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The price of Bitcoin surged more than 8 percent Tuesday after plunging nearly 12 percent the day before, leaving analysts wondering if the virtual currency has ended its recent long-term decline or if more volatility is ...

Apple shares hit $100 for the first time since June's stock split, close at record high.

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD) wants a spot in your cupboard. The iconic American fast-food chain said Tuesday that it and partner Kraft Foods (NASDAQ:KRFT) will begin selling the McCafé brand of coffee sold in thousands o...

Since an acrimonious split, Sam Zell and his former partner Gary Garrabrant have kept their distance. Now they are preparing to square off on turf they once conquered together: emerging-markets real estate.

Citi's departure will leave a huge gap--cultural as well as financial--in the banking market in Japan. For this loss we should thank QE.

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,695 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that SunEdison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) ...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,695 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...

The worst performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Financial sector, higher by 0.2%. Within the sector, Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) and American Tower (NYSE: AMT) are two of the day's laggards, showing a l...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.1%. Within that group, NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) and Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a ...

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session slightly lower Tuesday. Some upbeat U.S. housing data helped to stoke better investor risk appetite to fuel the stock market bulls. The other bearish factor for gold...

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...

Firms on BSE's SME platform now have market capitalization of `7,890 crore, and those on NSE have `307 crore

Currently, YPFB supplies 2.24 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to the thermoelectric plant in Brazil's centerwest city of Cuiaba under a contract that is set to expire on August 31. The extended gas supply contr...

On Monday, the company announced a new set of shared data plans called Family Share Pack, providing customers more data per connection at lower costs than rivals. In addition, the carrier said that it would reimburse cus...

The company has been trying to boost user engagement, increase unique user count and monetize its content more effectively. While it was successful in boosting its unique mobile user count from 200 million in Q2 2012 to ...

Some of the key geographies that drove the Mac's quarterly performance include China, where sales grew by around 39% (while the market shrank 5%), and the United States, where the education buying season bolstered result...

Looking back to 12 days ago, Umpqua Holdings Corp (NASD: UMPQ) priced a 15,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $16.20 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting th...

Looking back to 98 days ago, ONEOK Partners LP (NYSE: OKS) priced a 12,100,000 share secondary stock offering at $52.94 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that t...

Shareholders of Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2016 covered call at the $45 strike and collect the premium based on the...

Shareholders of Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2016 covered call at the $4.50 strike and collect the premium based on the 34 c...

Shareholders of CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 3.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the February 2015 covered call at the $17.50 strike and collect the premium based on the 55 c...

Chemical Financial (CHFC) declared a third quarter 2014 cash dividend on its common stock of $0.24 per share, representing a 4.3% increase over the second quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.23 per share and a 9.4% increase...