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When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,733 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE:...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,733 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...

A union representing 55,000 North Carolina current and retired state workers Tuesday filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and his wi...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Tuesday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.6% loss. Within that group, Noble Corp (NYSE: NE) and Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR) are ...

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Services sector, higher by 0.2%. Within that group, Staples  (NASD: SPLS) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 8.8% and 4.0%,...

The US markets are mixed in early afternoon trading, with the Dow down 0.33%, the S&P lower by 0.22% and the Nasdaq up 0.18%. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Compuware (CPWR) up 12.5%, Apple (AAPL) higher...

The solar industry had a mixed week, with tier-1 Chinese manufacturers such as Trina Solar and Yingli Green Energy missed expectations on their Q2 earnings, while U.S. based players such as First Solar and SunPower repor...

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 one noteworthy recent insider buy.

China Telecom reported a steady improvement in its performance in the Chinese wireless subscriber market in July, as it gained about 1.45 million new 3G subscribers. This marked the fifth consecutive month of improvement...

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index advanced 0.4% to 1,034.14 in New York

EOG Resources' net crude oil production has grown sharply from just around 55,000 barrels per day in 2009 to over 220 million barrels per day last year, implying a CAGR of more than 41%. Almost all of this growth in the ...

Just Energy Group (JE) announced its September quarterly dividend. A quarterly dividend of Canadian $0.125/common share will be paid on September 30th, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September...

It was another eventful week for pharmaceutical companies studded with acquisition announcements, investors expecting potential bids, alliances and new therapeutic agents getting regulatory approval. There wasn't a lot o...

In trading on Tuesday, the iShares Transportation Average ETF (IYT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.9% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of United Continental (UAL), ...

In trading on Tuesday, music & electronics stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 5.5%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Conns (CONN), down about 30% and shares of Radioshack (RSH) off...

In trading on Tuesday, airlines shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2%.  Leading the group were shares of China Southern Airlines Company (ZNH), up about 6.9% and shares of China Eastern Airlines (CEA) ...

Shareholders of Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $40 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.20 b...

Shareholders of Science Applications International Corp (NYSE: SAIC) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the February 2015 covered call at the $50 strike and collect t...

Looking back to 181 days ago, Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) priced a 3,900,000 share secondary stock offering at $54.25 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, exp...

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 one noteworthy recent insider buy.

As recently as May, shares of Tesla Motors were trading under the $200 mark -- but according to one analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, the stock could easily hit $400 in the foreseeable future, thanks largely to what the firm s...

Tesla plans a $5 billion gigafactory to produce battery packs for as many as 500,000 cars by 2020. How the project is coming together.