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US efforts to prosecute foreign corrupt practices got a big boost recently with the CFTC's announcement that it will prosecute companies that engage in foreign bribery affecting the derivatives and swaps markets, benchma...

Unfortunately, much of what passes for value investing today relies on accounting book value and other metrics whose utility has atrophied significantly over the years.

Rising costs are the ultimate argument against owning auto stocks. These are hardware companies, and while margins may look good at buoyant part of the economic cycle (GM's 10% operating margin in its North American Oper...

Merck's (NYSE:MRK) Keytruda has been on a strong run with sales exceeding $7 billion in 2018. This can be attributed to its superior benefits in lung cancer, and various regulatory approvals for multiple indications. Whi...

Despite mounting concern from high-profile regulators concerning the asset class, the default rate on U.S. leveraged loans just dipped to 0.93%, its lowest level in almost seven years, according to LCD.

Bitcoin volatility has been low recently. Are investors in wait-and-see mode?

Yesterday, Tesla announced that they are keeping as much as 90% of its stores open. Elon Musk just admitted a mistake and corrected it quickly, something I wasn't sure he could do. After a year of odd behavior, Musk show...

Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo says Venezuela's political upheaval doesn't pose operational impediments, describes U.S. anti-trust bill as counterproductive for American consumers.

The hard Brexit bet is the cheapest gamble in Europe. Hardcore Brexiteers from the Conservative Party could surprisingly claim a victory.

What's the same and what's different about the long-term charts for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ.

I reckon these dividend stocks could surge (or sink) in the days ahead. What do you think?

Qualcomm has been ramping up sales at its RF Front End business - which includes the various components that come between the antenna and modem of a wireless device - as it looks to increase its share of smartphone compo...

Halliburton's performance in its bread-and-butter U.S. land market has been mixed over the last few quarters, on account of a shortage of pipeline capacity in the Permian basin, which hurt oilfield services activity.

The cause of the 737 MAX 8 crashes is not known. But Boeing will take the short-term hits needed to restore its reputation.

Say what you want about the U.S. failed effort to drive humanitarian aid into Venezuela, the country is still a total disaster. Public support for PSUV under 15%.

Say what you want about the U.S. failed effort to drive humanitarian aid into Venezuela, the country is still a total disaster. Public support for PSUV under 15%.

For the WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $45.00 per unit.

It is critical that legislators and regulators explain to the public what metrics are being used to determine whether indeed the bank has implemented the laundry list of promises to improve risk management. Mea culpas ar...

Markets appear to have a mixed tone early on as investors have their eyes on the Brexit vote going on in the U.K. Parliament. The outcome of the vote might have ramifications for the dollar.

It looks as though the U.K. Attorney General has not enabled Theresa May to get her deal passed with just 17 days to go before a scheduled Brexit.

While I am often bearish on the stock market these days, I am more concerned with looking for strong signals as to the market's direction. After all, the many ups and downs of the past 12 months have left the S&P 500 abo...

Oracle will report its fiscal Q3 results on Thursday, March 14. If the company can continue to build on Larry Ellison's Analyst Day narrative and again beat consensus expectations as it did in Q2, the stock's valuation c...