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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...

Sales of South Korean cosmetics, among other consumer goods, are sending their producers' stocks soaring, providing a rare beauty spot for the country's equity market.

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...

Investors have been buoyed by news the companies will be paid for their oil exports

Robert Fielding has bought shares to reassure investors rattled by a complex cash-raising deal that uses the company's equity

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, TCF Financial Corp.'s 6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: TCB.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4031, payable on 12/1/14. As a percentage of TCB.PRC's r...

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, 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 ...

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 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, 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...

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, 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...

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 ...