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The global high-yield default rate is forecast to fall. Markets are already ahead of the game.

As investors, we are always searching for a stable and attractive yield without taking excessive risk. Currently, we seek opportunities that can provide an attractive return even as the Fed may raise short-term rates by ...

Alcoa says revenue was down 6 percent year on year.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is willing to join OPEC in a marginal oil production cut in November. His remarks caused global oil prices to spike, with Brent crude reaching a one year high.

A study has found that the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes haven't necessarily been the best predictor of changes in interest rates.

“There are so many realities that in trying to render all of them visible, one ends up in the dark. That is why, when one paints a portrait, there comes a moment when one ought to stop, having attained a sort of carica...

Recently, I had a long talk with about annuities with my Director of Financial Planning at Alliance Wealth Management, Andrew Rogers.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM), where a total volume of 63,839 contracts has been traded thus far tod...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG (NYSE: AWH), where a total of 2,884 contracts have traded so far, re...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fortinet Inc (NASD: FTNT), where a total of 16,153 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6...

Integrating delisting guidelines and shareholding norms with takeover code, shortening takeover timeline among measures Sebi should take, say market participants

Looking back to 20 days ago, Oclaro Inc. (NASD: OCLR) priced a 15,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $8.35 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their i...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of Welltower Inc (NYSE: HCN) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.44), with the s...

While both companies have a pan-India presence as far as voice services go, their mobile broadband footprint is either weak or absent in some markets

Sales growth in the September quarter in the domestic market should look better though the risks are mainly from new drugs being brought under price control

Industrial growth was -0.27% during April-August 2016, the lowest since at least 2007-08

September quarter is likely to see the benefits of a consumption-led recovery in some pockets on home ground trickling down into capital goods companies

Containers, which account for about half of India's exim trade volumes, grew by a decent 5.2% in August

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Consumer Products companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 1.1%. Within the sector, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) and HanesBrands Inc (NYSE...

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Healthcare stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 2.9% loss. Within that group, Illumina Inc (NASD: ILMN) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) are two large stocks that are lagg...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Kinder Morgan Inc.'s 9.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (NYSE: KMI.PRA) were yielding above the 10% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $4.875), with sha...

Tony Mitchell has been spot on with his published projections for Facebook (NYSE:FB) starting in March of 2013 when FB was trading just under $26, he said that it would be trading above $70 within a year and FB hit $70 i...