Market News

Did you know there’s a reliable way to significantly boost the income you're collecting from the dividend stocks you already own?

After a spell during which several of Samsung Electronics' big businesses struggled at once, a turnaround may be at hand.

About three years ago, the stocks of insurance software provider EBIX Inc. (NASDAQ:EBIX) was under attack by short sellers. The company was also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney General of the Norther...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.48), with the st...

Summer vacation is upon us. The pools are open and the sun is beating down. It's the classic summer lull for stock markets, too.

In trading on Friday, shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc's 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: NLY.PRA) were yielding above the 7.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.96...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Services companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.6%. Within that group, Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (NASD: ULTA) and Viacom Inc (NASD: V...

Lowe's Companies (LOW) has declared a 25 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 35 cents per share, payable Aug. 3, 2016, to shareholders of record as of July 20, 2016.

Energy Transfer Equity's counterclaims in a suit against Williams Cos are hard to swallow.

Benchmark equity indices post their best weekly gain in almost three months

Plummeting crude oil prices have resulted in a notable drop in the jet fuel costs of US Airlines, which has enabled them to move out of the heavy losses that they once suffered. Most of the airlines’ EBITDA grew by rou...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in HanesBrands Inc (NYSE: HBI), where a total volume of 20,828 contracts has been traded thus far today, a con...

In a recent post on its company blog, Alphabet Inc.’s subsidiary Google stated that it is experimenting with “Promoted Pins” on Google Maps, which will allow local businesses to reach consumers with the pin popping...

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.8% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Relypsa (RLYP), up about 14.4% an...

In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.8%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Vista Gold (VGZ), down about 6.3% and shares of Golden Star Resources (GSS)...

In trading on Friday, shipping shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2%.  Leading the group were shares of Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), up about 11.8% and shares of Diana Shipping (DSX) up about 7.5% on the...

A packed crowd lined the streets of the German capital for round 8 of the Formula E World Championship. Sponsored: Drivers With No Tickets In 3 Years Read This Do NOT pay your next car insurance bill until you try this.

A packed crowd lined the streets of the German capital for round 8 of the Formula E World Championship.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indi...

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Equifax (EFX) is now the #96 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Terex Corp. (NYSE: TEX), where a total of 25,778 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 m...

The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when these insiders make purchases, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason for a company insider to c...