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U.S. stocks closed lower for a second straight session Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 100 points in late afternoon trading as renewed strength in the dollar weighed on investor sentimen...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.1% loss. Within that group, TECO Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) and Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) are two large stocks that are lagging, s...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Services stocks are the best performing sector, not showing much of a loss. Within that group, Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX) and PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) are two large stocks leading the ...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 4,003 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...

The S-ICD is implanted in patients who are prone to sudden cardiac arrests caused by heart rhythm disorder. In a standard S-ICD system, the leads of the defibrillator do not touch the heart. This reduces the risks associ...

Storage systems manufacturers such as EMC, NetApp, IBM, Hitachi Data Systems and Hewlett-Packard have had a tough year in storage hardware product sales owing to a decline in worldwide spending on information storage. Ac...

Sports giant Nike recorded another strong quarter in Q3 2015, with revenue rising by 7% annually to $7.5 billion. Gross margin expanded by 140 basis points y-o-y, on the back of a shift in the sales mix to higher margin ...

Brokerage firm Charles Schwab witnessed a solid start to 2015, with daily average revenue trades (DARTs) standing at over 322,000 in January. This was almost 8% higher than the average daily trades in 2014. However, trad...

We believe the revenue impact from transaction fees on payments could be limited in the long term. This is because payments are generally free on apps including Venmo, with a small fee attached to transactions through cr...

In trading on Tuesday, music & electronics stores shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.8%.  Leading the group were shares of hhgregg (HGG), up about 4.9% and shares of Conns (CONN) up about 4.2% on the...

In trading on Tuesday, water utilities shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.1%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of SJW Corporation (SJW), off about 4.2% and shares of SABESP (SBS) off about...

In trading on Tuesday, the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.3% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Lumber Liquidators Holding...

The iShares North American Tech-Software ETF (IGV) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 367,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 51,000.  Shares of IGV were tra...

The macro environment for healthcare stocks such as Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb will remain highly favorable for years to come.

Jeremy Stein, who was a Fed governor between May 2012 and May 2014, is being taken on by BlueMountain as a consultant and is expected to advise the hedge fund on interest rate moves, Federal Reserve actions and potential...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Starbucks (SBUX) is now the #47 analyst pick, moving up by 6 spots.

In November 2013 I predicted Nikkei 20,000. Now it's on the edge of coming to pass, as Japan is starting to boom.

Mercedes Formula One star Nico Rosberg prepares for Malaysian Grand Prix by running up a skyscraper.

To get long Amazon, I prefer to use options. One strategy is buying a $365 call with an expiry of May 15, 2015, for around $24.

Shares of Airbus Group NV (EPA:AIR) dropped nearly 2 percent Tuesday after an A320 passenger plane carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA), which added 7,550,000 units, or a 12.1% in...

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF), where 26,950,000 units were destroyed, o...