U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing ...

Health care software maker Castlight Health launched its initial public offering (IPO) Friday morning, and "launch" is the right word. Shares have taken off, rising more than 162% in early trading....

Late February saw declining interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. However, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN ), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA ) bucked ...

In a new research report from Deutsche Bank, the equity strategists point that the companies that are maintaining and increasing share buybacks, plus maintaining and increasing dividends, are the stocks ...

These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday. March 13, 2014. They include Activision Blizzard, EPL Oil & Gas, MagicJack VocalTec and ...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Laurie Havener Hunsicker initiated coverage on Clifton Savings Bancorp (NASDAQ: CSBK ) with a Buy rating and $16.00 price target. In the report, Compass ...

Dipexium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRX ), a late stage biopharmaceutical company developing Locilex™ (pexiganan acetate cream 1%), a proposed treatment for mild infections of diabetic foot ulcers, ...

General Electric announced Thursday morning that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its North American Retail Finance ...

Between restaurant brand powerhouses Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN ) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI ) can be found some of the most ubiquitous restaurant chains in the United States. Bloomin’ is home ...

The short interest data for the final two weeks of February is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of the changes were substantial, ...

We continue to track the short interest changes in the primary 3D printer and services companies. The following information is based on data reported for the period ended February 28, 2014. Short interest ...

Short interest in most of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies declined between the February 14 and February 28 settlement dates. But Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ), BioMarin Pharmaceutical ...

Zoe’s Kitchen is coming public. The casual dining restaurant chain has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct an initial public offering. Filing amounts may change by ...

Activist Investor Carl Icahn rattled the cage again last week at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ), one of his top stock picks at the moment, along with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Herbalife (NYSE: HLF ) and Netflix (NASDAQ: ...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Plug Power: No pulling the plug on this bull run Investors continue to buy in to the notion that fuel cell companies such as Plug Power (NASDAQ: ...

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This past week, Credit Suisse added Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC ), BankUnited (NYSE: BKU ), Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW ) and Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN ) to its Top Picks list. Like other financial ...

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB ), PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC ), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF ) and Sun Trust Banks (NYSE: STI ) were among the bank stocks featured in a Deutsche Bank research ...

Nidec Corporation (NYSE: NJ ) announced Friday that the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting held on March 8, 2014, made the following decisions regarding a stock split and an amendment to the ...

U.S. stocks were mixed as investors continue to follow the standoff in Ukraine and digested February's jobs report which indicated that harsh winter weather could be the culprit behind weakness seen in ...