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The FOMC announcement had few surprises though some saw hints that that improvement in the economy could mean they will move rates higher than expected. The losses were minor as the oil service, banks, and semiconductors...

Exotic strategies can benefit a portfolio, but can be tough to put into practice.

Quantitative strategies, as implemented by money managers such as Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), LSV Asset Management, AQR, and Vericimetry (where I am a shareholder in their small cap value fund, VYSVX), invest in sto...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, not showing much of a gain. Within that group, AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) and TECO Energy (NYSE: TE...

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 1.8%. Within the sector, Analog Devices (NASD: ADI) and Microchip Technology (NASD: MCHP) are two large stocks leading the way,...

U.S. Small Cap stocks have had an ugly year in 2014. U.S. Small Cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 Index) trailed U.S. Large Cap U.S. stocks (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) by 10% . Investors with a well-dive...

While we continue to believe that the company will see robust growth in its broadband business due to the increasing demand for higher speed and connectivity, taming the pay-TV subscriber losses remains a key challenge f...

The strong operating performance for Q3 2014 allowed RBS to trounce these high expectations despite having to set aside £780 million ($1.25 billion) in additional legal reserves to cover the ongoing foreign exchange set...

The Seattle based coffee giant reported its record Q4 net revenue figure of $4.2 billion, up 10% year-over-year (y-o-y). As a result, the company was able to report an 11% y-o-y annual growth in the consolidated net reve...

The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is facing intense competition for new subscribers, with rival T-Mobile stepping up its "Uncarrier" promotions, market leader Verizon banking on its superior network quality ...

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...

The possibility of Netflix and Amazon dominating the video streaming market could result in reduced negotiating leverage for media houses. It is going to be a battle for content distribution between traditional pay-TV pr...

The forty-fourth trading week of 2014 comes to a close with the S&P 500, NASDAQ composite and Dow Jones all higher in early-afternoon trading on Friday.

US equities have come storming back, but not the UK and European markets. There is a general decoupling between instruments you would normally expect to track each other closely. There is trouble in the paradise of marke...

Tesla Motors (TSLA) reports its third quarter results next week and it is a reasonable expectation that the price will drop. Shrewd investors and traders will want to watch the price action closely. If the price doesn’...

City grandee sells online spread betting firm to US rival Gain Capital for $118m

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Cimarex Energy (XEC) is now the #93 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.         This rank i...

Looking back to 93 days ago, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) priced a 23,810,000 share secondary stock offering at $37.80 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that t...

Shareholders of US Ecology, Inc. (NASD: ECOL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the March 2015 covered call at the $55 strike and collect the premium based on the $1...

Shareholders of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the May 2015 covered call at the $115 strike and collect the premium based on ...

Shareholders of Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the March 2015 covered call at the $55 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.50 ...

As massive capex demands gradually fade, cashflow should blossom for America's two oil giants.