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The slow start of the WWE's (NYSE: WWE) online streaming service and lukewarm reception to the organization's new television deal has had a significant impact on Chairman Vince McMahon's bank account. The 68-year-old rep...

Below is the May 15th "Thoughts from the Frontline" newsletter, republished in full.

In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.3%. Year to date, Sirius XM Holdings has lost about 8.5% of i...

In trading on Tuesday, apparel stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.8%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Cato Corporation (CATO), down about 8.1% and shares of Urban Outfitters (URBN...

In trading on Tuesday, rental, leasing and royalty shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.6 percent. Leading the group were shares of Research Frontiers (REFR), up about 2.5 percent and shares of Hugoton ...

The meat processing industry's drive to overturn revised country-of-origin labeling (COOL) laws continued Monday, when the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit considered the industry's argument that the regul...

New Fed comments about a rate hike paired with worse than expected earnings from retailers have combined to make investors very, very skittish in Tuesday afternoon trading: the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 are down nearly 1% ...

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session slightly higher but near the daily high Tuesday. Some risk-aversion in the market place limited the selling pressure in the safe-haven metal. The U.S. stock indexes ...

The amount of gold jewelry purchased in the first quarter of 2014 increased 3 percent year-over-year to 570.7 tons, the largest first quarter volume since 2005.

During its April sales release, L Brands reported 2% rise in its comparable store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. We believe that the company's appealing product offerings and enticing marketing campaigns hel...

Enabled by solid demand for air travel and gains from consolidation, most U.S. airlines have improved their results in recent years. Backed by stronger balance sheets and the anticipation of sustained solid cash flow fro...

The compact segment is expected to constitute 20% of the luxury vehicle market in China by 2015, up from around 11% in 2012. Mercedes will aim to grab a majority of this growth, in order to narrow its gap with the global...

The companies expect cost synergies of over $1.6 billion annually after three years of the deal closing, primarily on account of the increased scale of their video subscriber base. Additionally, DirecTV's established sat...

This morning, Apollo Investment Corporation (AINV) declared its quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders the prior quarter. Based on the current stock price, investors can exp...

This morning, Allstate (ALL) declared its quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders the prior quarter. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 1...

The PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio ETF (PID) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 976,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 175,000.  Sha...

As an occasional looky loo in the fair city of Beverly Hills, I have some noodlings to share about the high end real estate market, in case you are looking for a palazzo to park your doublewide.  We all know that prices...

Thailand's ongoing political crisis has already hurt the nation's economy, and Tuesday morning's declaration of martial law is not going to help as key areas like exports and private investment stutter, the nation's late...

The CEO of the U.S.'s largest bank told investors, "I'm going nowhere," a sign he is emerging from his toughest year at J.P. Morgan Chase more confident.

In trading on Tuesday, the PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Momentum Portfolio ETF (PIZ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.5% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Vale...

In trading on Tuesday, apparel stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.8%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Cato Corporation (CATO), down about 8.1% and shares of Urban Outfitters (UR...