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The Trouble With Trustees
Wall Street Journal - 21 Nov 2014 23:49
Beneficiaries can clash with the people who oversee a trust. Here's how to manage a delicate relationship.
Oil Boom Returns to Gulf of Mexico
Wall Street Journal - 21 Nov 2014 22:27
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, giant new oil projects are returning to the Gulf of Mexico--bigger and more expensive than ever.
Weekly Market Wrap: November 21, 2014
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:50
The forty-seventh trading week of 2014 comes to a close with the S&P 500, Dow Jones and the NASDAQ composite higher in early-afternoon trading on Friday.
Friday Sector Leaders: Materials, Energy
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:34
The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Materials sector, up 1.1%. Within that group, Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI) and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) are two large stocks leading the way, ...
Friday Sector Laggards: Services, Utilities
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:33
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Services companies are underperforming other sectors, up 0.1%. Within the sector, GameStop (NYSE: GME) and The Gap (NYSE: GPS) are two large stocks that ...
Oil And Mining Exploration Endangers Africa's World Heritage Sites
IBTimes - 21 Nov 2014 21:31
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, has more animal species than any other nature preserve in Africa, including 25 percent of the world's endangered mountain gorillas. Another of the park's natural wonde...
Wall Street's Week Ahead: Will Black Friday 2014 Sales, Low Gas Prices Boost Consumer Spending?
IBTimes - 21 Nov 2014 21:31
As Black Friday creeps earlier and earlier into the week, the U.S. retail sector will be front and center for investors next week, as the holiday shopping season officially kicks off --bookended by what can only be refer...
Friday 11/21 Insider Buying Report: SEE, MGPI
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:25
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: XL
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:13
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, XL Group (XL) is now the #141 analyst pick, moving up by 3 spots.
Global Economies Will Dictate Rate Hike Timing
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 21:09
Investors should be watching global economies and markets for heads up on when Fed will hike rates.
Making Your Money Last In Retirement (Pt. 1)
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:59
Outliving your money is a huge worry for people in or thinking about retirement. How to avoid that fate is a specialty of AdviceIQ advisor Jeff Rose, the founder of Alliance Wealth Management in Carbondale, Ill.
Advantage Hamilton in Abu Dhabi decider
CNN - 21 Nov 2014 20:49
F1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton feels like a "kid at Christmas" thanks to the dominance of his Mercedes car which was underlined again Friday as he set the fastest time in both practices for the Abu Dhabi Grand Pri...
Trina Solar Q3 Preview: Shipments Mix, Better Costs, Projects Business Could Drive Earnings
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:48
We expect the company's earnings to improve on a sequential basis, driven by higher project sales, a possibly more favorable geographic shipment mix for panels and slightly lower polysilicon costs. During the previous qu...
Alcoa Completes Firth Rixson Acquisition As Part Of Ongoing Strategic Shift Towards Value-added Products
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:45
The acquisition is a significant boost to Alcoa's aerospace revenue. It grows Alcoa's aerospace revenue in 2013 by 20% on a pro forma basis, from $4 billion to $4.8 billion. The acquisition will boost Alcoa's overall rev...
Salesforce Q3'15 Review: YoY Sales Growth Slows; Provides Softer FY16 Guidance
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:42
Quarterly revenues for Q3FY15 stood at $1.383 billion, higher than its earlier guidance of $1.365 billion-$1.37 billion. However, the growth rate slipped during the quarter, declining from 37% in Q3FY14 to 30% in Q3FY15....
Charles Schwab Introduces Its Robo-Advisor: Is This The Next Big Thing In Investing?
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:39
This announcement comes in the wake of various online-investment advisers and digital investment advisers that have sprung up and led large brokerage firms such as Schwab, Ameritrade and Fidelity to respond. Schwab plans...
Intel's New Lineup To Threaten Nvidia's Leadership In The HPC Market
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:36
In addition to sharing additional details for its "Knights Landing" platform (a 14 nm product), Intel announced the "Knight Hill" platform (10 nm) for its Xeon Phi co-processor line used in HPC supercomputer systems. "Kn...
Private Equity Managers Are Successfully Wooing Individuals, As Institutions Cut Costs
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 20:11
Institutional investors are getting more bang for their buck in low-cost separate accounts and other alternatives to classic funds, encouraging managers to combat thinning profit margins by targeting individual investors...
Millennials, the Market Is Your Friend. Really
Wall Street Journal - 21 Nov 2014 19:57
Columnist Morgan Housel writes an open letter to his generation of investors.
Daily Dividend Report: NKE, A, FLO, HD, UNP, FDX
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 19:32
NIKE (NKE) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share on the Company's outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock. The $0.28 quarterly dividend, which is payable on January 5, 2015, to shareholders of re...
Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PXJ
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 19:26
The PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio ETF (PXJ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 424,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 36,000. Shares of PXJ...
Friday's ETF Movers: GXC, REM
Forbes - 21 Nov 2014 19:24
In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Soufun Holdings (SFUN), up about 17.2% and sh...