High Frequency Trading Firms Talk Relevance and Need
A group called the Modern Markets Initiative has introduced "a framework designed to guide the critical, ongoing review of (our) financial marketplace and its impact on investors."
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30-Year Treasury Auction Sees Shockingly Low Auction Yield
Investors have decided that the U.S. government should only have to pay 3.074% to borrow money for its 30-year bonds in the latest long bond auction.
Counter Take: Are Investors Getting Too Confident?
A report from the Center for Audit Quality shows that investor confidence in U.S. public companies is at record highs.
Bill Gross Offers First Investment Outlook at Janus
In the first monthly investment outlook from Bill Gross at Janus Capital, he outlines his view on how he plans to manage the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund.
Oppenheimer Switches to Favorable View on Apple, Without Mentioning Carl Icahn
Oppenheimer has decided to upgrade Apple shares on the same day that Carl Icahn issued his open letter to CEO Tim Cook.
Analysts Take Very Mixed View of Sudden AMD CEO Change
The sudden and unexpected news that Rory Read was stepping down as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices was met with mixed reactions.
10 Safest High-Yield Dividends
ThinkstockDividend payments in the S&P 500 keep setting new all-time highs. As of October, roughly 425 S&P 500 members paid dividends. The dividend yield for 98 of these companies was north of 3%. Still,…
Carl Icahn Says True Value of Apple Share Is $203 — in Over 4,500 Words
Carl Icahn has lived up to his promise for an interesting open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Gap, Intel, J.C. Penney, Kinder Morgan and More
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades featured by 24/7 Wall St. on Thursday, October 9, 2014.
9 High-Yield Dividends for Risk Takers
Investors love dividends. 24/7 Wall St. has evaluated nine high-yielding companies we consider to be only for the most aggressive investors pursuing high income.
CEO Change at AMD Announced Without Much Explanation
Advanced Micro Devices announced that Rory Read has stepped down as president and chief executive officer.
Alcoa Delivers Again on Earnings
Alcoa announced better-than-expectged third-quarter earnings after the market closed Wednesday.
Analyst Voices Concerns on Alcatel-Lucent 2015 Expectations
Alcatel-Lucent largely missed out on the recovery rally on Wednesday, perhaps due to Merrill Lynch reinstating coverage with a Neutral rating.
An Unusual EMC Response to Elliott on Divesting VMware Proposition
ThinkstockEMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has formally responded to the letter issued by activist investment advisor Elliott Management for EMC to begin the process to divest its super-majority voting stake in virtualization leader VMware Inc.…
FOMC Minutes: Fed Adjusts GDP and Inflation Targets Down Slightly
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released the minutes from the September 16 to 17 FOMC meeting. While the market was not looking for any massive step up on the time that Janet Yellen and team…
Symantec Breakup Analysis: Are Two Dogs Better Than One Dog?
Reports that Symantec is considering a split-up into two companies have created a stir on Wednesday.
Ebola Drug Stocks React Wildly to Dallas Patient Death
The sad news that Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has died in a Dallas hospital now raises fears that Ebola drugs might not be a cure-all for patients.
How Ebola Could Cost the World $32 Billion by End of 2015
The World Bank projects what the potential costs could be if the Ebola epidemic were to significantly infect people in neighboring countries with much larger economies.
CEOs Look Less Confident in Third Quarter
The Conference Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers Measure of CEO Confidence declined again in the third quarter of 2014.
SolarCity Brings Cheap Financing to Drive More Residential Solar
SolarCity has decided that perhaps offering new solar financing will be a way to generate more interest in getting solar panels on top of houses.