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At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 23 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE: MRK) was held by 14 of these funds. When hedge fund m...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday committed to keeping short-term interest rates near zero at least until midyear and set the stage for tough debates in the months ahead about whether to wait even longer.

Penny stocks, which may not have the fundamentals to power their rise, have caught the fancy of traders

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 3.1% loss. Within that group, Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR) and Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) are two of the day's laggards, showing a ...

The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, Electronic Arts (NASD: EA) and Apple (NASD: AAPL) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a g...

Shares in the company slumped after Bernstein said the UK had no need for the grocer "in current shape"

The tax software price war is cutting earnings and making future growth uncertain, particularly for Intuit. H&R Block's recent rise offers opportunity to take profits and move on.

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...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total volume of 59,794 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contr...

The company reported 23% year-on-year growth in GAAP revenues, to cross $2.4 billion, driven by its Display Technologies, Optical Communications and Specialty Materials segments. Its Life Sciences and Environmental Techn...

We expect the company's Pay-TV subscriber base to continue to shrink in this quarter and beyond. In contrast, we expect steady growth in the broadband operations driven by rising residential and business demand for high-...

The country?s second largest wireless carrier added 854,000 postpaid subscribers and about 1.3 million connected devices during the fourth quarter, more than double the figure from a year ago. The carrier?s strategy to c...

As expected, the company's new flagship iPhones were the key driver of results, owing to robust shipments to both developed and emerging markets and higher average selling prices. However, the performance of the other ma...

U.S. stocks edged higher Wednesday morning, boosted by strong corporate earnings results from tech giant Apple Inc. and aerospace titan Boeing Co., after the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 300 points in i...

Forecasters say the U.S. new-auto sales are making a much stronger start this year than in 2014, when a harsh winter storm kept shoppers away from dealerships for the last half of January. The storm that hit the Northeas...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 25 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Google Inc (NASD: GOOGL) was held by 17 of these funds. When hedge fund manag...

Eli Lilly reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Friday, January 30, 2015, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is 74 cents per share.The consensus estimate has risen over the past month, from 73 cents, but it's...

Online investment management services now have billions of dollars under management but they've yet to weather a significant market downturn. Are they prepared?

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Honda Motor as it prepares to reports its third-quarter earnings on Friday, January 30, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimate is 55 cen...

Newell Rubbermaid reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Friday, January 30, 2015, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is 48 cents per share.Over the past three months, the consensus estimate has fallen from 51...

Apple's board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $.47 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on February 12, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 9, ...

Qatar's sovereign-wealth fund and Canadian investors Brookfield Property Partners are set to gain control of London's Canary Wharf business district in a deal worth $3.94 billion.