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Bitstamp, the European bitcoin exchange, confirmed Monday about $5 million in bitcoins was stolen from its hot wallets. The exchange was taken offline after the theft of 18,866 bitcoins was discovered. Bitstamp CEO Nejc ...

Dissent is brewing in the pilot ranks of NetJets, the company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Labor unrest is unusual for a Berkshire company and this particular fight is turning nasty.

U.S. stocks tumbled Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging as much as 350 points, after U.S. oil prices tumbled to their lowest level since 2009. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil price...

Trying to outguess the market can make a fool of anyone. Instead of trying to move in and out of the market, a better strategy is to buy quality stocks that you can ideally hold for the longer term. With that in mind, we...

In a world hungry for electronic devices and the chips that power them, chipmaker Micron has enjoyed tremendous success.

How should investors position for Abenomics in Japan? So far however we have failed to see Abenomics ignite real GDP growth in Japan. The most obvious and direct effect of the QE program has been to push stocks higher an...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was held by 14 of these funds. When hedge fund ...

How will the 2014 drop in oil prices affect the world economy and geopolitics? This question was originally answered on Quora by Alex Song.

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,611 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and looked at the various S&P 500 components held by each of these reporting hedge funds and other 13F filers. For each compone...

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Utilities sector, losing just 0.1%. Within that group, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Southern Company (NYSE: SO) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain o...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 2.5% loss. Within that group, Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) and ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing...

U.S. stocks dropped Tuesday as energy company shares weakened, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled as much as 350 points, and crude oil prices sank to a five-year low. U.S. crude oil prices fell under $4...

Even after a 50% slide, oil could have further to fall and keep a tight leash on stocks.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond fell below 1.9% for the first time since October, as demand for haven bonds climbed.

While its margins are likely to be a concern yet again, we expect the retailer to report steady topline growth on the back of a housing market recovery. During the September ? November quarter, the overall home furnishin...

At a keynote speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, CEO BK Yoon said that the company intends to play a key role in this market, with the intention to equip 90% of all its devices with IoT capabilities by 2017,...

Companies across the globe raised just under $200 billion through IPOs and follow-on offerings in the last quarter. This is 9% below the $219-billion figure for Q3 2014 and a good 24% lower than the $264 billion raised i...

The Broadwell-U line is available in the familiar Core i3, i5, and i7 designations, and come with integrated GPUs. Products based on the fifth generation core processors are expected to start shipping later this month, w...

Bond legend Bill Gross says, "The good times are over."

US, European stocks resume losses after brief bounce; yen gains against dollar, euro on safe-haven demand

The economic outlook for the United States in 2015 looks solid, though longer term forecasts must wrestle with the question of when the next recession will occur.

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