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The decline of oil prices to less than $50 a barrel has an undeniably positive effect on the global economy. From the U.S. to China, people are driving more and spending more, a much needed economic boost in generally gl...

Gold and silver are getting another turn in the spotlight, luring investors worried about slowing global growth and surprises by central banks.

Ahead of the Tape: When McDonald's unveils full-year results on Friday, something is likely to happen for the first time in 13 years: They will have declined.

Not all quantitative easing is the same. As the eurozone is poised to embark on this aggressive "QE bazooka" policy, economists point out this complicated economic mechanism won't work the same way in Europe as it has in...

That yodel you hear is a cry of a pain.

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) was held by 13 of these funds. When hedge fund man...

In afternoon trading on Friday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.6%. Within the sector, FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.5% ...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Materials companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.3% loss. Within the sector, Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) and Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: A...

The third full trading week of 2015 comes to a close with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 slightly lower and the NASDAQ composite higher in early-afternoon trading on Friday.

Planned maintenance activity in the fourth quarter will adversely affect year-over-year quarterly results of the Flat-rolled Products segment, which accounts for around two-thirds of the company's revenues. The planned m...

The country's largest regional banking group eked out its highest-ever net interest income figure of $2.74 billion for Q4 2014 despite the negative impact of shrinking net interest margins seen across the banking industr...

The wireline business reported a marginal slump in total operating revenues, although consumer revenues grew by 4.1% y-o-y on strong FiOS Internet and Video subscriber adds. Notwithstanding postpaid subscriber gains, the...

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.

Investors despise price volatility. Currently, people are worried about the recent free-fall in oil prices and the plunge in bond yields to below 0 percent in the Eurozone and Japan. Last week, Swiss authorities allowed ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined Friday on some disappointing U.S. earnings news and despite rallies in Europe after the European Central Bank's announcement of a massive shift in policy aimed at stoking inflati...

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Private equity investor Stephen Schwarzmann is generally a believer in the power of money, a trait that has netted him billions of dollars worth of that useful commodity. But when it comes to educat...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Ecolab (ECL) is now the #66 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots.         This rank is forme...

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Corning when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 38 cents a share, a rise from 29 cents ...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Bristol Myers Squibb as it prepares to reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimat...

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Illinois Tool Works when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.13 a share, a rise from ...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Vmware as it prepares to reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimate is 80 cents ...

Wall Street is expecting lower profit for Procter & Gamble when the company reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of $1.14 after the company booked a p...