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Get An Even Better Deal On MAR Than Director Schwab Did
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:41
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on December 23, Marriott International, Inc.'s Director, Susan C. Schwab, inves...
'Critical Mass' of Oil-Producing Countries Agree to Freeze Output
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 00:19
A "critical mass" of oil-producing countries have agreed to freeze oil production, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday, as African, Latin American and Persian Gulf producers expressed optimism about joining the deal.
Why These Retail M&A Winners Feel Buyer's Remorse
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 23:42
Retailers often play up the strategic benefits of deal-making and underestimate the difficulty of integrating two companies.
'Too Big to Fail' Critics Go Too Far on Banks
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 23:33
Concerns about "too big to fail" are legitimate, but bank breakups aren't the solution, writes WSJ chief economics commentator Greg Ip. Instead, regulators should require big banks to issue more equity, which would disco...
SunEdison's Takeover of Vivint Solar in Jeopardy
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 23:22
SunEdison's mounting financial woes have jeopardized its purchase of rooftop-solar company Vivint Solar as banks have balked at providing loans they had committed to fund the takeover.
Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: GOOG, ROST, TWTR
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 22:32
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (NASD: GOOG), where a total volume of 13,227 contracts has been traded thus far today, a ...
Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: SRNE, GMCR, FB
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 22:31
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASD: SRNE), where a total of 1,807 contracts have traded so far, representing appro...
Bulls And Bears: Beware Of This Market Rally
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 22:25
This is the year for active trading. The opportunities have been and will continue to be exceptional.
Is Worst Over for Stocks? The Problem With Being Contrarian
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 22:21
While the AAII's sentiment survey is commonly used as a contrarian tool, investors shouldn't assume the market is in the clear based on the poll's findings alone.
Daily Dividend Report: ROST, TMK, CVS, MJN, BG, SPLS, ADC
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:32
Ross Stores (ROST) recently approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $.135 per share, up 15% on top of an 18% increase last year. This higher quarterly dividend will be payable on March 31, 2016 to stockhol...
Telecom: strangling the goose that lays the govt's golden eggs
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 21:27
While worries about competitive pressures remain, the budget once again brought to the fore the concern that the government is out to extract its pound of flesh from telecom companies
Can Activist Really Jump-Start Rolls-Royce's Engines?
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 21:26
Shares in the U.K. jet engine manufacturer have rallied sharply. But its key business could struggle to generate much cash for years.
Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FXO
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:23
The First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXO) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 467,000. Shares of FXO wer...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Trucking, Shipping Stocks
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:20
In trading on Wednesday, trucking shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Swift Transportation (SWFT), down about 6.9% and shares of Knight Transportation ...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining, Oil & Gas E&P Stocks
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:18
In trading on Wednesday, non-precious metals & non-metallic mining shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 7.5%. Leading the group were shares of Polymet Mining (PLM), up about 23.3% and shares of Mesabi Tru...
Mahindra loses steam as odds stack up
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 21:12
The Mahindra and Mahindra stock is one of those which haven't participated in the recent breathtaking rally
Old Republic International Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 4.16% Yield (ORI)
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:05
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and dir...
Sebi bans 16 entities from markets
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 21:04
Regulator says the entities have contravened the Sebi Act and acted in a fraudulent and deceitful manner
Notable Wednesday Option Activity: GME, MON, HSY
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:02
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME), where a total of 15,613 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 mill...
The bears get a long overdue spanking
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 21:01
There are a couple of immediate triggers, both emanating from the budget, which helped the Indian markets correct
Ignore Tech Stock Skeptics: Disruptive Innovators Make Their Biggest Strides In Unfriendly Markets
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:00
Last October, citing savings of up to 90%, GE’s technology team announced plans to eliminate 29 of its 34 private data centers, by shifting their workloads to the public cloud via Amazon Web Services. Because of this "...
Band-Aid for banks
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 20:48
The Nifty PSU Bank index rallied 9.9% on Wednesday after RBI announced new norms to alleviate the near-term capital concerns of public sector banks