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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total volume of 73,114 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contr...

Tempur Sealy climbed more than 7 percent after the mattress company released earnings that easily topped analysts' estimates.

Shares of ServiceNow surged after the company reported third-quarter earnings above analyst expectations.

The belief that you should be invested in "safe" stocks is pervasive, no matter what the valuation is.

Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates and revenue that beat expectations on Monday.

The Coca-Cola Company reported its Q3 results on October 26, and it was another quarter where negative currency translations and structural changes hindered top line growth. Organic revenue rose 3% year-over-year in Q3, ...

The deal would give Qualcomm exposure to the automotive and other growth sectors, making it worth the cost of the chip maker's overseas cash.

The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Services sector, showing a 1.0% loss. Within that group, O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASD: ORLY) and News Corp (NASD: NWSA) are two large stocks that are lagging, s...

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 0.6%. Within the sector, Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) and F5 Networks, Inc. (NASD: FFIV) are two large stocks le...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in HanesBrands Inc (NYSE: HBI), where a total of 38,964 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.9 mi...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in L-3 Communications Holdings Inc (NYSE: LLL), where a total volume of 2,094 contracts has been traded thus f...

Apple's latest top-of-the-line MacBook Pro laptops have a touching surprise.

In trading on Thursday, shares of Bank of America Corp.'s 6.204% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D (NYSE: BAC.PRD) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.551), with share...

The lack of a resolution on fines leaves the German lender vulnerable.

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 on Wednesday, October 26th. In the July-September period, the company delivered 24,821 vehicles, 16,047 of which were Model S delive...

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS), where a total of 17,548 contracts have traded so far, representing approximat...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: ALXN), where a total volume of 6,098 contracts has been traded thus far...

The VIX index has increased every day this week. As I wrote about this weekend inDoubling Down On VIX,we saw inflows into UVXY, TVIX and VXX in spite of VIX falling. This week, with VIX rising, we have actually seen the ...

One analyst thinks the Denver oil and gas company is attractive takeout bait given its reduced debt and low valuation.

Invesco's diversification makes it the rare asset manager to get cash from investors when most funds are flowing to giant index-fund firms.

Did you know the first car to go more than 60 mph (100 kph) was electric?

Yesterday, Tesla reported a profit for the third quarter. Wall Street did not expect this and the stock started the day up over 2%. In June, Gorden Lam told us that "The Catalyst For Tesla Is Production." I checked in wi...