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Apple was the most actively traded stock every month of 2013.

In a notable shift in Beijing's rhetoric on the property market in the 2014 Government Work Report, China's top leaders are emphasizing the need to adopt differentiated property market regulations rather than a "one-fit-...

Launch requires EC's permission as model code of conduct has been in place since announcement of general election dates

The US markets are lower this Monday as investors worry about global economic conditions after seeing slowing in China's exports.

Verizon Communications (VZ) declared a quarterly dividend of 53 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on May 1, 2014, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at...

Fast-growing names in tech and biotech are carrying fat valuations; analysts say the party won't last forever.

The First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FEM) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 847,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 427,000.  Shares of FEM we...

Last week, I wrote this article as a follow up to Common Sense Media’s Student Privacy Zone summit. Immediately following the summit, the U.S. Department of Education laid out some guidance and best practices through t...

Higher ratings translate into higher advertising revenues for the content owners such as Viacom. This could prove meaningful as Nickelodeon U.S. contributes more than 13% to the company's value, according to our estimate...

Given the U.S. apparel retail market trend in the recently concluded holiday season, it might not be surprising if this decline trend continued in the fourth quarter as well. During the holiday season, U.S. foot-traffic ...

Over the longer term , the growth of the reservoir characterization segment should continue, as offshore activity moves into more deep and ultra-deepwater plays which would require a higher service intensity. On the land...

We believe that this is going to be another lackluster year for Exxon Mobil marked with flat upstream production and thinner downstream margins. However, improving volume-mix and lower capital expenditures could potentia...

ED probe is in line with the findings of interim audit report of the economic offences wing

The recent occupation of Crimea in Ukraine by Russian military forces has been viewed by most as an outright violation of Ukrainian sovereignty. US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry have each re...

Funding sources are more limited for companies in emerging markets

In trading on Monday, the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLV) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.1% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Alexion Pharmaceutical...

In trading on Monday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.3%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Desarrolladora Homex (HXM), off about 6.6% and shares of Tay...

Forward guidance risk may also translate into an undue delay in speed of monetary policy normalization

In trading on Monday, auto parts shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.7%.  Leading the group were shares of UQM Technologies (UQM), up about 29.1% and shares of Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) up about 22...

(Reuters) - World stocks paused near a six-year peak and commodities from copper to crude tumbled on Monday as surprisingly weak Chinese trade data rattled investors already on edge over the crisis in Ukraine. Relief tha...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one intere...