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Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one i...

Health authorities in Colorado are debating a ban on edible marijuana products, amid fears that children might accidentally consume them. But pot-infused food products such as candies, brownies and chocolate are a large ...

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,483 13F filings for the 09/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) w...

In afternoon trading on Monday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.2%. Within that group, Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) and Entergy (NYSE: ETR) are two of the day's stand-outs, sho...

Record-setting markets got you down? You're not alone. Anyone who remembers the dot-com days and the 2008 debacle rightly would be concerned. Trouble is, we want the markets to go higher. It's how your retirement portfol...

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are slightly higher in early afternoon trading on Monday, while the NASDAQ Composite is lower. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Halliburton (HAL) down 10.2%, Ba...

Unemployment rates in the domestic market have fallen, buoyed by the improving economic conditions, also prompting increases in new and existing home sales in the last few months. These trends should favor strong growth ...

General Growth Properties (GGP) declared a fourth quarter common stock dividend of $0.17 per share payable on January 2, 2015, to stockholders of record on December 15, 2014. The dividend represents an increase of $0.03 ...

When Medtronic comes out with its Q2 FY 2015 earnings, we expect sales growth to meet the company?s guidance of 3-5%. Most of the company?s major businesses are likely to sustain their growth momentum as new products hav...

Earlier this month, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported that, at $87 billion (5.7% sequential and 8% annual growth), the global semiconductor sales outperformed the latest World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...

The Islamic State is the richest terrorist organization in the world, largely funded by its oil-smuggling operations. But ISIS is also benefiting from the sale of other valuable assets buried deep beneath its territories...

David Cameron is painting a grim future for the global economy - one on the brink of another recession. High unemployment rates in Europe, weakening markets in Asia, conflict in the Middle East, the Ebola outbreak in Wes...

The solar sector has a relatively subdued week, save for a few notable announcements. High-end solar equipment manufacturer SunPower announced that it was acquiring SolarBridge, a microinverter manufacturer, executing on...

Citi says Yahoo's Alibaba stake trades at a discount to the Chinese company's market valuation.

Whether you are paying attention to the news headlines, the CEO or the charts, all signals point to a buy for Alibaba. Since it went public in September at $68, BABA has skyrocketed. With the beginnings of a long trend e...

The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.2 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 136,000.  Shares of XES w...

In trading on Monday, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLU) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Public Service Enterprise ...

In trading on Monday, education & training services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.8%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of ITT Educational Services (ESI), down about 6.9% and shares of...

In trading on Monday, electric utilities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.6%.  Leading the group were shares of Spark Energy (SPKE), up about 4.4% and shares of Abengoa Yield (ABY) up about 4.2% on...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one inte...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one inte...