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GE's Earnings Will Likely Rise on its Industrial Segment Growth & Gains from Cost Cuts
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:42
The company?s airplane engine deliveries and shipments of oil & gas drilling equipment have continued to rise. At the same time, GE has continued to execute cost reduction measures which will likely further expand its ma...
Nearly 1 Million Community College Students Can't Get Federal Loans
IBTimes - 16 Jul 2014 06:31
Anywhere he goes, Kenneth Wilson, the director of financial aid at Albany Technical College in southwest Georgia, is prepared to talk with students about the workings of their loans -- whether it's at a campus basketball...
Alibaba Valued as High as $150 Billion in Private Trades
Wall Street Journal - 16 Jul 2014 05:30
The perceived market value of the Chinese e-commerce company has risen ahead of its expected initial public offering.
Las Vegas Sands Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Starbucks
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 22:43
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Healthcare, Consumer Products
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 20:58
The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Healthcare sector, showing a 0.1% loss. Within the sector, Express Scripts Holding (NASD: ESRX) and Gilead Sciences, (NASD: GILD) are two of the day's laggards, s...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Energy, Technology & Communications
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 20:51
In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.3%. Within the sector, QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) and Newfield Exploration (NYSE: NFX) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain ...
If Argentina Settles Debt Dispute, More Claims Could Come
Wall Street Journal - 16 Jul 2014 19:51
If Argentina settles with the holdout creditors that won court-ordered awards, economists say the country could be on the hook for about $13 billion in additional claims -- far less than the $120 billion some local polit...
Travelzoo Will Benefit from its Hotel Business as Search and Local Deals Suffer
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:48
Search revenues slumped by over 25% to $4.8 million as the company's investments into its new hotel booking platform had to be balanced by reducing the search marketing spend. On the other hand, local deals revenue decre...
Johnson & Johnson Earnings: New Blockbuster Drug Olysio Lifts Sales But May Face Competition Soon
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:45
Johnson & Johnson recently released its second quarter results. While the company beat consensus estimates, its stock fell slightly due to a weaker-than-expected outlook for the second half of 2014. This can be attribute...
Yahoo Earnings: Display Ad Revenues Disappointing, But Mobile And Video Platform Gains Traction
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:39
While Yahoo's core search ad revenues (excluding TAC) improved by 6% year over year, its display ad revenues declined by over 7%. The primary reason for growth in search ads revenue was the growth in ad volume and increa...
Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: QTEC
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:38
The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund ETF (QTEC) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 141,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 42,000. Shar...
Is IBM Apple's Path At Last Into Enterprise Computing Infrastructure?
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:36
IBM brings to the table decades of experience in understanding the needs of business customers and also has a sizable sales force needed to cater to large corporations. Additionally, the availability of IBM?s apps and so...
Wednesday's ETF Movers: GDX, PJP
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:36
In trading on Wednesday, the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of McEwen Mining (MUX), up about 4.4% and shar...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Real Estate, Hospital & Medical Practitioners
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:34
In trading on Wednesday, real estate shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5.5%. Leading the group were shares of ZipReality (ZIPR), up about 121.8% and shares of China Metro Rural Holdings (CNR) up abou...
Wednesday 7/16 Insider Buying Report: FAST, LTS
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:33
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 two noteworthy recent insider buys.
AT&T Top Holding Amongst Latest 13F Filers
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 18:41
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 23 most recent 13-F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that AT&T (NYSE: T) was held by 17 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appea...
JPMorgan Chase Popular Amongst Latest 13F Filers
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 18:37
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 25 most recent 13-F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fu...
Unearthing the next F1 champion
CNN - 16 Jul 2014 18:12
CNN's Christina MacFarlane travels to the Kerpen Go-Karting circuit in Germany where Vettel and Schumacher found success.
Behind scenes at F1 team's HQ
CNN - 16 Jul 2014 18:11
Marussia F1 driver, Max Chilton takes CNN behind the scenes of his team's factory in the UK.
Jenson Button's triathlon training
CNN - 16 Jul 2014 18:07
F1 driver Jenson Button talks to CNN about his respect for triathletes and how competing helps him stay in shape.
Does Yellen Use Technical Analysis?
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 17:56
The surprisingly strong earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) boosted stocks in early Tuesday trading but then comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen seemed to cut the rally short. The...
YieldBoost Monotype Imaging Holdings From 1.1% To 9.8% Using Options
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 17:48
Shareholders of Monotype Imaging Holdings (NASD: TYPE) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the February 2015 covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium bas...