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A $10 billion IPO of Sinopec's gas-station business will bring fatter margins for state-owned oil giant Sinopec.

Private transfers that include remittances have been slowing since 2015, a fallout of the crash in global crude oil prices

Consolidated Ebitda declined by a whopping 78% year-on-year to Rs743 crore

K.S. Gopalakrishnan of Aegon Life Insurance talks about why the company rebooted its distribution

Firms flagged political uncertainty as a key near-term risk, including that brought by the election of Trump in the US--an outcome some cited as a key risk three months prior

The Fed's outlook on interest rates might not be hawkish enough if inflation continues on its recent trajectory

At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 67.50 per US dollar--up 0.06% from its previous close of 67.54

Spot gold prices were up 0.2% at $1,160.50 an ounce by 8.53am. The metal remained above a 10-month low of $1,151.34 an ounce touched on Monday

Pharma giant Sanofi risks paying too much for a rare-disease biotech.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of BB&T Corp.'s Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: BBT.PRE) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.4062), with shares chang...

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Financial companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.1%. Within that group, Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR) and Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) ar...

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...

In recent trading, shares of Ameren Corp (NYSE: AEE) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $51.50, changing hands for $51.92/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analys...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASD: SRPT), where a total volume of 12,127 contracts has been traded thus f...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/16/16, PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF), and Israel Chemicals Ltd (NYSE: ICL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upc...

In recent trading, shares of Reynolds American Inc (NYSE: RAI) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $55.40, changing hands for $55.77/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, ...

There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on December 7, Patterson Companies Inc's Director, John D. Buck, invested $99,9...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), where a total of 25,644 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately...

Examining a stock's price is a good way to incorporate the "wisdom of crowds" when contemplating what to buy for your portfolio, a lesson taught by bees' behavior in finding food.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) has been named as a Top 10 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among...

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 30,585 contracts have traded so far, representing approximat...

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...