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Investment guru Jim Rogers spoke of having made a 180 degree change in this investment strategy. Japanese stocks could very well be entering a sweet spot. Next month's reporting season will be important. Less important i...

Covidien (COV) has declared a 13% increase in the quarterly dividend rate, from $0.32 per ordinary share to $0.36 per ordinary share. The next quarterly dividend is payable on November 6, 2014, to shareholders of record ...

The IPO of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Thursday will create big winners -- and losers. Here's a handy guide. Winner: Jack Ma

Big oil companies and traders are stashing millions of barrels of crude on massive tankers bobbing in the ocean, in a bid to profit from a quirk in oil markets.

The Dow industrials and S&P 500 rallied to all-time highs Thursday as investors were heartened by signals from the Federal Reserve that it remains on a measured course to eventually raise interest rates.

It's a tough retail environment, but one analysts sees there is one retail segment that is poised to succeed: the so-called "off-price apparel" channel, a retail segment that counts as members the likes of TJ Maxx, Ross ...

The Federal Reserve took enforcement action against Santander's U.S. unit, saying one of the Spanish bank's subsidiaries paid a dividend without permission even though the Fed had barred it from doing so.

Being well rested can make people more productive and valuable at work, as well as smarter in their investing, research suggests.

Current presidents Safra Catz and Mark Hurd will take over as chief executives.

Japan is getting less bang from the rising buck. That is the message investors are sending after a month in which the yen slipped to a six-year low against the dollar.

A growing number of Chinese developers are launching big projects in Western cities, such as the planned $1.63 billion transformation of an abandoned dock in London into a business park.

By now, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma's story is the stuff of business legend. He's a former English teacher who founded the company in his Hangzhou apartment in 1999 and then almost lost it when the first Internet bubble b...

Some Scots may be drunk with joy if the country votes for independence from the U.K. Thursday, but Scotch whisky aficionados might be left to drown in their sorrows. If Scotland approves its long-awaited referendum to be...

The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Utilities sector, showing a 0.9% loss. Within that group, Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE: PNW) and Wisconsin Energy (NYSE: WEC) are two of the day's laggards, showing...

India equities specialist at Manulife Asset Management says govt emphasis on financial inclusion, enhancing productivity, boosting manufacturing will restore pace of economic growth

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,747 13F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that eBay Inc. (NASD: EBAY) was ...

Labeling importers in Asia Pacific as keen buyers of commodities, especially crude oil and natural gas, is right on the money and somewhat unremarkable. Emerging markets are all about development and growth plans needing...

Israel is also a customer for Lockheed's latest fifth-generation fighter jet, the F-35, which has been opened for sale to a limited number of countries by the U.S.. We figure this formation of a unit in Israel will furth...

Dow expects to launch the new corn and soybean seed varieties in the U.S. next year, after a delay of almost two years. We believe that the commercialization of the Enlist weed control system could boost Dow's market sha...

Although Nvidia announced last year that the Shield is gaining traction in the market, it has not provided any significant update on its sell-through in the last few quarters. By extending the Shield family, the company ...

The deal is estimated to bring in as much as $4 billion in cash for Citigroup once it is completed. More importantly, the disposal of OneMain Financial will reduce the total assets under Citi Holdings by roughly $9 billi...

Anheuser's buyout of SABMiller has been in speculation for years, but couldn't be realized due to the large amounts of debt taken on by the former to finance its multiple mergers and acquisitions in the last five years. ...