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The U.S. indices closed Wednesday in positive territory, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing by 0.09% to 42,196.52, while the S&P 500 inched up 0.01% to reach 5,709.54. The Nasdaq also rose, up 0.08% to 17,925.12. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders...

Earlier this month, Bakkt, a digital-currency fintech that specializes in concurrency, rewards and loyalty points, announced a partnership with prepaid and payments product provider Blackhawk Network, to empower users to easily purchase eGift using digital assets, supported loyalty points, and...

This weekend's Barron's offers six dividend-paying stocks that should thrive whether or not inflation hits hard. Other featured articles present results of a poll on America's most respected companies and how a summer blockbuster film makes an anticipated merger more appealing. The prospects for a...

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBF)’s founder and CEO Masayoshi Son plans to make his childhood dreams come true after securing an unparalleled $92 billion in funding for his vision fund. On Monday, SoftBank officially closed the first round of its investment funding, securing investments from...

The likes of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung can look ahead to the new year with improved optimism. The results of Accenture's Dynamic Digital Consumers survey of 26,000 consumers across 26 countries showed smartphone sales are likely to rebound this year after hitting a three-year low in...

Notable Wall Street analyst Trip Chowdhry went straight to the point in a research report on Tuesday: The Information Technology (IT) sector "will be a dead sector" in 2017. According to Chowdhry, IT companies will suffer from a lack of revenue catalysts and continued industry challengers...

This weekend's Barron's includes the latest ETF Roundtable. The prospects for a leading used car dealer, a Chinese infrastructure player and a small-cap aerospace parts maker are also examined. An analyst also offers information-technology services picks. "ETFs: How to Play This Brave New Market...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two consumer goods giants. Consensus Wall Street forecasts see lower earnings from each of them. But only one of them is expected to show some growth on the top line. In another quiet week on the earnings front, reports from consumer...

Banks around the globe don't have a uniform system of communication, which has allowed the prevalence of fraud in the financial world. Especially in the trade financing market, fraudulent paper invoices have caused millions of dollars in losses for companies and banks. According to Bloomberg,...

Wall Street is looking for solid quarterly results from FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) this week. Expectations are lower for earnings from Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD). The consensus forecast calls for another net loss from BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY). As...

As the calendar quarter winds down, it will be another fairly quiet week on the earnings front. Wall Street analysts by and large expect to see at least a little growth in earnings from packaged foods giants ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) when they share their...

Apigee Corp (NASDAQ: APIC), the rapidly growing software developer based in San Jose, plans its $105 million initial public offering Friday. The company expects to price its shares between $16 and $18. Pricing at the midpoint would value Apigee at $495 million in terms of market cap. The company...

This weekend in Barron's online: an exclusive look at museum finances, Penta Quarterly, as well as the prospects for Accenture, Oaktree Capital, Hawaiian Electric and more. Cover Story "

U.S. stocks were mildly higher as the second quarter comes to an end on Monday, before the markets pause for the Fourth of July holiday. Economic data was light as investors showed little interest as consumer sentiment improved in June from May. Recommended: Will The Markets Be Bullied By The...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors digested comments coming from head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Fed's Jim Bullard said that the 2.9 percent decline in the first quarter GDP is “giving me heartburn.” Bullard added that the worse than expected figure...