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Shake Shack shares still aren't cheap enough ahead of Thursday's first-quarter earnings report

While Precious Metals, specifically Gold and Silver have appreciated tremendously since the end of 2015, they aren’t the only Futures Contracts with significant gains. As seen in the Table below, Soybeans (as represent...

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — ...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in National Beverage Corp. (NASD: FIZZ), where a total of 696 contracts have traded so far, representing approxima...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Staples Inc (NASD: SPLS) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.48), with the ...

A sudden and unexpected spurt in input costs during the March quarter threw domestic tyre makers off guard

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC), where a total of 4,756 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 475,600 un...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc. (NASD: AMZN), where a total volume of 118,262 contracts has been traded thus far today, a c...

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to tak...

What the company needs ticking along now is a revival in consumption demand, which can accelerate sales growth

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 April 28, Simon Property Group, Inc.'s Director, Allan B. Hubbard, invested ...

As Kotak Mahindra Bank continues to digest its merger with ING Vysya Bank, investors have marked down the premium they were willing to shell out for owning the lender

In line with its forecast of a better second half, electrical goods manufacturer Havells India reported a 9% growth in sales for the March quarter

In the company’s recent earnings call, Revlon‘s CEO mentioned that its strong hair coloring business in the U.S. has remained under-leveraged and has a lot more value which the company has not been able to exploit so...

Bond-trading volumes rose in April, but big Wall Street banks remain under pressure

The S&P 500 Index retreated for the first time in four days, while European equities slid from a one-week high

The Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund ETF (MDIV) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 274,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 105,000. Shares of MDIV ...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Chevron (CVX) is the #10 analyst pick. Chevron also comes in above the media...

The Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial (NYSE: SLF) today announced an increase of 4% or 1.5 cents per share to the dividend to be paid on its common shares, rising to $0.405 per common share, payable June 30, 2016,...

Returns so far this year for hedge fund managers have been lacking amid stagnant U.S. growth and struggling economies in Asia. At the annual Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) shareholder meeting on April 30, Warren Buffett...

In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF (NANR) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Encana (ECA.CA...

First quarter corporate earnings season is drawing to a close on a sour note. But there?s also a new culprit that?s emerging as a particularly challenging earnings headwind for multinational corporations: tax. Why so man...