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The Outlook: Many economists fear the Fed will wait too long before raising interest rates, but officials believe markets and economic indicators aren't signaling an economy near overheating.

BEIJING -- China's new home prices fell in July from June for a third straight month and price softness spread to more major cities, underlining a worsening property downturn despite efforts by many local governments to ...

There may be life for Aeropostale yet.

Natural rubber supplies ballooned in recent years as Asian producers cranked up the tree taps and consumers curbed their demand. Now, the glut appears ready to pop. The global surplus is poised to shrink by nearly 50 per...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) was held by 9 of these funds. When hedge fund manag...

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,674 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that eBay (NASD: EBAY) was held ...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,674 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and looked at the various S&P 500 components held by each of these reporting hedge funds and other 13F filers. For each compone...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.2% loss. Within that group, TECO Energy (NYSE: TE) and PPL (NYSE: PPL) are two large s...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Industrial companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 1.3%. Within that group, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) are ...

The US markets are higher in early afternoon trading, with the Dow up 1.02%, the S&P higher by 0.81% and the Nasdaq up 0.91%. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) up 1.45%, Bank of...

Despite increased investment in research and development, the company's operating margin grew for the seventh consecutive quarter. Applied's continuous top line growth and improving financial performance is backed by ren...

As the domestic housing industry regains momentum, after a slight slump in the early part of the year, sales to professional (pro) customers should improve for Lowe's this quarter. Comparable sales growth for the pros bu...

During the quarter, the company took prudent steps such as launching new products and services to supplement its business lines. However, we expect that weak enterprise demand for HP's services will continue to impact HP...

The company's earnings per share increased by just 0.6% as its profits were dented by higher healthcare costs. Following these results, Wal-Mart slashed its full year EPS guidance from $5.10-$5.45 to $4.90-$5.15 as it ex...

Through July this year, Boeing has mopped up orders for 833 commercial airplanes, compared to 705 orders received by Airbus. The launch of wide-body 777X by Boeing late last year has given a boost to its order tally this...

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...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting...

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

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

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

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

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