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Mathew Martoma, formerly of hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP, will be sentenced Monday in New York after being convicted in what prosecutors have called "the most lucrative insider trading scheme in history." But even ...

(Reuters) - The new U.N. human rights chief urged world powers on Monday to protect women and minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the fighters were trying to create a "house of blood....

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,740 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...

In afternoon trading on Monday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.8% loss. Within that group, Newfield Exploration (NYSE: NFX) and EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) are two of the day's laggards, showing...

In afternoon trading on Monday, Technology & Communications stocks are the best performing sector, not showing much of a loss. Within that group, Yahoo! (NASD: YHOO) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) are two large stock...

The US markets are lower in early afternoon trading, with the Dow down 0.27%, the S&P lower by 0.51% and the Nasdaq down 0.12%. Some of the most actively traded stocks Bank of America (BAC) up 1.65%, Yahoo! (YHOO) higher...

On 9/10/14, PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s 10.00% Trust Preferred Securities (NASD: PVTBP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.625, payable on 9/15/14. As a percentage of PVTBP's recent share price of $27.88...

On 9/10/14, Omnicare Inc.'s Trust Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Securities (NYSE: OCR.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.50, payable on 9/15/14. As a percentage of OCR.PRA's recent share p...

On 9/10/14, Alcoa, Inc.'s $3.75 Preferred Stock (AMEX: AA.PR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.9375, payable on 10/1/14. As a percentage of AA.PR's recent share price of $86.46, this dividend work...

On 9/10/14, Winthrop Realty Trust's 9.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: FUR.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.5781, payable on 9/30/14. As a percentage of FUR.PRD's re...

Oil and gas stocks trended lower last week, as global crude oil prices declined after Ukraine signed a ceasefire deal with pro-Russia rebels, taking the first step toward ending the five-month old conflict in eastern Ukr...

Since the end of 2012, CVS, Walgreen, and Rite Aid (the leading pharmacies in the U.S.) have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index. So far this year, CVS, Walgreen and Rite Aid have witnessed an approximate 15%, 1...

hile Merck launched its new anti-PD 1 therapy, Roche got European Union approval for expanded use of its rheumatoid Arthritis drug. Merck?s shares inched higher on the news and Bristol-Myers Squibb saw something similar....

Internet companies have seen a tremendous valuation boost in recent quarters, which has encouraged them to step up their investments. Be it e-commerce or social networking, companies are trying to acquire as many custome...

Lionsgate (LGF) has increased the Company's quarterly cash dividend from five to seven cents per common share.  The dividend is payable on November 7, 2014 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2014.

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 3.2 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 1.0 million.  Shares of IEMG ...

Gammon Infrastructure to issue 200 million equity shares to eligible qualified institutional buyers at `12.68 per share

In trading on Monday, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Renesola Limited (SOL), up about 8.6% and...

In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Exeter Resource (XRA), off about 8.1% and shares of International Tower Hill ...

In trading on Monday, sporting goods & activities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.8%.  Leading the group were shares of Multimedia Games Holding Company (MGAM), up about 29.3% and shares of 500.co...

Boeing launched on Monday a new version of its most successful airplane, the 737, with an $11 billion order from Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, which plans to buy as many 737 MAX 200 twinjets. A statement fr...