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Overseas stocks are reacting well to China's newly released reform plan as the Shanghai Composite was up 2.9% and the Hang Seng is also up 2.7%. Stocks in Europe are also higher but not nearly as strong, though the MSCI ...

West Texas Intermediate for delivery in December, fell 31 cents to $93.53, while Brent North Sea crude for January was also down 31 cents at $108.19

UBS says plenum reforms will likely cause China to outperform Asia ex-Japan for the next few months

I noticed something very different at the recent joint International Monetary Fund/World Bank conference held in Washington, D.C. The previous three years had been dominated by discussions of the European crisis, tail ri...

Stocks pulled back after reaching record-breaking highs on the heels of doveish comments last week from incoming Fed Chair Janet Yellen. The Dow was down fractionally, while the S&P 500 dropped half a percent and the NAS...

As if Sebastian Vettel's eighth straight win wasn't rubbing the opposition's noses in it, Red Bull claimed another Formula One first by clocking the first sub two-second pit stop at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.

Sometimes Wall Street product names can be downright Orwellian.

DividendChannel.com creates a proprietary ''DividendRank'' by screening through our coverage universe of large cap, dividend paying stocks, to look at a variety of data -- dividend history & yield, book value, quarterly ...

Sapphire is almost unbreakable. Traditionally, it has been used as a substitute for glass on armored military vehicles. If Apple can claim that screens on its devices are nearly unbreakable, it will get a leg up over the...

On 11/20/13, Bank of America Corp.'s 6% Capital Securities (NYSE: BAC.PRZ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 11/25/13. As a percentage of BAC.PRZ's recent share price of $24.90, thi...

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 ...

Naftali Bennett, Israel's Economy and Commerce Minister, warned this morning that if the U.S. decides to relax  economic sanctions on Iran, and does not insist on its dismantling its uranium enrichment capability, Iran�...

JC Penney is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports third quarter earnings on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of $1.86 per share, down from a loss of 93 cents per share ...

Analysts expect decreased profit for Staples when the company reports its third quarter results on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Although Staples reported profit of 46 cents a year ago, the consensus estimate calls for e...

Wall Street is high on JM Smucker, expecting it to report earnings that are up 10% from a year ago when it reports its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The consensus estimate is $1.59 per share, u...

Analysts expect higher profit for Lowe's when the company reports its third quarter results on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 48 cents a share, reflecting a rise from 40 cen...

Wall Street is high on L Brands, expecting it to report earnings that are up 8% from a year ago when it reports its third quarter earnings on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The consensus estimate is 28 cents per share, up...

Medtronic reports its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is 90 cents per share.

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for ADT when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 46 cents a share, a rise from 43 cents p...

Wall Street is optimistic about Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 75 cents a share, a rise from 64 cents pe...

Optimism surrounds Best Buy, as it gets ready to report its third quarter results on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 11 cents a share, up from three cents a year ago.

Optimism surrounds Home Depot, as it gets ready to report its third quarter results on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 89 cents a share, up from 74 cents a year ago.