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China Securities Watchdog "Tickets" 14 Auditors, Valuation Firms
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 03:06
Many foreign investors with good reason regard the policing of insider trading and accounting abuse in China’s capital markets skeptically. Yet you can’t say that authorities aren’t making any effort at all.
Monday 4/18 Insider Buying Report: SVBI, OZRK
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 16:33
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 dollars to ...
Stocks Decline on Crude Oil News: Options Traders Seek Strategies to Short Stocks Through E-Minis and SPY
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 05:27
At optionsstrategynetwork.com we seek to assist traders and investors in finding the best value for meeting their investment goals. Understanding the dynamics of pricing structure enables you to offset some of your equit...
IBM earnings beat, but revenue keeps declining
CNBC - 18 Apr 2016 23:05
IBM reported a beat on both the top and bottom line as the company saw continued growth in its cloud revenue.
Sebi proposes to allow depositories to distribute cash benefits
livemint.com - 18 Apr 2016 22:19
At present, cash benefits are distributed directly by issuer companies to investors, mostly through registrar and transfer agents
After sluggish revenue growth, TCS investors have a new worry: margins
livemint.com - 18 Apr 2016 21:50
Earnings before interest and taxes turned out to be lower than estimates
What's The Risk Of An Earnings Recession? Less Than You May Think
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 21:40
It's likely that S&P 500 companies will generally top expectations this quarter but one can't dismiss the fact that earnings are expected to be broadly lower.
LIC Housing Finance: margins up, competitive pressures remain
livemint.com - 18 Apr 2016 21:33
In recent times, the firm has focused on high-yielding loans against property and project loans to improve its spreads
Narrowing gap between WPI, CPI inflations
livemint.com - 18 Apr 2016 21:25
Commodity prices, with a large weight in WPI, have recovered a bit while food prices, which have a large weight in CPI, are coming down
Daily Dividend Report: BHI, MS, WTR, KALU
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 20:51
Baker Hughes (BHI) declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock payable June 22, 2016 to holders of record on June 1, 2016.
Stocks and Oil Prices Break Out of Their Lock Step
Wall Street Journal - 18 Apr 2016 20:43
Oil and stocks aren't trading in tandem like they did earlier this year. That is a good thing.
JPMorgan Follows Up Strong Q1 Results With Plans To Tap Into ETF Industry
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 20:31
JPMorgan Chase kicked off the earnings season among banks with a strong performance for the first quarter of the year on Wednesday, April 13. Although profits for the country’s largest bank fell year-on-year due to w...
Is Netflix's Investment In Original Programming Paying Off?
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 20:11
In a recent Morgan Stanley survey, Netflix has been voted as the “best” original content media company compared to any other premium TV or internet-video subscription service. HBO had occupied this position for sever...
Monday's ETF Movers: OIH, ILF
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 20:05
In trading on Monday, the Oil Services ETF (OIH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of US Silica Holdings (SLCA), up about 4.8% and ...
Monday Sector Leaders: Metals & Mining, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 20:03
In trading on Monday, metals & mining shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.4%. Leading the group were shares of Teck Resources (TCK), up about 16.8% and shares of Westmoreland Coal Company (WLB) up ab...
Amazon Splits Off Prime Video Offering To Compete Directly With Netflix
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 19:49
Prime Video: Much ado about nothing?
Gold Ends Near Steady After Giving Up Modest Early Gains
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 19:40
Gold prices ended the U.S. day session near unchanged levels Monday. Some early safe-haven demand gave way to some selling pressure tied to a mild rally in the U.S. stock indexes.
Watson's Up at IBM; Netflix, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson Also Open Books
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 18:06
Earnings season is in full swing this week. Monday starts with Q1 results from International Business Machines and Netflix, after the markets close, and back to the banks with Goldman Sachs and also pharma giant Johnson ...
The Chips Are Down for Intel
Wall Street Journal - 18 Apr 2016 17:49
A slumping PC chip business offers little hope for Intel ahead of Tuesday's quarterly results.
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: HON
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 17:48
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Honeywell International (HON) is now the #20 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.
Broker Darlings of the Dow: Apple Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 17:47
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL) is the #3 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. A...
Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 17:46
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple (AAPL) is the #3 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median ...