell

Peabody's recent half-hearted rally attempt was thwarted by its 20-week moving average, which has served primarily as resistance since May 2011. As such, now may be a good time to wager on extended losses for BTU, partic...