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He Ye, a director of Shenzhen Infotech Technologies, has joined the ranks of the world’s billionaires following gains in the share price of the Shenzhen-listed financial software company.

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one int...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Intel Corp (NASD: INTC). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interestin...

As the Shanghai benchmark index posts the world's biggest rally, the number 23 has become a ceiling for firms trying to tap into it

When Elon tweets, investors listen. Tesla Motors' stock price leaped more than 3 percent on Monday to $190.66 after CEO Elon Musk announced on his personal Twitter account that his company is planning a "major" announcem...

S&P 500 holds onto early rally to notch first back-to-back gain in over a month.

It’s a safe bet that most Millennials and Generation Xers, and probably even many Baby Boomers, think that “globalization” is a modern phenomenon, having its start in the very latter part of the 20th Century.

Greece faces bankruptcy in just a matter of weeks, unless it can negotiate a debt deal with its creditors soon. The troubled nation's debt crisis is creeping back into the news this week as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ...

Ever since index funds--also known as passive investments--have existed, there has been an endless debate about their merits versus active management.

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 4,004 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) w...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 4,004 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...

Investors are looking for great stories at a reasonable price, good corporate governance and companies with a PE investor who is not fully exiting, says Haldea

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500 are higher in afternoon trading on Monday. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Apple (AAPL) trading up 2%, Bank of America (BAC) up 1.8%, and Int...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Comerica, Inc. (NYSE: CMA), where a total of 88,100 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 8.8 mil...

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Healthcare sector, up 0.9%. Within that group, Mylan NV (NASD: MYL) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASD: GILD) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 3.2% and ...

The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Utilities sector, higher by 1.6%. Within that group, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3...

The present bull market has been in place for a little over six years. Are we overdue for a correction? Is the stock market overvalued? What has been behind this prolonged bull run? We'll discuss these issues and more in...

The eccentric private equity executive Lynn Tilton is being hit with federal fraud charges. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday accused Tilton and her firm Patriarch Partners of misleading investors by overs...

A major day of dealmaking in the red hot biotech and pharmaceutical sector is paying for healthcare focused hedge fund Deerfield Management.

Our current valuation reflects ongoing challenges to the company's business, including a decrease in user base, increasing losses, as well as a lack of new major game launches. Two key factors compelled this change in ou...

Lululemon Athletica posted a 13% increase in revenue in fiscal 2014. The company has guided for a 10%-12% growth in fiscal 2015. The company's growth in the last quarter of 2014 was driven by unexpected factors such as i...

Questions about the appeal of Sling TV still persist on the street, however. While it offers some of the live television programming at one fourth the price for a pay-TV connection, it has some limitations. Sling TV does...