Platform Specialty Products

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. One CEO and one beneficial owner were among the insider buyers featured this week. Some of the insider buying comes in the wake of earnings reports. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10-percent owners only buy...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's is a special report on retirement. This issue also includes investor recommendations from Chicago's annual Invest for Kids conference. The prospects for General Motors, Nu Skin Enterprises, HP, Platform Specialty Products and more are covered in feature...

U.S. stocks started the week on a positive note as all three major indices ended the day in positive territory. Dow component IBM reported a disappointing third quarter along with a cautious outlook weighing down the entire Dow index. The Nasdaq benefited from high expectations over Apple's...