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Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA) traded over 8 percent higher Thursday morning before pulling back in the afternoon. The aluminium company reported earnings per share of $0.63 and total revenue of $3.39 billion, compared to analyst estimates of $0.36 and $3.31 billion. Aloca also raised its...

Volatility and uncertainty surrounding global economic growth and rising yields have made investors defensive. This has increased the appeal for products that provide safety and stability in a rocky market. Dividend-focused products offer both safety in the form of payouts and stability in the form...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) traded over 5 percent higher on Friday morning, after Citi assured investors that the stock still presents and opportunity. Citigroup analyst Mark May upgraded Netflix from Neutral to “Buy with a $375 price target. This represents a premium of...

Tiffany & Co. (NYSETIF) traded 10 percent lower on Wednesday on concerns about a slowdown in Chinese consumer spending. The initial trigger was French luxury retailer Louis Vuitton (LVMH) missing analyst estimates, posting revenue of €11.4 billion versus €11.6 billion. With...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of part two of an investigation into financier Barry Honig and several associated parties. It was originally published on Sharesleuth.com and is republished here with permission. For the full investigation, click here. For Part one, click...

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:VIX), known by its ticker symbol VIX, is a popular measure of the stock market's fear and greed gauge. It shows an indication of the expectation of volatility in the next 30 days implied by S&P 500 index options....

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is apparently eyeing a collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (a.k.a. MGM) to boost viewership of Vudu, which was acquired in 2010 in response to sluggish DVD sales. Sources revealed that this omni-channel retailer is planning to team up with movie studio MGM to...

Toyota Motor Comp (NYSE: TM) announced a massive safety recall of 2.43 million gasoline hybrid vehicles in Japan, the United States and other markets. The recalled vehicles have a system issue that may lead to halting of cars. Notably, the recalled cars include Toyota's Prius and Auris...

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) recently won a $62.7-million contract for providing inspections, Inner Wing Panel modifications, and repairs for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Such designated efforts are expected to restore aircraft and IWP service life projections to new design specifications. Work...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) was trading 7.5 percent lower on Friday afternoon following a tweets from CEO Elon Musk mocking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday evening. Elon Musk settled charges levelled by the SEC that in an August 7 tweet he used false information...

A majority of the top 50 cryptocurrencies dropped in value on Wednesday, despite positive industry news that the TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) is joining a group of financial corporations to back a new crypto-related exchange, ErisX. Bitcoin may even be signaling a bearish reversal. The ErisX-...

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently secured a $395.5 million modification contract for providing full rate production requirements and spare parts for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6), also known as the RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile. The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea...