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Following unconfirmed market chatter that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s Elon Musk will acquire SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY), the latter's stock has risen 20 percent on the day. According to a Seeking Alpha release shortly after 1:45 p.m. EST, the possible move to take SolarCity...

Benzinga has heard that according to an obtained document from a JK Value analyst, the customer behind the China Techfaith Wireless Comm. Tech. Ltd (NASDAQ: CNTF) $30 million deal on January 25 was Nielsen Audio Inc. The owner, operator and developer of Chinese commercial real estate properties...

Global light-vehicle sales numbers are due out Tuesday, with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) numbers already in. Despite the frigid January felt nationwide, auto sales numbers coming in have been overwhelmingly...

In a new piece for Seeking Alpha, hedge fund manager Chris DeMuth, Jr. wrote a tongue-in-cheek piece spelling out some popular trading ideas for 2016 that he believes are among the worst trades to make. Here’s a look at some of the ideas on his list. 1. Levered Long Market Exposure DeMuth...

Shares of the beaten-up coal player Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU) gave up a large chunk of last week's gains Monday. Peabody's stock price rose from around $7.44 at the close on December 21 to $9.62 on Christmas Eve, December 24. Most traders attributed the rebound from 52-week...

Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) were surging higher by more than 25 percent early Tuesday morning. Investors and traders reacted to a report by short-seller Whitney Tilson who confirmed he covered his position in the company. Tilson noted he had received information that...

United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ: UDF) shares crashed more than 40 percent on Thursday afternoon after Ponzi scheme allegations circulated Wall Street. Speaking with Benzinga, Citron Research's Andrew Left said the company appears to be a Ponzi. This follows a tweet Left made, saying...

On June 17, KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Craig Mailman published a research note and upgraded the shares of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP) from Underweight to Sector Weight. Mr. Market's current valuation has resulted in this beaten down office/industrial REIT paying a dividend yield of 7.6...

A recent article in Seeking Alpha focused on the traditional role of some of Wall Street’s biggest players: hedge funds. In the six-year bull market that has taken the S&P 500 to new all-time highs, there has been little need for hedging or protection from a weak stock market. However...