Billions of dollars are pouring into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but it seems there is still much for investors to learn about how these funds work. We’ve written in the past about ETF liqui...

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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) - Shares of the biotechnology firm surged 14.6% this morning to a new 52-week high of $8.00 inspiring options investors to establish near-term bullish stanc...

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Cytec Industries Inc.: Was Its Second-Quarter Jump a One-Time Fluke? by Alexander Moschina, Investment U Research Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Everyone loves a good surprise. Especially investors. But when ...

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By Sandesh Trivedi, sandeshtrivedi@gmail.com For value investors blindly shunning tech stocks they might want to read the book, Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy by Carl Sha...

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Disappointing U.S. Macro Data Hit Markets Yesterday Plenty of important macro data from the U.S. was published yesterday. Investors were disappointed by the figures and responded mainly by moving away...

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There’s nothing like a good corporate takeover to get the market’s pulse racing – and dump money into investors’ portfolios in the process. The latest case of buyout-driven gains comes from AD...

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Given the backdrop of confusion on direction and volatility that plagued the broader financial markets Tuesday, crudes price action through the session doesn’t seem so unusual. That being said, the ...

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Mutual Funds: Top 5 Growth Funds

Investors who choose capital growth over current income would do well to consider growth funds. This category of funds attempts to ensure maximum possible capital gains by investing in companies whose...

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Yahoo! Slides On Search Concerns

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) reported second quarter earnings that beat the Zacks Consensus estimate by 3 cents on revenue that beat by 38.2%. Despite the positive earnings surprise, which continued the ...

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Federated To Buy Assets

Last Friday, Federated Investors Inc. (NYSE:FII) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire $17 billion in Money Market Assets from SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE:STI). Currently, the assets are...

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