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With U.S. retail and tech giant Amazon signalling lower guidance in its fourth-quarter earnings yesterday and the stock price dropping today below $1,700, analysts remain bullish on the company with strong 'Buys' and pri...

If anyone should be interested in big banks' safety and soundness, it should be Senator Tillis. The GSIB surcharge is needed to protect Americans, and U.S. big banks are not hurt by GSIB. Americans cannot contribute to T...

Taxes are a touchy subject. Nobody likes paying them, but (unless you're an anarchist) we all realize at least some taxation is necessary. We just want it to be fair and reasonable. Exactly what that means is a never-end...

Modi's government has been fighting corruption in the wrong places, among the country's poor. And it has left corruption thriving in the high places, among the country's rich.

Apple, Facebook and Tesla, three stocks in my bear market portfolio, all had their quarterly earnings calls this week. Here is what I heard that is relevant to shareholders.

Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) posted a healthy performance in its Q2 earnings. Net sales of the company rose to $3.5 billion, up 8% from the prior-year quarter, with adjusted earnings per share at $1.34, up by 30...

Venezuela has approximately two months before it is banned from selling crude oil to the U.S.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) released its Q4 and full year results for the Fiscal Year 2019. The company reported $5.72 million in revenue, up by 1.2% year on year. The Net Income reported was $531.5 million, up by 1.9% Y...

U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) released its Q4 2018 earnings results on January 30, 2019, followed by a conference call with analysts on January 31, 2019. The company fell short of analysts' expectations for revenue as well as ear...

With the exception of India, stock markets in the world's largest developing nations are beating the Dow and the S&P 500.

The bankruptcy of PG&E is a tragedy to many, but represents an opportunity for some.

This company saw its market value soar by more than a third last month. Is now a great time to buy?

For the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $176.25 per unit.

Networking behemoth Nokia published its Q4 2018 results on Thursday, January 31, beating market expectations on earnings, driven by stronger sales of its network equipment to North America and lower operating expenses.

Sprint published its fiscal Q3 (fiscal year ends March 31) results on Thursday, reporting a slightly wider than expected net loss, as it continued to shed postpaid phone subscribers.

For the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $95.07 per unit.

It's been a week of encouraging economic news for the bulls. Jobs data this morning blew past expectations after the Fed earlier this week gave markets a gift of dovishness.

We believe Jerome Powell's announcement that the Fed is not planning to raise rates in the immediate future validates the key points we made over two years ago.

As these predictions make clear, private equity in 2019 will be insulated from the economic and political uncertainty that stands to harm other investments.

Chevron reported quarterly earnings that slightly beat analysts' expectations, but revenue fell short of forecasts.

Snap Inc. is expected to publish its Q4 2018 and full year results on February 5. While it's likely that the company's ARPU will trend higher on a year-over-year basis, driven by its push towards programmatic advertising...

Venezuela has three options and one is a Cuba-style dictatorship still in the cards. Problem is, money is running out.