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Leaders and Laggards on IBD's Top 50 List
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 16:16
The stock market selling was broadly based on Tuesday with the down volume swamping the up volume by a seven-to-one margin. The mid-cap S&P 400 was down 1.33% with the small-cap S&P 600 losing 1.25%. Both were better tha...
Euro Sinks To 12-Year Lows As Yield Gap Grows
IBTimes - 11 Mar 2015 12:12
(Reuters) - The euro dived to its lowest since early 2003 against the dollar on Wednesday, dragging other European currencies with it on the back of the huge differences developing in market interest rates between Europe...
Fed Orders BofA to Resubmit Capital Plan, Fails 2 Banks
Wall Street Journal - 11 Mar 2015 23:21
The Federal Reserve gave Bank of America conditional approval to return capital to investors and rejected plans from the U.S. units of Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander in the regulator's annual stress tests.
Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index And Nasdaq Composite Close Lower Ahead Of Retail Sales
IBTimes - 11 Mar 2015 22:38
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Wednesday following a major sell-off a day earlier over fears of a springtime interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to hold a two-da...
REIT Worries: The Impact Of Oil's Slide On Real Estate
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 22:00
REITs with heavy exposure to Texas and other oil-producing regions have been hit hard, but worse blows may lie ahead.
Which 8 Gurus All Hold Ally Financial?
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 21:28
When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,998 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Ally Financial Inc (NYSE: A...
Funds Added To Perrigo Company Positions
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 21:26
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,998 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...
NSEL seeks proof of dues disbursement
livemint.com - 11 Mar 2015 21:24
NSEL has asked member-brokers to provide proof of disbursement made to clients who had dues of less than `10 lakh each
Energy Market Reforms Keep Mexico's Optimism High Despite Oil Price Slump
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 21:15
Oil markets are grappling with volatility, major and minor companies are queuing up to announce capital expenditures cuts and the public is awash with market commentary predicting just about everything from an oil price ...
Five Dow Stocks With Rising Short Activity
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 20:57
The most recent short interest data has just been released by the NASDAQ for the 02/27/2015 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel have sifted through this fresh data and screened out these five Dow Jones Indus...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Consumer Products, Utilities
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 20:34
The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Consumer Products sector, showing a 0.7% loss. Within that group, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) and Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) are two of the day's laggards, show...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Energy, Healthcare
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 20:33
In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.9%. Within that group, Denbury Resources, Inc. (NYSE: DNR) and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) are two of the day's stand-o...
Notable Wednesday Option Activity: TAP, PCLN, GMCR
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 20:29
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP), where a total volume of 32,200 contracts has been traded thus far tod...
Aeropostale Earnings Preview: Likely Another Dismal Quarter
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:42
Earlier this year, the retailer reported a 9% decline in its comparable store sales (including e-commerce) for the two month period of November and December 2014, on top of 15% decline witnessed in the same period of 201...
Deere Could See A Turnaround On Long-Term Trends
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:40
Deere's agricultural and turf sales declined 9% year-on-year in fiscal 2014 and 27% in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as the demand for agricultural equipment tanked. U.S. farms have been generating lower revenues as ...
BlackRock Announces More Fee Cuts As ETF Price War In Europe Continues
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:38
Earlier this week, BlackRock announced plans to slash the expense ratios for two of its popular U.K. exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move follows a much larger round of price cuts announced last June, when the world?s...
Time Warner: How Will HBO Now Impact The Network's Performance In Coming Years?
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:36
The service is set to launch in April and it will initially be offered on Apple devices for $14.99 per month. It will include HBO's past, present and future series in addition to its lineup of Hollywood movies. While the...
Why Investors Should Take A Purchasing Pause When It Comes To Retail Stocks
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:31
Things in the retail sector look good: on a macro level, it gave a 7.7% boost to the S&P 500's earnings per share growth during the fourth quarter of 2014. On a micro level, companies like Macy's and the TJX Companies po...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Trucking, Music & Electronics Stores
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:10
In trading on Wednesday, trucking shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.6%. Leading the group were shares of Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), up about 13.2% and shares of Werner Enterprises (WERN)...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Cigarettes & Tobacco, Food Stocks
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:09
In trading on Wednesday, cigarettes & tobacco shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of 22nd Century Group (XXII), down about 6.7% and shares of Alliance O...
Wednesday's ETF Movers: XTN, EMLP
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:08
In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Werner Enterprises (WERN), up a...
Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: HDV
Forbes - 11 Mar 2015 19:08
The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 2.4 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 499,000. Shares of HDV were down a...