Market News

Social media has become indispensable for stock market followers after Modi transformed the way official policy is announced by oil and finance ministries

The Islamic State group continues to gain power in the Middle East, Russia-Ukraine tensions persist, and Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa. While these events are worrisome and tragic, they also mean...

U.S. stocks turned positive Thursday, following the previous session's steep losses, as better-than-expected economic reports eased concerns about the European debt crisis hurting the U.S. economy. Since mid-September sh...

From turmoil in markets, to Ebola and the Islamic State, global problems require global solutions that may not exist

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 09/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASD: CSCO) was held by 16 of these funds. When hedge fu...

The maximum amount an individual can save in a 401(k) for 2014 is $17,500 a year, or $23,000 if you're 50 or older. If that's attainable, go for it. If it sounds like a long shot, consider these smaller moves that can he...

All of the elements that went wrong in 2008 are far bigger and potentially more harmful today than they were in 2007. The banks are bigger, the derivatives markets are bigger, and the Fed's balance sheet has grown from $...

The group president and CEO of Vertex Venture Holdings on his concerns on investments in India

Directions had restrained Cayman Islands-based hedge fund from accessing capital markets for allegedly indulging in insider trading

Consumer products business remained major contributor to CG's operating profit in September quarter

The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Utilities sector, not showing much of a gain. Within that group, PG&E (NYSE: PCG) and Wisconsin Energy (NYSE: WEC) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of...

A global economic slowdown has raised the threat of deflation amid sluggish growth, falling commodities prices and tumbling stocks. The gloomy fiscal outlook could translate to less economic momentum as consumers and bus...

(Reuters) - The NFL's infectious disease consultants, in a newsletter sent to team doctors and trainers outlining the primary facts of the Ebola virus, said they do not currently recommend screening for possible contact ...

Optimism among individual investors rose to a six-week high despite the recent downward volatility in stock prices, according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Neutral sentiment fell to its lowest level in 19 months, ...

London's benchmark swung violently, taking the blue-chips to the brink of a correction

The Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF (RFG) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 128,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 26,000.  Shares of RFG were u...

In trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.1% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Emerald Oil ...

In trading on Thursday, food shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.4%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Pilgrims Pride (PPC), down about 6.3% and shares of Sanderson Farms (SAFM) off about...

In trading on Thursday, metals & mining shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5%.  Leading the group were shares of Arch Coal (ACI), up about 20.3% and shares of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) up about 16....

The company's revenue grew 7.9%, to reach $3.2 billion on strong volume growth across commodities. However, revenue per unit remained sluggish due to export coal headwinds and an unfavorable domestic coal mix.

We expect the Paypal segment to see high growth in the future as well, however, the marketplaces' business could continue to feel the impact of traffic-related challenges in the short-term. We expect these short-term hea...

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...