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Elon Musk makes his case for buying SolarCity but there are multiple reasons to doubt it will be successful.

The state-run Cochin Shipyard is looking to raise Rs600 crore as part of its efforts to expand and construct larger vessels

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and dir...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0...

In trading on Thursday, shares of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's 7.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE: PEI.PRB) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly divide...

Mondelez's bid for Hershey could have the effect of putting it in play.

Shares of Micron were tumbling on Thursday after the chipmaker reported a steep revenue decline in its fiscal third quarter and said it would start laying people off.

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS), where a total of 18,723 contracts have traded so far, representing approximat...

Progress on the UDAY scheme is slow at the state level. It will be difficult to achieve the desired results if the aggregate technical and commercial loss reduction measures are not stepped up

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0...

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Consumer Products sector, up 2.1%. Within that group, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) and Kellogg Co (NYSE: K) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL), where a total volume of 307,649 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contrac...

Lions Gate's deal for Starz comes with financial benefits, but it may not solve either company's strategic challenges.

The executive director at Axis Bank says economic growth in India will likely accelerate to 8% this fiscal, buoyed by a bountiful monsoon that will give a fillip to farm output

Recent dips and dives of airline shares have been largely attributed to Brexit but are the Brits really to blame?

Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, is planning to sell the first public debt offering backed by smartphone equipment installment plan payments during Q3 2016, in a move that could expand its capital sources whil...

With big finds, Exxon certainly isn't acting as if it feels any pressure from those anti-oil activists obsessed with what #Exxonknew and who want all oil and gas companies to #Keepitintheground. 

With the United Kingdom voting to end its membership in the European Union last week, there is significant uncertainty in the European economy. The free flow of goods, services and labor may not remain unrestricted acros...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS), where a total volume of 16,003 contracts has been traded thus far today, a...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), where a total of 28,520 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.9 ...

Earlier this week I was a panelist for IMN’s Global Indexing & ETFs Conference, which brings together investors, advisors and academics to explore investment opportunities and current market issues.  My panel focused ...

Sterling is the swing factor for investors. It may yet fall further to help the U.K. economy to adjust.