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Chinese Labor Peace Hardly Guarantees Placid Markets
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jan 2017 05:20
Beijing is focused on the labor market first, which is showing signs of improvement. That leaves it to pursue other problems.
A Look At ConocoPhillips' Operating Strategy For 2017
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 15:34
Like most of the companies in the oil and gas industry, 2016 was a difficult year for ConocoPhillips. The year began with the US-based oil and gas company's stock dropping more than 30% in February, when crude oil prices...
Market round-up: RBI turns big dollar seller in November
livemint.com - 12 Jan 2017 23:42
Cement prices continue downtrend, the impact of rising crude oil prices on CAD
Base effect, capital goods power IIP growth for November
livemint.com - 12 Jan 2017 23:28
The pace of expansion in industrial production has come as a surprise, as growth was widely expected to be affected by demonetisation
Chinese Currency Manipulation Could Become A Global Problem in 2017
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 23:24
China's President Xi Jinping speaks to Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (not seen) during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (Fred Dufour/Pool Photo via AP) This is going ...
Select Income REIT (SIR) Passes Through 8% Yield Mark
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 22:11
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Select Income REIT (NASD: SIR) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.04), with...
FY17 will be divided between pre- and post-demonetisation, says Radhika Rao
livemint.com - 12 Jan 2017 22:09
The DBS Bank economist says higher off-balance sheet public spending, FDI inflows and an improvement in demand, spurred by a good monsoon, will spur revival
The New #3 Most Shorted S&P 500 Component: Teradata
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:59
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days t...
The New #9 Most Shorted S&P 500 Component: Expeditors International of Washington
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:58
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days t...
Thursday Sector Laggards: Energy, Financial
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:34
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, showing a 0.6% loss. Within that group, Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) and Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE: XEC) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a los...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Services, Utilities
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:33
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Services stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.1%. Within the sector, Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Discovery Communications Srs C (NASD: DISCK) are two of the day's stand-o...
Dish Network Becomes #5 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component, Replacing Paychex
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:25
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "day...
Fastenal Becomes #4 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component, Replacing Seagate Technology
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:24
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "day...
Why We Should Look Beyond Coca-Cola's Declining Revenue
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:24
The stock of one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, The Coca-Cola Company, has not grown by more than 2-3% over the last three years. Much of this has been attributed to the beverage manufacturer's great...
The New #3 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component: Microchip Technology
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:24
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "day...
Sirius XM Holdings Becomes #1 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component, Replacing Check Point Software
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:22
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "day...
Vornado Realty's Series I Preferred Shares Cross 6.5% Yield Mark
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:17
In trading on Thursday, shares of Vornado Realty Trust's 6.625% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: VNO.PRI) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6562), w...
McDonald's Is Looking To Woo Its Indian Customers To Breakfast
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 21:10
Customers walk past a statue of Ronald McDonald as they exit a McDonald's Corp. restaurant, operated by Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt., in Bangalore, India, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg A...
Bank Earnings: Why This Time Is Different
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jan 2017 21:02
Bank shares may be due for a pullback, but their long-term prospects are strong.
Apple's Show Would Need to Go On
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jan 2017 20:49
Apple's limited efforts in original programming pose little risk but are unlikely to stay small.
Short Interest In Legg Mason Jumps 17%
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 20:40
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, which shows a 1,074,602 share increase in total short interest for Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM), to 7,395,895, an increase of 17.00...
Short Interest In ON Semiconductor Moves 33.2% Higher
Forbes - 12 Jan 2017 20:34
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/30/2016 settlement date, which shows a 7,608,348 share increase in total short interest for ON Semiconductor Corp (NASD: ON), to 30,527,133, an increase of...