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In 2010, a veritable “murderers row” of investors lined up to profit from the inevitable currency debasement and inflation that the Fed would create from ZIRP (Zero Interest rates) and money printing (Quantitative Ea...

In the last few weeks, a parade of Fed speakers has sounded very hawkish about rate hikes in very explicit fashion, some of them pretty clearly saying that the Fed is going to hike in June and that there are going to be ...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Colfax Corp (NYSE: CFX), where a total of 7,054 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 705,40...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY), where a total of 34,811 contracts have traded so far, representing approx...

The market size for a particular market is the dollar volume of sales that actually occurred in a given year. The market potential is the volume of sales that would occur if every company that could buy a particular ente...

The big long-term story in China is that it is moving away from dependence on investment-led growth towards a more consumption-oriented economy. But that change is likely to be very slow

Arpu growth, subscriber additions and Ebitda margin performance in the coming quarters will determine the course of the stock

Britannia's volume sales growth at 10% was lower than the previous two quarters and value sales growth came in at only 8%, indicating some pricing pressure or an adverse change in product mix

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Utilities sector, showing a 0.4% loss. Within the sector, SCANA Corp (NYSE: SCG) and Ameren Corp (NYSE: AEE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of...

Tribune's latest move shows its board's top priority is to block a Gannett deal, not engage with its would-be acquirer.

The markets are coming to realize that the unconventional policies have not spurred economic growth, so any announcements of even more such unconventionality is now receiving the cold shoulder.

Gross and net market borrowing requirements of the government for 2015-16 were revised lower to `5,85,000 crore and `4,40,608 crore

The bottom line is that Saudi Arabia does not own a material portion of any U.S. asset class. For decades the house of Saud has decided to hoard cash internally instead of investing abroad, and that has given them much l...

Insperity (NSP) has approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.25 per share. The cash dividend, representing an increase of $0.03 per share over the prior quarter, will be paid on June 21, 2016 to all stoc...

A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE: CMG), where a total volume of 16,018 contracts has been traded thus far t...

The PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio ETF (PTF) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 534,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of PTF we...

The amalgamation of Alaska Air and Virgin America in an all cash deal of $2.6 billion is expected to create a low-fare carrier offering a premium product and quality service to its passengers. Apart from enabling Alaska ...

Gold prices ended the U.S. day session slightly down but up from the daily bottom that saw prices hit a three-week low early on. The gold bulls have faded a bit recently and need a fresh dose of bullish fundamental news ...

In trading on Monday, the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Haynes International (HAYN), up a...

In trading on Monday, vehicle manufacturers shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Supreme Industries (STS), off about 9.2% and shares of Fiat Chrysler Au...

In trading on Monday, agriculture & farm products shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4%. Leading the group were shares of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. (CRESY), up about 8.7% and shares of S&W Seed (SANW) up about ...