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Shares of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) are higher on the session by 0.29%, trading at $19.70. Overall put volume is now running at 8.11x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,119 contracts have traded on the session so far. TD Ameritrade...

On Friday, the markets sunk to close in the red as financial stocks plunged following the court's ruling of two foreclosures as invalid.  Disappointing jobs growth data also added to the concern of the nervy investors and led the indices down.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.19% and...

• DuPont (NYSE:DD) reported plans to purchase Danish firm Danisco for $5.8 billion in cash, which is expected to cut 2011 earnings of $3.30-$3.60 by a range of $0.30-$0.45 per share • Playboy Enterprises (NYSE:PLA) is reportedly going private at $6.15 per share • Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) announced...

• DuPont (NYSE:DD) reported plans to purchase Danish firm Danisco for $5.8 billion in cash, which is expected to cut 2011 earnings of $3.30-$3.60 by a range of $0.30-$0.45 per share • Playboy Enterprises (NYSE:PLA) is reportedly going private at $6.15 per share • Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) announced...

On Friday, the markets sunk to close in the red as financial stocks plunged following the court's ruling of two foreclosures as invalid.  Disappointing jobs growth data also added to the concern of the nervy investors and led the indices down.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.19% and...

JP Morgan has published a research report on Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR) as the company experiences improvement among its M&A pipeline and transition in its equities. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We are adjusting our estimates for Evercore based on the publicly available deal...

According to Reuters, the last large proprietary trading team at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) plans to leave and start an independent hedge fund based out of London. The team received a $300 million investment from another hedge fund, Brummer & Partners. Many Wall Street banks have been phasing out...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR) from $26.50 to $34 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Yesterday, Morgan Stanley (MS) announced the reshuffling of its top executives in an effort to focus on growth capabilities in the fast-growing emerging markets. In order to align its business and geographic objectives in an improved manner, MS  announced that the co-presidents of the bank's...

Yesterday, Morgan Stanley (MS) announced the reshuffling of its top executives in an effort to focus on growth capabilities in the fast-growing emerging markets. In order to align its business and geographic objectives in an improved manner, MS  announced that the co-presidents of the bank's...

As expected, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have received the approval for setting up securities businesses through joint ventures (JVs) in mainland China from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). This was separately announced by these two banks on Thursday...

Yesterday rare earth stocks sold off quickly. The timing was perfect as I wrote a bullish article on this sector, suggesting that these stocks had further to run. For those who are invested in this space, or are looking to add exposure, days like yesterday when many...

Yesterday rare earth stocks sold off quickly. The timing was perfect as I wrote a bullish article on this sector, suggesting that these stocks had further to run. For those who are invested in this space, or are looking to add exposure, days like yesterday when many...