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Janet Yellen has held the office of Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Reserve for barely six months. Although any change following Ben Bernanke’s tenure would have been certain to engender more change than just the chairmanship itself, Yellen stunned economists and investors today in “the clearest statement yet that the new U.S. central bank chief […]

$946 Million Tarp repayment from Popular, Inc. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that US taxpayers received a full repayment from Popular, Inc. (Popular) of $946 million. Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP), the largest bank that remained in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP), recently received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve […]

It’s not even the Fourth of July yet, but the fireworks have already begun. The S&P has done it again, posting its longest streak of quarterly gains since 1998. And, just before noon EDT in New York, it appears that the rally is not yet over . Just 15 minutes ago. at 11:44 am, the S&P Index […]

Approval of AFREZZA(R); a novel, rapid-acting inhaled insulin for the treatment of diabetes MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq:MNKD) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AFREZZA Inhalation Powder to improve glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes mellitus. “Approval of AFREZZA is an important milestone for MannKind, as today’s FDA...

Barclays share price got a well-deserved, swift kick in the seat of its pants today as it dropped 6.52% on the London Exchange (LSE:BARC) and is down 6.75% on the New York Exchange (NYSE:BCS) as of 2:44 EDT.  The Barclays share price hit a 19-month low on the LSE, closing at 215.00, and reducing its […]

Channel Sampling at New Departure Silver Mine Black Mountain Resources Limited (LSE:BMZ), a silver focused development company with interests in the US, has issued an update on its New Departure Silver Mine in Montana. In the last week, approximately 118 channel samples (varying from 30cm to 2m) have been taken from the New Departure mine, […]

The U.S. economy suffered a 2.9%  decline in GDP during the first quarter of 2014. Whilst that statement on its own is bad enough, it is even worse when we understand that it is  the worst quarterly performance since the first quarter of 2009, which, by the way, was the first quarter of Barack Obama’s […]

Well, read on… P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTSI) today announced that it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index and the Russell Global Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, 2014. Annual reconstitution of Russell’s U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks […]

Preliminary Loss Estimate for Second Quarter Spring Storms United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:UFCS) today announced that it expects its second quarter results to include pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, of approximately $20.0 million – $23.0 million from spring storms. The estimated impact on second quarter earnings is $0.51 to $0.59 per share, after tax. […]

It’s not often that the general public knows ahead of time that $21 million worth of shares in three major corporations are about to be sold. However, on Saturday the Presbyterian Church U.S.A (PCUSA) announced that it will be selling all of its shares in Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ), and Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI). According […]