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Bitcoin has left stocks, bonds, and gold in the dust in 2016. The digital currency has more than tripled in value, while the S&P 500 and SPDR Gold shares rose in upper single digits; and all three investments outperforme...

This article originally appeared in the Motley Fool. Many 20-somethings don't think about retirement, partly because it's so far away, and partly because they have so many other expenses to contend with (think raging stu...

Though Dow 20,000 did not materialize and all three U.S. stock indices finished the last trading day of the year in negative territory, all three indices managed to post gains for the year as a whole -- something that se...

For many investors the post-election Trump rally has been a godsend. But not everyone is participating in this rally. John Archer, who had a great 2015 has underperformed the S&P 500 by more than 10% this year. Here is w...

The jury is still out on when the economy will bounce back from the note ban impact. All eyes will be on the budget, which may offer a fiscal push to boost economic growth

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Financial sector, higher by 0.5%. Within the sector, Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) and SL Green Realty Corp (NYSE: SLG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASD: WYNN), where a total volume of 18,998 contracts has been traded thus far today, a c...

Commodity markets have been on a roller roaster ride throughout 2016. The year began on a disappointing note with crude oil prices plummeting to multi-year lows of close to $25 per barrel due to the consistent demand and...

Textron's stock has been extremely volatile ever since the crude oil prices tumbled in 2014. Due to the weaker financial position of many of the oil companies, demand for business jets and helicopters had slowed consider...

All-weather and risk-parity portfolios designed to produce smooth returns have hit a rough patch since the U.S. election.

A slowing decline in prescriptions is a positive development for the battered biotech

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency building is shown August 30, 2006 in Washington DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Ever gotten a notice letter from the IRS telling you that you're about to be audite...

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, on 1/3/17, Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 1/26/17. As a percentage of ORCL's recent stock ...

Looking back to 15 days ago, Gulfport Energy Corp. (NASD: GPOR) priced a 29,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $21.50 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting t...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/3/17, ABM Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ABM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 2/6/17. As a percentage of ABM's recent ...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/3/17, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.18, payable on 1/26/17. As a percentage of S...

It was surprisingly calm from a pricing standpoint at the retailers Heard on the Street visited two days after Christmas.

In recent trading, shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $47.66, changing hands for $47.92/share. When a stock reaches the target an ana...

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weigh...

Standard gold prices surged by Rs205 per ten grams to close at Rs27,900 from the previous closing level of Rs27,695 in Mumbai bullion market

AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying utility stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among utilities, AES shares display...