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Bank of America's monthly survey of fund managers shows worries about the global economy are rising

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait play down possibility of Opec output cut

Tax rules that make it unattractive to sell a security in less than three years and concerns about levies to be paid by builders may prolong the wait for REITs

There is far too much emphasis on inequality as a concept in the British political debate. We should focus on making sure that a rising tide lifts all boats and improving opportunities for the poorest.

There is far too much emphasis on inequality as a concept in the British political debate. We should focus on making sure that a rising tide lifts all boats and improving opportunities for the poorest.

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Stryker (SYK) is a rarity in the current market: a strong business with a stock that is still attractively valued. A leading supplier of medical implants, surgical tools, and neurosurgical equipment in 100 countries, Str...

To justify $19/share, BOBE must grow its profits by 16% compounded annually for the next 8 years. This expectation seems awfully optimistic for a restaurant chain with steadily declining sales.

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 22 most recent 13F filings for the 09/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Qualcomm, Inc. (NASD: QCOM) was held by 18 of these funds. When hedge fund ma...

The worst performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Healthcare sector, up 0.4%. Within that group, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASD: GILD) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: REGN) are two large stocks that are lag...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Industrial stocks are the best performing sector, up 2.0%. Within that group, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 5.7% a...

When researchers gave a bunch of monkeys an apple, they were happy. When the researchers gave a different bunch of monkeys two apples, they were happy, but not much more so than the first bunch. But, when the researchers...

On the back of strong results in the previous two quarters, the company raised its revenue guidance for 2014 to $130 billion from a previous forecast of $128 billion. We expect UnitedHealth to continue on its growth traj...

SanDisk expects a higher proportion of wafer sales in the latter half of the year because of three main factors. First, sales of its X3 chips are seasonally higher in the latter half of the year. Secondly, Fusion-io will...

We expect to see low to mid single digit growth in revenues for its third quarter driven by strong growth in its Automation & Control Solutions and Performance Materials & Technologies divisions. The Aerospace segment ma...

Microprocessor and graphic processor manufacturer AMD will report its Q3 2014 earnings on October 16. Owing to its restructuring efforts, the company returned to profitability in Q3 2013 and Q2 2014 marks its fourth cons...

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...

Carnival Corporation (CCL) has announced that it has declared a dividend of $0.25 per share. The company's board of directors approved a record date for the quarterly dividend of November 21, 2014, and a payment date of ...

The iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 944,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 137,000.  Shares of IXC were up about 0.3% on ...

In trading on Tuesday, the iShares Transportation Average ETF (IYT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.1% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Jetblue Airways (JBLU), up...

In trading on Tuesday, diagnostics shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.3%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Acasti Pharma (ACST), down about 21.4% and shares of Sharps Compliance (SMED) ...

In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.7%.  Leading the group were shares of Cavco Industries (CVCO), up about 7.1% and shares of Taylor Morrison Hom...