London equities finished lower for a second straight day, with investors being put off by the recent gyrations in the market, although the early close of some US markets ahead of the Memorial Day weekend ...

News Corp set the distribution ratios for the spinoff of its publishing business, which may start buying back stock right away. The board of the publishing business, which will retain the News Corp name, ...

Egypt's Orascom Telecom is closer to being delisted, sources said on Friday, after holders of around 10 percent of its stock agreed to be bought out. Russia's Altimo, the biggest owner of OTH's parent ...

To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important. Together, they provide the total return from any share investment and, as you might expect, my aim is to invest in companies that can beat ...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Simec, S.A.B de C.V. (NYSE: SIM) announces to the general public that through its repurchase fund, on May 23, 2013, bought 54,100 of its own shares, ...

Teche Holding announced today that its board authorized a stock repurchase plan to repurchase up to 3%, or approximately 60,000 shares, of the company's common stock.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. recently announced that it would repurchase 2 million shares of its common stock from Helmerich & Payne Inc.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ASB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ GM: ASBB) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program whereby ...

European shares edged lower on Friday, dragged down by heavyweight bank HSBC and some technical selling as key indexes tested support levels, igniting concerns about further falls. HSBC shed 1.7 percent, ...

Robust results from a technology company along with a bunch of encouraging domestic reports helped benchmarks recover from yesterday's lows

We've been in a busy reporting period for FTSE 100 companies with years and quarters ending in March. Things are starting to settle down a bit, with most having reported now, but there is still some good ...

Old Mutual Fund management firms such as Old Mutual thrive in bull markets. This does not seem to have been reflected in the Old Mutual share price. With the FTSE 100 ahead by 13.6% this year, Old Mutual ...

Markets opened tentatively on Friday morning with sentiment still fragile following a plunge the day before as traders reacted to concerns about stimulus measures in the US and a slowdown in China.

Shares in Next shed 2.3 percent, top fallers on a flat FTSE 100 index, which traders attribute to a move by Morgan Stanley to cut its rating on the fashion retailer to "underweight" from "equal-weight" ...

BP Super-major BP needs little introduction. For decades, it has been a cornerstone investment of many investors' portfolios. Today, the company stands at a crucial point in its history. Three years since ...

Sometimes, you just gotta have it. That's how I feel about in-form fashion retailer Burberry . I'm not talking about its scarves and handbags, its trenchcoats and iconic checks. I want it as an accessory ...

Reuters Market Eye - Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) extended their record net purchases of Indian stocks to a 26th consecutive sessions on Thursday, despite sharp share falls sparked by worries ...

CASTLE ROCK, Colo., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq:  APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its rapid, protein biomarker-based ...

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has traded in a range from $26 to $18 since last May, with what looks to be a failed downside test in the past few weeks. As of this writing, X is trading around $18.50. ...

Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. , a leading marketing technologies provider, announced today that it has been notified by the NASDAQ Stock Market that trading in the Company's securities will be suspended ...

Stocks prices worldwide fell on Thursday as investors questioned the pace of economic growth and when the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program would end. U.S. shares ended mildly lower after a volatile ...

U.S. stocks and bonds were volatile on Thursday, alternating between steep losses and break-even levels as investors questioned the pace of economic growth and when the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus ...

Plummets of 54% and 62% in the blink of an eye.

Constellium NV, a Dutch aluminum products maker part-owned by miner Rio Tinto , fell as much as 12 percent below its initial public offer price in a market debut that failed to capture investor appetite. ...

On May 21, 2013, shares of American Express (AmEx)hit a 52-week high of $75.11.

After reading through hundreds of press releases in the just-completed earnings season , I'm not surprised that CEOs are quite excited about their company's prospects. However, with every company putting ...

The common shares of the shopping-mall owner are expensive, but its preferred shares are worth a look.

Plus, there were noteworthy purchases at Ambit Biosciences and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals.

Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after U.S. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility ...

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals priced a public offering of 10.5 million shares at $13.00 per share

Better than expected economic data, Stocks bounce back after initial drop lower

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the last two weeks ended up for all leading TASE indices.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130117/588933 ...

As you probably know, we are in the midst of one of the greatest bull markets of all time.