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Since the Lending Club scandal broke last month, several commentators have said that the company and other peer2peer and online lenders are headed for trouble. I have been following this industry for several years and ha...

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...

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...

One error from the U.S. central bank could cause serious problems for the financial system. Stephen 'Sarge' Guilfoyle, managing director at Deep Value Execution Services NYSE, explains to Forbes contributor Simon Constab...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.1%. Within that group, Consolidated Edison Inc (NYSE: ED) and NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Materials stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.3% loss. Within that group, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) and Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) are two of the day's la...

Measures of financial conditions suggest the Fed should remain on hold for now, though perhaps not much longer.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) on Monday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share (a premium of 50% based on Friday�...

Synchrony Financial warned of higher-than-expected defaults this year, alarming investors in credit-card issuers.

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...

Recently, Bed Bath & Beyond signed a long term agreement with Alliance Data Systems to develop a co-branded credit card program. Under this agreement, Alliance Data will develop a tailored marketing strategy for Bed Bath...

The Federal Reserve watches Brexit and negative German yields, not just the U.S. economy, as it weighs its own interest-rate policy.

Strong retail sales belie recent worries about the U.S. economy. For the Federal Reserve, and investors, the risks are elsewhere.

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...

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 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 — ...

To get a sense of how much shareholder value Microsoft is destroying, let's look at some reasonable scenarios for how much the company can improve LinkedIn's business so that it generates some cash flow.

Buy, sell or hold Jabil Circuit into earnings?

For all the panic about the UK leaving the European Union, few professional investors think there's a real chance of it happening.

Shares in the German sports brand are trading at an almost unprecedented premium.

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...

Investors are quite familiar with buying stocks and bonds.  However, currencies rarely feature in the regular investor’s portfolio.  However, watching the poles in Britain and wondering if Brexit is also attracting i...