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Shares of Polaris jump as much as 4.4%, headed for the biggest gain since 17 June

One of the biggest and most liquid of all financial markets is the foreign exchange market. With a daily transaction worth almost US$1.5 trillion, there is great opportunity for gain as well as high risk of loss to be su...

Stocks finished in positive territory as weaker than expected retail sales raised hopes the Fed may delay tapering its market-boosting policies. The Dow and S&P 500 finished up around .13% and the Nasdaq closed up just o...

The Thai government has embarked on a disastrous and costly rice subsidy program to benefit its rice farmers - the program cost the government $4.4 billion last year - but an unexpected beneficiary turned out to be Myanm...

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) dethroned Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) seven-year run as the country's top corporate philanthropist, giving $315.8 million in cash to charity programs compared to the big-box retailer's ...

"Fabulous Fab" is headed to court on Monday, but he has a better chance of winning than his former clients did, according to charges from the Securities & Exchange Commission. Fabrice Tourre, a former trader for Goldman ...

Wall Street edged up in mid-day trading on Monday as data painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy after retail sales rose less than expected, while growth in New York State's manufacturing sector accelerated in July....

On 7/17/13, Gladstone Investment Corp's 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock (NASD: GAINP) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1484, payable on 7/31/13. As a percentage of GAINP's recent sha...

On 7/17/13, Gladstone Capital Corporation's 7.125% Series 2016 Preferred Stock (NASD: GLADP) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1484, payable on 7/31/13. As a percentage of GLADP's recent share price ...

On 7/17/13, Gladstone Commercial Corp's 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NASD: GOODO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1562, payable on 7/31/13. As a percentage of GOODO's recen...

On 7/17/13, SLM Corp.'s 6.97% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A (NASD: SLMAP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.8712, payable on 7/30/13. As a percentage of SLMAP's recent share price...

Fitch Ratings downgraded Europe's financial stability to AA+ from AAA on Monday, three days after the agency stripped France of its top-notch AAA rating. The European Financial Stability Facility, a fund set up by the br...

On 7/17/13, Oxford Lane Capital Corporation's 8.50% Preferred Stock Series 2017 (NASD: OXLCP) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1771, payable on 7/31/13. As a percentage of OXLCP's recent share price...

On 7/17/13, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc's 7.125% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: UBP.PRF) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4453, payable on 7/31/13. As a percentage of UBP....

Wall Street is high on Bank of America, expecting it to report earnings that are up 32% from a year ago when it reports its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The consensus estimate is 25 cents per shar...

Wall Street is optimistic about US Bancorp, which is slated to report its second quarter results on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 76 cents a share, a rise from 71 cents per share a year ago.

Wall Street is high on SLM, expecting it to report earnings that are up 41% from a year ago when it reports its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The consensus estimate is 69 cents per share, up from e...

Ebay (EBAY) reports its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Wall Street is optimistic about Northern Trust, which is slated to report its second quarter results on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 83 cents a share, a rise from 74 cents per share a year ago.

Analysts expect higher profit for American Express when the company reports its second quarter results on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.21 a share, reflecting a rise from $1...

Analysts expect higher profit for PNC Financial Services when the company reports its second quarter results on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.64 a share, reflecting a rise f...

Xilinx (XLNX) reports its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.