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LnikedIn announced plans to sell $1 billion worth of stock as it has seen its shares hit record highs amid buoying markets. The company co-founded by Reid Hoffman is looking to bolster its balance sheet and strengthen it...

As President Obama pushes to garner political support for a military strike against Bashar al-Assad's Syria, stock markets have declined, and could fall even further, but history suggests a buying opportunity is at hand,...

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session with good gains Tuesday, as bargain hunters stepped in to buy the early dip in prices. There was also safe-haven buying that surfaced during the day as it appears th...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Sanchez Energy Corp. (NYSE: SN) touched a new 52-week high of $25.00/share. That's a 47.93% rise, or $8.1 per share from the 52-week low of $16.90 set back on 11/16/2012. That means at to...

Larry Pitkowsky and Keith Trauner, Co-Founders, Managing Partners and Co-Portfolio Managers, GoodHaven Capital Management

Criminal securities laws do not reach transactions that occur outside the United States. This is the conclusion of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals which last Friday applied the Supreme Court?s reasoning in Morrison v...

(Kitco News) -Speculators continued to increase their net-long positions in gold futures and options traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, having whittled away much of their sizable gross sho...

The performance in the stock market for August will not be forgotten, even after a long weekend, and many are likely more nervous about what may happen in September. Unless you have been living in a cave for the past mon...

Diamonds and iron ore might not seem to have much in common but they do when it comes to exerting market dominance, something the king of diamonds, De Beers, did to Rio Tinto 17 years ago, and which Rio Tinto is now doin...

European revenues are stabilizing for some of the world's biggest companies.

Under the deal, Vodafone investors are rewarded in Verizon shares. Neither these new investors or the existing ones are particularly hopeful.

Shareholders of Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASD: KRFT) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 3.8% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $57.50 strike and collect the premium based...

Shareholders of Staples Inc (NASD: SPLS) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 3.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $17 strike and collect the premium based on the 70 ce...

Wall Street stocks opened higher; Nokia soars on Microsoft deal

The big question of today is what Microsoft will do with Nokia's feature phone business. Nokia's annual run rate is still 200 M feature phones. The fact that Microsoft acquired the right to sell Asha phones could be a hi...

Stocks rally in return from holiday weekend, but big spenders sit out surge.

Will today?s dislocation be as reliable a buying opportunity as dislocations in the past? There are several factors to consider and reasons to be cautious.

(Kitco News) - Tuesday Sep 3 - Financial markets remain jittery and nervous regarding events over Syria as the U.S. Congress will soon begin its debate over military action against Syria. Gold saw brief traditional safe...

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are slightly lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday as buying interest is being limited by a higher U.S. dollar index and weaker crude oil prices. However, gold prices are not straying too far fr...

If need is genuine and you have the capacity to pay, it's always a good time to buy the first house.

Those who aren't registered have to apply latest by 21 October.

About 40% of the problem can be attributed to global factors and the remaining to domestic factors.