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Nasdaq says outage triggered by problems at NYSE Euronext's Arca exchange that led a key backup system to fail

Wall Street refuses to adjust pessimistic outlook on CZR, despite its technical tear. Options players wanting to bet on further upside for Caesars Entertainment may wish to consider purchasing the equity's in-the-money D...

After announcing CEO will leave, tech giant lets hedge fund into the tent.

In trading on Friday, shares of Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) touched a new 52-week low of $25.76/share. That's a $13.95 share price drop, or -35.13% decline from the 52-week high of $39.71 set back on 05/13/2013. Large ...

In a previous post, I outlined the power of the "pullback off highs pattern and how it can be used to forecast the market's reaction to a pending earnings report. Salesforce.com (CRM) is an excellent example of how this ...

(Kitco News) - Economic data will help determine price direction for the gold market next week, with market participants awaiting the critical monthly nonfarm payrolls data.

DAIO hit a few bumps in that change road a couple of years back and missed out on a couple of crucial industry trends but it looks to me like they've managed to climb their way back to the top, setting a turnaround in mo...

If you manage to save up enough money to worry about it -- and I hope you have this problem -- you eventually wonder if you need to hire an investment advisor.

You know you need to do it. You know it really matters. Yet retirement savings often falls to the bottom of the list in our bustling family and work lives.

On 9/3/13, Weingarten Realty Investors's 6.50% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: WRI.PRF) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 9/13/13. As a percentage of WRI.PRF...

On 9/3/13, Bank of New York Mellon Corp's Series C Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: BK.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.33, payable on 9/20/13. As a percentage of BK.PRC's recen...

Mall-based retail and even some higher-end shops are struggling as Americans narrow spending to homes, autos.

The new technology by Loyal3 Holdings marks the latest effort to lure small investors into initial public offerings, a market that is increasingly trafficked by computerized traders.

Shares of Ensco are historically cheap at 8.5 times expected 2013 EPS of $6.47, up 18% from 2012.

With economies in China and Japan, the world's second and third largest economies slowing, and economies in emerging markets and the 17-nation eurozone struggling mightily, hopes have been that the U.S. economic recovery...

The best of the new products at the North American International Auto Show

Tesla has made cars sexy again. The auto industry is in the middle of a renaissance, and that includes the auto parts suppliers like Magna International Inc. (MGA - Analyst Report). This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) has su...

When a rich activist investor is involved in a stock, sitting on a loser tends to make them very impatient, and that can speed up the timeline of their game plan to unlock value in a company.

(Kitco News) - Higher prices are expected for gold next week, with a slight majority of participants in the Kitco News Gold Survey citing supportive technical charts.

(Kitco News) - Improving economic conditions in Europe are not providing much support or direction for gold prices, said analysts. Uncertainty about Greece?s economy or German elections might not be enough to drive price...

(Kitco News) - Gold futures rose this week on geopolitical tensions surrounding Syria but gave up those gains on ideas that a military strike on the country by the U.S. and its allies may not be imminent after all.

Looking back to 176 days ago, MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) priced a 135,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $5.15 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting t...