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As American coal-fired plants get shuttered, business difficulties continue to clobber the Powder River Basin.

While Citi's credit losses remain quite low compared to historical averages, they did increase markedly sequentially, especially in North America, with that business unit posting a net credit loss figure of 2.97% for 1Q2...

JPMorgan Chase kicked off the earnings season for banks late last week with a much stronger-than-expected performance for the first quarter.

Ahead of earnings from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley later this week, five experts weigh in on the mixed quarter for the big banks so far.

CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) is set to release its Q1 financial performance on April 16. This note details Trefis' forecasts for CSX Corporation, as well as some of the key trends we will be watching when the company repo...

Walgreens (NYSE:WBA) reported revenue of $127 billion and earnings of $4.70 in 2018. The revenue consists of four key components...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not the only powerful Tweeter whose tweets move the market. Donald Trump's many reckless tweets also cause stock prices to rise and fall. Musk faces SEC regulation; Trump does not. Both need to lea...

Whenever "Medicare For All" hits the headlines, healthcare stocks hit an air pocket. My managers -- who invest with a three to five-year horizon -- have been discussing how Bernie Sanders' proposal affects our investment...

Most American don't know about social and ethical investing, a new survey of investors finds. When they learn about it, they're very interested.

Pompeo doubles down: Maduro is the "former" government of Venezuela.

We hear a lot about Trump supposedly threatening the Fed's independence. Whether he is doing that is an open question. Meanwhile, the Fed is already turning in Trump's desired direction. What if a Trump-compliant Fed act...

With so many Wall Street analysts covering most large-cap companies it can be difficult to find opportunities that others don't know about. The small-cap sector is a better place to look for hidden gems.

With open banking, it has become possible to not only defraud a consumer's primary bank, but also their other chosen financial providers. To tackle this threat, banking and e-commerce organisations have to modernise furt...

For the First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $85.17 per unit.

Most in the media are touting that the Dow, S and P 500 and Nasdaq will soon be setting new all-time closing highs. Here's why this is misleading.

When boards of directors allow managers to measure performance with the wrong metrics, they can ruin businesses and shareholder value.

We're looking at another big week of bank earnings, and it started off Monday with a bit of a puzzle as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs had some strong and some weak aspects. The market looks like it's searching around for d...

Halliburton, the second-largest oilfield services provider, is expected to publish its Q1 2019 results on April 22. This note discusses Trefis' expectations, as well as consensus estimates, for the company's earnings.

To become a "Dividend Aristocrat," a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years.

Russia stock market has hit an all-time high. But don't thank Robert Mueller for that.

The 2020 race may reshape the future of student loans.

Citigroup reported mixed first-quarter results on Monday, with its earnings topping expectations while its overall revenue missed.