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Dow Jones industrial average loses 0.3%, Standard & Poor's 500 falls 0.7%

Investors were excited about the government's decision to stay with the fiscal consolidation road map it had set last year

On Fox Business last week, Graham and Buffett-style investor Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio), CEO of GAMCO Investors, said he was optimistic about the U.S. economy and listed water as a sector in which he had particula...

Halliburton and Baker-Hughes are worse for wear now that their merger is likely to be blocked by the Justice Department.

Sadly, there are no widows-and-orphans stocks in the investment universe as there were in the early 1950s. Then, stocks yielded more than bonds. Wall Street awaited the deep postwar recession around the corner, but it ne...

Of its targeted proceeds, Equitas raised Rs652.18 crore on Monday by allotting 59.28 million shares to 16 DIIs

Minutes from the Fed's most recent meeting will likely show a cautious approach. That should bode well for risky assets.

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Industrial companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.6%. Within that group, Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) and W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE: GWW) ar...

The late David Halberstam, the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, relayed an interesting story in “Playing for Keeps,” his authoritative biography of Michael Jordan published in 1997. Seeking ...

Stylish premium laptops are a bright spot in sluggish PC market.

For 2015, Altria was able to increase its total smokable products reported shipment volume by 0.5% versus 2014. This rise was due to a moderation in the industry’s decline rate and retail share gains. The company was a...

When LinkedIn acquired the online learning portal Lynda.com at a valuation of $1.5 billion last year, the company expected the business to generate nearly $90 million in revenues for that year. While we estimate that thi...

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Navient (NAVI) approved a 2016 second quarter dividend of $0.16 per share on the company's common stock.

The SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 582,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 30,000. Shares of IPU were of...

In trading on Tuesday, the First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund ETF (FBT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Intercept Phar...

New tax rules have Allergan shares reeling, but investors don't have to be permanently disappointed.

In trading on Tuesday, music & electronics stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of hhgregg (HGG), down about 7.6% and shares of Conns (CONN) down ab...

In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.4%. Leading the group were shares of Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN), up about 7.6% and shares of Seabridge Gold (SA) up ...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Raytheon (RTN) is now the #27 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots.

The Bank of Portugal's treatment of Novo Banco bonds highlights the complexities of fixing failing banks.

Disney surprised investors on Monday by announcing the departure of its chief operating officer and heir apparent Thomas Staggs, throwing into question who will lead the House of Mouse.