Top 50 Investing News & Stories - July 10
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At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 20 most recent 13-F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) was held by 13 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appea...
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Lenovo, HP and Dell are taking share from other PC vendors except Apple.
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Looking back to 27 days ago, Verint Systems, Inc (NASD: VRNT) priced a 5,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $47.75 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their investment...
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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/14/14, IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.28, payable on 7/31/14. As a percentage of IEX's recent stock price of $78....
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Stocks had their worst day in three months, as fears about the European banking sector and unease about U.S. quarterly earnings scared off investors.
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There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on June 12, Home Depot Inc's Director, Wayne M. Hewett, invested $27,471.50 into 350 shares of H...
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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/14/14, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.0875, payable on 7/31/14. As a percentage of CHK's recent stock pric...
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There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on June 16, Bristow Group Inc's SVP & Chief Financial Officer, John H. Briscoe, invested $30...
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Technical analysis reminds me of searching for gold at the end of a rainbow. Children of all ages are mesmerized by the story, yet no one to date has found a pot of gold. It’s not because gold isn’t there – it most certainly exists in th...
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China is becoming an exporter of capital and the U.S. is becoming a recipient of that. Back in 2008, the country spent just around $2 billion investing in U.S. companies and greenfield projects. But in four short years, that number rose ...
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Key members of the Obama administration will end two days of talks in Beijing on Thursday to discuss a bilateral investment treaty.
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Shares of the Boeing Company (BA) were trading down -0.60 or -0.47 percent in pre-market trading this morning, after the company issued a press release forecasting a +4.2 percent increase in worldwide demand for passenger aircraft in the...
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Shares of Family Dollar, which last month got the Carl Icahn bump after the billionaire and activist investor revealed he had taken a large position in the company, have dipped in early Thursday trading after the discount retailer reveal...
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Investors looking to bet on companies with a woman at the helm will have an opportunity to put their money where their mouths are with Barclays' new index.
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Social Security may be your largest or one of your largest assets. How you manage it by deciding which benefits to collect and when can make an absolutely huge difference to your lifetime benefits. And those with the highest past cover...
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American students aren't very financially literate, but the solution may not be financial education. It may be math.
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The stories from around the Web that our market strategist is reading online
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A seemingly dovish Federal Reserve that appears to be in no rush to boost interest rates succeeded in pushing the dollar lower to one-week lows against several currencies on Thursday.
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RPM International makes specialty chemicals, coatings and sealants. The kind of stuff you might find in your favorite hardware store. The kind of stuff Walter White might have mixed to blow apart a lock or an enemy’s face. Even the world...
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You would think that near-record high stock markets would entice more, not less, short-selling
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China is becoming an exporter of capital and the U.S. is becoming a recipient of that. Back in 2008, the country spent just around $2 billion investing in U.S. companies and greenfield projects. But in four short years, that number rose ...
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Downside risks to China missing year end growth target of 7.5%.
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The stock market today appeared poised for sharp opening losses Thursday amid trouble overseas. Nasdaq 100 futures tumbled 35 points vs. fair value, S&P 500 futures lost 16 points, and Dow futures dived 140 points. Across the pond, Portu...
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The fee charged by Eurex is about 10-12% lower than CME’s pricing on an average. This could weigh on CME’s trading volumes in the long run. However, it could take months before FX trading on Eurex gains traction given that it failed to a...
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The new president will have complete responsibilities of product and customer-facing activities for both the brands and he will also be accountable for their performances. Angelides has immense experience in retailing and his inclusion i...
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Picking up settlement talks after they broke down last month when Citigroup quoted the “low” figure of $3 billion, the globally diversified banking group seems to have successfully put a lid on the contentious issue by agreeing to pay $7...
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The selloff in world markets Thursday because of Portugal bank concerns is "relatively serious," trader Jim Iuorio says.
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While the proposal was a tactical PR (public relations) move by Amazon, the retailer’s priority remains to retain control over pricing and discounts of e-books in order to manage profits. In case of any fall out, Amazon will come out wit...
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Is the housing remodeling boom over? Lumber Liquidator may be a possible canary in the coal mine.
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With the stock market recently at all-time highs, it's more attractive to sell than buy, billionaire Wilbur Ross says.
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Names on the move ahead of the open.
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Community Trust Bank Corp. owns and operates Community Trust Bank, Inc. of Pikeville, KY, which provides commercial banking services in Kentucky and West Virginia; and a trust company. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary......
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Supreme Court ruling in late June affirmed aboriginal title to a specific tract of land for the Tsilhqot’in Nation of British Columbia
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Meet five hedge fund managers on track to produce market-beating returns over the next 25 years.
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What sets apart Gulati’s new hedge fund firm, Argentière Capital, from the rest is how it manages risk.
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Lippmann calls the structured-products market “one of the last bastions of true alpha.” He co-founded hedge fund firm LibreMax Capital in 2010.
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Smith’s hedge fund firm Starboard Value invests only in those companies that it can change and help turn into more profitable businesses.
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Birnbaum’s hedge fund firm Tilden Park invests both long and short across a variety of asset classes and manages a total of $2.3 billion.
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The competitive hedge fund manager launched the Tiger Ratan Capital Fund in 2009 and grew it to a $750 million fund.
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Since taking root in the U.S. renewable energy market a year ago, yield cos are gaining steam among a variety of investors for their steady dividends.
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Here are two ideas to help you benefit from an accelerating economy while also hedging your downside.
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Consistent success in the stock market comes from buying leading stocks at low-risk entry points and letting the charts tell you when to sell. Entry points close to levels of support significantly raise the odds of success versus buying...
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When Dutch economist Dr. Albert Winsemius arrived in Singapore in 1960, tasked by the United Nations with salvaging the struggling island economy, he gloomily remarked upon “this poor little market in a dark corner of Asia.” Over five de...
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Filed under: Investing Apple recently hired Patrick Pruniaux, VP of Sales and Retail for LVMH 's high-end TAG Heuer Swiss watches. Pruniaux is Apple's third major hire from a luxury retailer over the past year. Last July, Apple hired Yv...
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Filed under: Investing Peabody Energy is in a tight spot. The coal market is struggling, and the miner could fall out of compliance with key debt covenants that could make life a bit more difficult down the line. And it's willing to pay ...
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Filed under: Investing U.S. stocks yesterday reacted positively to the release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's June meeting, but that is long forgotten this morning, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the narrower Dow...
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Filed under: Investing V.F. Corp has historically relied on M&A activity to fuel growth. The strategy appears to be working so far as the company recently raised its Timberland guidance and expects sales to grow 12% in 2014, as oppos...
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Filed under: Investing While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reaso...
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Filed under: Investing Lately, Alcoa has been extremely focused on its shift toward value-add products. The company's $2.85 billion acquisition of Firth Rixson , which bolstered its strongest aerospace segment, was the latest move on thi...
