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LoanCore Realty Trust (NYSE: LCRT), a new commercial mortgage REIT backed by Jefferies Group and sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd, plans to raise $300 million for its IPO Wednesday. The company plans to issue 15 million shares at $20 a share. LoanCore will list under the ticker LCRT on the...

Karl Snyder was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Karl Snyder is chief market strategist at Garden State Securities, a provider of investment management products to small businesses, corporate executive, and the...

This weekend in Barron's online: who will be 2016 GOP nominee, the top 100 women advisors, as well as the prospects for Corning, LabCorp, LendingClub, On Deck Capital, International Game Technology, the Apple Watch and more. Cover Story "Who Will Win the GOP Nomination?" by Jim McTague. Out of...

This weekend in Barron's online: a look at Honeywell, the Barron's ETF roundtable, highlights from the Sohn Investment conference, as well as the prospects for Signature Group, McDonald's and more. Cover Story "Honeywell: It Is Better Than GE" by Sandra Ward. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON...

With the markets still near all-time highs but facing various headwinds, investors have had to get more selective when it comes to picking stocks. Insider buying can be an encouraging signal. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and beneficial owners really only buy shares of a company for one...

The new earnings season ramps up this week. Among the highlights will be the first-quarter results from the big banks. Below is a quick look at what analysts are looking for from Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase &...

This weekend in Barron's online: a look at retirement spending and long-term care insurance, the Warren Buffett tax loophole, the Rockefellers eye clean energy, as well as the prospects for General Electric, Newmont Mining, HRG Group and more. Cover Story "How to Choose Long-Term Care Insurance" by...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) on Friday announced plans to drastically shrink the size of GE Capital, its finance arm and once driver of the company's earnings. However, following the 2008 financial crisis, GE Capital became indicative of risk to the overall company, requiring TARP...

Even with markets reaching for record highs, insider buying has remained strong of late. American Express, General Electric and Sprint were among those that have seen significant insider buys in the past week or so. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom...

This weekend in Barron's online: part two of the Barron's 2015 roundtable, where to find gains as profits slow down, the Barron's forecasting contest winner, as well as the prospects for Ameriprise Financial, Oracle, Union Pacific, Remy International and more. Cover Story "Getting Down to Business...

After a quick breather on Monday, the earnings season that's just begun is off to the races the rest of the week. Among the flurry of quarterly reports include results from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), Kinder Morgan Inc...

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday following positive earnings reports from several large-cap multinationals this morning on a relatively light day of market moving news. The Dow traded higher by more than 300 points before giving back some of the gains. The S&P 500 rallied but still posted its...

U.S. stocks rallied to start the week on a positive note. Investors are looking for bullish signs that can erase last weeks declines, as the S&P 500 had its largest weekly drop since 2012 and the Volatility Index surged more than 30 percent. Portugal's Central Bank plans to spend 4.9...