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(Reuters) - The U.S. steel industry is considering challenging a trade deal with Russia that governs imports of hot-rolled steel, potentially reviving a decades-old dispute amid mounting tensions over Russia's actions in...

Thailand's coup d'etat has left leaders with the problem of what to do with a botched attempt to steer world rice prices higher.

Valuation measures like P/E ratios may not be perfect timing tools, but they are great gauges of relative risk. Today, risk is high.

Stocks rose, with the S&P 500 closing at its 20th record this year, after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen offered an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy.

Investors led by BlackRock and Pimco sued units of Deutsche Bank and U.S. Bancorp for their roles as trustees overseeing residential mortgage-backed securities on behalf of investors who bought the bonds.

The Rajaratnam brothers worked hand-in-hand to corrupt insiders at public companies, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday during opening statements in the trial of the younger brother, Rengan.

The Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for U.S. taxpayers who failed to comply with laws on reporting income or assets abroad to avoid penalties. But it is also raising the potential fines on tax cheats who don...

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) touched a new 52-week high of $41.52/share. That's a 12.73% rise, or $4.69 per share from the 52-week low of $36.83 set back on 10/07/2013. That means at today's in...

China's state-owned Citic Resources Holdings said about half of the alumina stockpiles it had stored at Qingdao port couldn't be located, heightening concerns over the use of commodities for financing in the country.

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,692 13-F filings for the 03/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Intel (NASD: INTC) was hel...

Topping the list of stocks with abnormal volume in yesterday's trading is Micros Systems (NASD: MCRS), with 19.9x normal volume. In the prior session, MCRS traded 13.78 million shares, versus normal volume of about 691,6...

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,692 13-F filings for the 03/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Valeant Pharmaceuticals In...

Walgreen shares have continued to rise amid positive analyst forecasts and increasing influence from billionaire Stefano Passina.

The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Utilities sector, higher by 1.7%. Within that group, AES (NYSE: AES) and Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.7...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,692 13-F filings for the 03/31/2014 reporting period, and looked at the various S&P 500 components held by each of these reporting hedge funds and other 13-F filers. For each compo...

The Federal Open Market Committee has cut another $10 billion from it quantitative easing program.

Fund managers are by far the most overweight on India among global emerging markets, the survey found

In spite of strong demand recovery from fiscal 2016, a re-rating of tyre stocks is unlikely from the current levels

U.S. Bancorp (USB) has approved a 6.5 percent increase in the dividend rate on U.S. Bancorp common stock to $0.98 on an annualized basis, or $0.245 on a quarterly basis, payable July 15, 2014, to shareholders of record a...

With a `400 crore capital-raising exercise done, a lack of competition in an under-penetrated market makes its outlook brighter as well

On Tuesday, the price of the Indian crude basket was $110.31 a barrel; so there's still a long way for the crude price to rise before under-recoveries spike

The retailer is looking to accelerate its international expansion as it plans to open about 40 international stores this year. We believe that countries like China, Mexico, the Philippines and Thailand will play a pivota...