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By no means reduce the amount you save while depending on the returns from 2013 and other bull years repeating or continuing upward.

From a brief glance at the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which plunged more than 8 percent last week, one could get the sense that a long-discussed end to a supposed bubble in technology stocks is underway.

What would I average down on if NASDAQ's slide continues or accelerates? The no-brainer is Google which sells at no more than 20 times next year's earnings. Biogen tempts me.

Private equity (PE) firms have worked hard since the 2008 market meltdown to spruce up beaten-down assets they had paid dearly for at the top of the PE cycle and extract far more value than most of their limited partners...

An around the world look at the largest data centers.

As the computing business moves from the desktop to the cloud, Intel and companies like it will have to execute a rapid transition.

Crescent Point Energy (CPG) confirms that the cash dividend to be paid on May 15, 2014 in respect of April 2014 production, for shareholders of record on April 30, 2014 will be CDN $0.23 per share.

A Qingdao-based company is robbing California of its reputation as the “garlic capital of the world,” according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday.

The iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (REZ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 222,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 35,000.  Shares of REZ were u...

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 cash to mak...

The company's performance over the last few quarters has been driven by acquisitions in its natural gas pipelines division as well as strong oil production volumes in the CO2 business. In Q4 2013, the company's revenues ...

Declining coal shipments impacted overall volumes for Union Pacific throughout 2012 and 2013. However, the trend seems to have reversed in the first quarter of 2014 with growth in coal volumes. This should more than offs...

In the company's first quarter earnings, we expect operational sales to grow in the mid-single digits, driven by continued growth in Diagnostics and a marginal improvement in Nutritionals. We expect gross margins to matc...

In the upcoming earnings release, we expect revenues to show an upward trend on the back of aggressive expansion by the carrier in the 3G market, the iPhone deal with Apple, and the company's first mover advantage in lau...

The primary CLO market stayed busy last week, with LCD tracking seven new CLOs pricing in the U.S., for a total of roughly $3.56 billion, a touch inside last week's $3.57 billion, which was the largest weekly new-issue t...

In trading on Tuesday, biotechnology shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.2%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Transition Therapeutics (TTHI), off about 25.7% and shares of Tekmira Pharma...

In trading on Tuesday, electric utilities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.1%.  Leading the group were shares of Consolidated Edison (ED), up about 1.4% and shares of PPL (PPL) up about 1.4% on the...

In trading on Tuesday, the First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund ETF (FCG) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.7% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Swift Energ...

The bulk of that improvement comes from write-offs and recoveries

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Time Warner (TWX) is now the #87 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.         This rank is f...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Visa (V) is the #7 analyst pick.  Visa also comes in above the median of an...

Brazil investors more bullish than most as investors ponder whether country is heading for better days.