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Fed Bets It Won't Wait Too Long on Rates
Wall Street Journal - 18 Aug 2014 06:16
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.
China Real Estate Bubble Continues To Deflate
IBTimes - 18 Aug 2014 17:31
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 ...
Aeropostale Soars After Sacking CEO For Former Boss
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 23:33
There may be life for Aeropostale yet.
Bourbon Consumption Not 'On The Rocks,' Highest Production Since The 1970s
IBTimes - 18 Aug 2014 21:31
Whether you like bourbon neat, on the rocks or in an old-fashioned, the spirit is seeing a huge resurgence in popularity -- and that could be a problem. The growing trend has led to some fears of a "whiskey crisis" if di...
TJX Companies Popular Amongst Latest 13F Filers
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 21:13
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...
12 Fund Titans All Hold eBay Stock
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 21:12
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 ...
Funds Added To Weyerhaeuser Positions
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 21:09
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...
Monday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Energy
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 20:52
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...
Monday Sector Leaders: Industrial, Services
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 20:51
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 ...
Week Ahead Market Report: August 18, 2014
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:51
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...
Applied Expects To Retain Its Growth Momentum For The Rest Of 2014
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:48
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...
Uptick In Consumer Spending Could Boost Sales For Lowe's In Q2
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:45
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...
HP Earnings Preview: Revenue To Remain Flat
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:42
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...
Wal-Mart Cuts Guidance On Weak Traffic, Higher Expenses And Slow Online Growth
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:39
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...
Boeing Leads Airbus In The Race For New Commercial Airplane Orders In 2014
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:36
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...
Monday 8/18 Insider Buying Report: EPE, PTY
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 19:35
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...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Apple
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:22
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...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Exxon Mobil
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:21
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...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Wells Fargo
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:21
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...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Verizon Communications
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:20
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 ...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for United Technologies
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:19
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 ...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for UnitedHealth Group
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:19
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...