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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $6.00), wi...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of East West Bancorp, Inc (NASD: EWBC) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.80), ...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Cenovus Energy Inc. (Toronto: CVE) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.0648), with the stock changing hands as low as $21.23 on the day. Divi...

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,990 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,990 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...

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) is the #50 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make th...

Almost half the growth in bank credit during current fiscal year till end-January was in personal loans

For this quarter, we expect the company's revenues to grow on a year-over-year basis on the back of strong demand for panels (the company has guided shipments of over 1 GW for the quarter), although margins could decline...

We think the industry dynamics are clearly unfavorable for Zynga, as many of the Porter Five Forces indicate a high level of threat. Although already intense, the competitive rivalry within the industry could further int...

An important factor behind the notable increase in profitability for the credit card industry over recent years has been the marked reduction in loan charge-off rates from the highs witnessed in late 2010. In the afterma...

For 2015, Intel's key goal is to improve its profitability in the mobile segment as the company believes that it has done a good job establishing itself as one of the top producers of silicon in tablets. As Intel's SoFIA...

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.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that WABCO Holdings Inc (NYSE: WBC) is the #49 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To...

Best Buy (BBY) declared a special, one-time dividend of $0.51 per share and a regular quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share.  The special cash dividend and the regular quarterly cash dividend will be payable on April 14...

The First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FTC) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 754,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 83,000.  Shares of FTC we...

In trading on Tuesday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sanchez Energ...

In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.5%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), down about 5.6% and shares of Taylo...

In trading on Tuesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.3%.  Leading the group were shares of Hercules Offshore (HERO), up about 23.6% and shares of Pioneer Energ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the U.S. Justice Department reached a $50 million settlement over allegations that bank employees fraudulently "robo-signed" tens of thousands of bankruptcy documents in the aftermath of the 2008...

JPM'S 'coiled spring' of earnings power potential is unmatched

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Mallinckrodt (MNK) is now the #52 analyst pick, moving up by 4 spots.         This rank is...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, International Business Machines (IBM) is the #29 analyst pick.  Within the ...