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Deutsche Bank AG is close to agreeing on a settlement worth over $1.5 billion involving the German bank's alleged role in manipulating interest rates, according to media reports published Thursday.

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Johnson & Johnson as it prepares to reports its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimate is $...

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leaping more than 100 points, as the industrial sector drove the market higher, led by an 11 percent gain from multinational conglomerate General El...

The fourteenth full trading week of 2015 comes to a close with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ composite all higher at the close on Friday.

Starboard has returned 22% annualized, before fees, since 2002. That compares to just 6.7% for the S&P 500.

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.9%. Within the sector, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) ...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.2% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Cabot Oil & Ga...

Leading up to Intel's announcement of its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 analysts have become more wary as expectations have fallen over the past month to earnings of 40 cents per share from earnings o...

Wall Street is optimistic about Linear Technology, which is slated to report its third quarter results on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Analysts project a profit of 53 cents a share, a rise from 50 cents per share a year ago....

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Fastenal when the company reports its first quarter results on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 42 cents a share, a rise from 38 cents pe...

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for JPMorgan Chase when the company reports its first quarter results on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.38 a share, a rise from $1.28 pe...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about Wells Fargo as it prepares to reports its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimate is 97 cent...

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There is a definite risk that the record high price of spectrum this time around could dampen the telcos? 4G roll out plans in the immediate term. However, since the money spent on procuring this spectrum can only be rec...

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to mak...

CSX's coal carloads have declined due to weak export prices and domestic demand. Carloads of industrial commodities such as chemicals, petroleum products, metals and automobiles, and intermodal carload were sluggish due ...

This is the company?s first earnings announcement after its merger with Alliance Boots, which was completed on 31 December 2014. Historically, Walgreens? operations were within one reportable segment. But, with the combi...

There are two critical factors at play. First, J&J had pinned much of its hopes on its Hepatitis C drug Olysio for incremental future growth, but that hope has almost faded now due to competitive pressure and new entrant...

The global behemoth has reportedly sent out sale documents for its Wella hair care unit, the fragrance business and certain unnamed cosmetic brands. Bloomberg reports that the combined value of these businesses could be ...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2015 reporting period, and noticed that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund ...

The Corporate Affairs Ministry has said that tax-free bonds providing more yield than prevailing bank rates would not violate provisions of the Companies Act