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The accountant in Bernard L. Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme, David G. Friehling, received a relatively light sentence of home detention but no additional prison time Thursday because of his cooperation with prosecutors.

Moody's Investors Service said that it was upgrading the ratings of four of the largest U.S. banks after the company determined that some creditors would suffer fewer losses if those banks were to fail.

A strong start to the year for many of Europe's biggest bond funds was all but wiped out by an abrupt selloff in the region's bond market, testing the mettle of investors who rely on the asset class for its steady return...

U.K. officials are funneling more than $1 billion in Libor penalties to the Battle of Agincourt anniversary, a 'therapeutic baker' and other charities.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 100 points, as market professionals weighed the ongoing Greek debt crisis and a disappointing report showing the economy shrank in t...

When hedge fund manager "titans" think alike, investors are wise to pay attention. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,999 13F filings for the 03/31/2015 reporting period, and noticed that DIRECTV (NASD: DTV) was hel...

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,999 13F filings for the 03/31/2015 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...

Bondholders negotiating a restructuring deal with Ukraine proposed a mixture of debt extensions and interest-payment cuts earlier this month, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) soared nearly 20 percent Friday amid reports the health insurer is considering a sale of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported. Following the report, the stock leaped 19.5 percent...

As with any strategy, some improvisation will be necessary based on changing information: whether the future looks like the past, or something entirely different, will ultimately determine if your current allocation and ...

As one of the greatest nations on the planet, the United States excels in a number of areas, innovation and entrepreneurship foremost among them. But something you might be hard-pressed to find at the top of anyone’s b...

Google's I/O conference showed why the Web giant remains relevant--but also why investors have a hard time valuing it.

Some mutual-fund managers say larger bets on fewer stocks is the best way to play less-developed markets.

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Industrial companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.8% loss. Within that group, United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) and Ryder System, Inc. (...

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, higher by 0.5%. Within that group, Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) and QEP Resources Inc (NYSE: QEP) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a ga...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total of 87,281 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 8.7 mill...

You've probably heard or read about all kinds of strategies that will make you rich investing. They go by many names, but they all follow the same basic idea: Zigging when others zag. It might be buying sectors at certai...

We believe that oil prices cannot sustain above the $100 per barrel mark for long under normal geopolitical conditions, unless the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decides to sacrifice some of its market sha...

Abercrombie is in the process of overhauling its business by changing its long standing strategies to align itself with the prevailing market conditions. It is clearing its basic logo merchandise portfolio with heavy dis...

Transocean has been taking several steps to rein in costs, while aggressively right-sizing its fleet to better cope with the downturn. However, the ultimate recovery in the company's sales and earnings growth will hinge ...

Nvidia claims that are over 200 games on Android TV, and almost 20 titles are coming only to NVIDIA SHIELD within a few months of launch. The company also launched a 1080p game-streaming service enabled by its Grid serve...

The centralization of the supply chain saves around 10%, a reduction in labor costs probably another 10%, but the rest of the savings are dependent on increasing demand for Tesla's vehicles. This is the trickier part and...