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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is the #4 analyst pick.  UnitedHealth Group also c...

Japan's central bank wasn't planning to make policy changes at its Oct. 31 meeting, but as forecasts showed the economy slipping back toward deflation, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda won a narrow vote to expand the bank's stimulus...

The largest independent securities regulator in the U.S. is failing to prevent conflicts of interest among Wall Street equity analysts who later seek jobs at major corporations, according to a new study. Ben Lourie, a Ph...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 25 most recent 13F filings for the 09/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was held by 11 of these funds. When hedge fund managers...

In afternoon trading on Monday, Healthcare stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.8%. Within that group, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.5% and...

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.5% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO) and Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) are two large stocks that are lagging, showi...

Silver Wheaton will release its third quarter results and conduct a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, November 12. We expect lower silver and gold prices in the third quarter, as compared to the corresponding p...

On 11/12/14, Sabra Health Care REIT Inc's 7.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NASD: SBRAP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4453, payable on 11/26/14. As a percentage of SBRAP's...

On 11/12/14, Banco Santander SA's 6.41% Non-Cumulative Guaranteed Series 1 Preferred Securities (NYSE: SAN.PRI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4006, payable on 12/11/14. As a percentage of SAN.P...

On 11/12/14, PNC Financial Services Group's 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q (NYSE: PNC.PRQ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3359, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage of ...

On 11/12/14, OFG Bancorp's 7.0% Noncumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: OFG.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1458, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage of OFG.PRB's recent ...

On 11/12/14, Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company's 4.25% Series E Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: KYN.PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0885, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage o...

The mobile industry had a relatively eventful week, with Apple announcing its first debt issuance in the European markets and reports of Samsung?s intentions to build a $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam. In other ne...

On 11/12/14, Summit Hotel Properties Inc's 7.125% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: INN.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4453, payable on 11/28/14. As a percentage of INN....

On 11/12/14, Duke Realty Corp.'s 6.5% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share (NYSE: DRE.PRK) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 11/28/14. As a percentage of DRE.PRK's recent...

On 11/12/14, Discover Financial Services's Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: DFS.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage ...

On 11/12/14, Capital One Financial Corp's Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: COF.PRP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage of...

AOL reported its Q3 2014 results on November 6th. The company posted 18% year-over-year growth in revenues to $626.8 million, while the net income grew by 1325% year over year to $28 million (flat sequentially). In our p...

On 11/12/14, Commerce Bancshares, Inc.'s 6.00% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASD: CBSHP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage of CBSHP's ...

On 11/12/14, Bank of America Corp.'s Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1 (NYSE: BML.PRG) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.1875, payable on 11/28/14. As a percentage of BML.PRG's...