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Brokerages that cater to mom-and-pop investors are emerging as an early victim of the intensifying scrutiny of high-speed trading.

As so-called “momentum stocks” and other overvalued equities fall out of favor, the stocks of solid companies that pay regular dividends are once again proving attractive to investors seeking steady income from their...

(Reuters) - Thirteen investment banks, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, will fight EU charges of blocking exchanges' access to the credit derivatives market at a hearing next month, three people fami...

The week ended on a truly ugly note as after making new highs early, the averages reversed to close the day lower. The PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 2.66% on the day with the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) los...

Observing market behavior during previous periods of tightening can prove insightful.

Apple and Exxon Mobil have volleyed for the title of the biggest dividend payer this year. Exxon took the edge in July when Apple announced a record $16 billion share buyback, reducing share count.

With momentum stocks losing steam, investors would be wise to turn their attention to dividend-paying stocks like Starwood and Bank of America, which are hiking their buybacks by 200% or more, as well as perennial divide...

Ahead of the Tape: Alcoa's stock has flourished since it was dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but it may no longer be a bargain.

The US markets are sharply lower this afternoon, with the Nasdaq currently leading the charge, down about 1.75%. Momentum and technology stocks are headlining the fall, with companies such MannKind down 10.77%, Amazon.co...

(Reuters) - Credit Suisse may be facing yet another investigation into its role in helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes after New York state's top financial regulator requested documents from the Swiss bank. Swit...

This is when the ban on Indonesian copper concentrate exports will come into effect and force Freeport McMoran to slash copper output drastically. This will cost the company billions of dollars in revenues.

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Walgreen has been winning back old customers post the deal and the proportion of Express Scripts prescriptions returning to its stores continues to rise. Walgreen believes that a focus on its three strategic growth drive...

The company's bullish outlook comes at a time when its primary business of building utility-scale solar power plants in the United States has showed some signs of slowing down. This is likely to impact First Solar, since...

Investors showed a shift in their preference for exchange-traded fund providers over the first quarter, as Vanguard topped BlackRock and State Street in terms of inflows for its ETF offerings. Data compiled by Bloomberg...

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money.  So let's look at one noteworthy recent insider buy.

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.6015 to $0.6436 per share on its Common Stock, payable on or after May 15, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business...

The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund ETF (FRI) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 176,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 62,000. Shares of FRI were up about 0....

In trading on Monday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.3% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of CEMIG (CIG), up about 3% and shar...

In trading on Monday, reits shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.3%. Leading the group were shares of Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), up about 2.8% and shares of Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) up ...

In trading on Monday, education & training services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Education Management Corp (EDMC), off about 8.1% and shares of ...

Retail investors were net buyers last month, with the strongest activity in the second week of March as the S&P 500 came off new record highs.