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All stripes of Chinese have made into the billionaire ranks in the past decade following the country’s rapid economic growth and boom in new rich: e-commerce success such as Alibaba Group’s Jack Ma, Tibetan medicine ...

Shares in Apple touch-screen glass supplier Lens Technology soared by their daily limit for a second day on Thursday after their debut at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Wednesday, adding $315 million to the fortune of co...

U.S. stocks rebounded Friday, with the Nasdaq composite closing above 5,000 for only the second time since the dot-com bubble in 2000, as investors cheered strong earnings and a boost in oil prices. Friday also saw an in...

Today's macro economic environment is complex and confusing. Looking at economic and political fundamentals can help investors make sense of the economy and its impact on markets.

As an electrical engineer, I feel I spent the first half of my career working on green and renewable energy solutions. However, now my career’s focus is on smart solutions. I feel that a lot of my time spent working on...

After years of plundering the company's assets and taking rich payouts as CEO, Sardar Biglari's time appears to be near.

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Healthcare sector, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: VRTX) are two of the day's laggards,...

Shares of Apple (AAPL) are positioned below their all-time and the price action looks hesitant. Aggressive traders would see this signal of resistance in price appreciation as a prime opportunity to sell the stock short....

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, higher by 1.9%. Within the sector, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a g...

The revenue boost came at the cost of bottom line erosion, due to increased investment in product development and marketing efforts. In Q4 2014, product development expenses were $127 million reflecting a 137% year-on-ye...

We recently changed our price estimate for Monster's stock from $5.59 to $6.80, increasing it by over 20%. This change in valuation reflects an improved outlook, as we think the worst could now be over for Monster, and i...

It has been reported that the company may raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour, following the footsteps of Wal-Mart. This could well increase Target's wage related expenses, offsetting the effects of its cost saving effo...

Since adopting a subscription model seems a little far-fetched for Pandora, a more realistic way for propelling top-line growth is to generate more revenues through ads with effective inventory selling. The company is al...

While growing costs and declining service revenues put a dent in earnings, the carrier was able to grow its 3G/4G subscriber base by over 75% to about 336 million in 2014. Considering that data traffic is quickly becomin...

Diminishing opportunities for improving drilling productivity and boosting initial production rates in more mature tight oil plays as the key reason why oil production in the U.S. might not be able to continue to increas...

McCormick & Company reports its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is 64 cents per share.The consensus estimate remains unchanged over the past month, but it ...

Optimism surrounds Steelcase, as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 21 cents a share, up from 18 cents a year ago.The con...

Brent crude rose 1.1% to $55.01 per barrel while US crude futures for April delivery jumped 3.4% to $45.45

For most homeowners, the tide is rising. Home prices have increased some 6 percent in the last 12 months and interest rates remain low. But eight years after the start of the housing crisis, millions of American homeowne...

U.S. stocks gained in morning trading Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 100 points, as investors await speeches from two Federal Reserve officials that could shed more light on the timing of...

Investment advisors often talk to their clients about "asset allocation" without much explanation. Too bad, because it's worth your while as a retirement investor to understand what asset allocation is — and what it is...

Take a look at the current five-year Treasury yield and subtract from it the consumer price index year-over-year change. You get either a positive or negative real interest rate. When that number is negative, gold has te...