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Deal making isn't just getting busier. It also is getting messier. Last week, announced global deal volume crossed the $2 trillion mark. But many of the discussed tie-ups have been far from friendly.

Several Barclays PLC (UK:BARC) employees voiced concerns to top executives about high-frequency traders getting too much access to its dark pool months before New York's attorney general filed suit accusing the London ba...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interest...

U.S. orange-juice retail sales fell to the lowest level on record as consumers continue to turn away from the beverage, once a staple of the American breakfast.

For fast food chains in China, it's 2012 all over again.

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Consumer Products sector, showing a 0.4% loss. Within that group, Monster Beverage (NASD: MNST) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) are two large stocks that are lagging, sh...

In afternoon trading on Monday, Technology & Communications stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.2%. Within that group, EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) are two large stocks leading the way, showi...

Stocks in Dubai crept back Monday after a big dip Sunday, the deepest in a month after a state-run investment company gave no reassurance about increasing its support for Arabtec Holding Co. (ARTC: DFM), one of the Middl...

(Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has no soul, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden concluded after meeting with the Russian leader at the Kremlin in 2011, according to an article in the New Yorker published online on Monday. Biden to...

Retirement might seem a long way off to the under-30 set, but, according to a new Bankrate.com survey, it'll take many young adults even longer to get there, given how they're investing.

The US markets are slightly lower this afternoon, with the Dow down 0.17%, the S&P lower by 0.15% and the Nasdaq flat. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Plug Power (PLUG) up 14%, General Electric (GE) down ...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13-F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund...

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.

The company expects the second half of the year to be substantially better than the first half, as LTE sales ramp up in China and its cost-cutting efforts show their full impact. Owing to the strong performance on the ma...

Volumes for the iconic manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles are expected to remain strong again this quarter, after rising 7.3% year-over-year in Q1. Growth is expected to come from increased sales to outreach custome...

When the company announces its second quarter earnings, we expect solid growth in revenues owing to robust postpaid subscriber adds and continued focus on margins. Verizon?s CEO said in an interview on CNBC recently that...

Even though Facebook?s user base growth has slowed down, its revenue growth has accelerated on the back of innovation in ad format and delivery. Mobile will remain the focus, and we expect to see the mobile platform?s re...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2014 of $0.70 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 9, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of ...

The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF (SPLV) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 684,000.  Shares of...

In trading on Monday, the iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.2% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Tetra Tech (TTI), up...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one in...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one inte...