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Australia is now facing the risk of losing its prestigious AAA credit rating with the S&P. The S&P Global ratings lowered Australia's outlook to negative, with fears regarding the countries debt levels. According to a report by CNBC, "S&P cited a combination of the...

Up nearly 13 percent year-to-date, the Ishares Msci Turkey Inv Market Index Fd (NYSE: TUR) is one of this year's better-performing single-county emerging markets exchange-traded funds. Turkish Delight? TUR's bullishness this year's comes amid lingering concerns about the country's...

If you think people go to Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) just to throw a few dollars down for a cup of joe, than you have the culture surrounding the grounds giant greatly mistaken. A report on Marketwatch said customers of the coffee giant have loaded more than a billion dollars onto their...

By the end of this week, the post-Financial Crisis bull market will likely become the second longest bull market in history. It has now been 2,603 days since the S&P bottomed back in 2009. In that time, the market has surged an astonishing 209 percent. Going into this week, the current bull...

Most of the recent negative rating actions in China have been focused on the deterioration of standalone corporate fundamentals. However, given the macro challenges, the number of Central SOEs (state-owned enterprises) in China investment grade and sovereign linkage – a change in China'...

• Despite market uncertainty, Goldman Sachs predicts the S&P 500 will return to the 2100 level by the end of the year. • Goldman believes that the Fed’s first rate hike will come in December. • For now, traders should buy high-quality large-cap stocks and avoid...

During the course of the current bull market, one increasingly prominent theme has been companies' willingness to spend and spend big on share repurchase programs. Reduce shares outstanding, increase earnings per share and everyone winners – namely management and investors, is how buyback...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Annual Worldwide Developers Conference started on Monday, and fans are expecting the company to make announcements regarding the launch of its music streaming service. Roger McNamee, Elevation Partners co-founder, was on CNBC Monday to discuss the importance of...

Scoreboard Last Thursday was a decent way to end a shortened and red week for the broader markets. However, markets have had two consecutive red weekly candles in a row. On the upside, the small caps bucked the trend and closed the week green. In fact, all week they had a bullish setup and...

The current bull market turned six years old on Monday, and it seems appropriate to take a look back and see how far stocks have come since the S&P 500 hit a Financial Crisis low of 676.53 on March 9, 2009. The S&P itself has more than tripled in value, up about 207 percent in those six...

The bull market run turned six years old on Monday, and it seems appropriate to take a look back and see how far it has come since the S&P 500 hit a Financial Crisis low of 676.53 on March 9, 2009. The S&P itself has more than tripled in value, up about 207 percent in those six years....

Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. Imagine receiving a text message from...

Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A) Warren Buffett was recently interviewed by FBN’s Liz Claman. In the interview, Buffett provided insight into his prominent holdings: The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). He also discussed...

Chairman of Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) Carl Icahn was recently on CNBC to talk about performance of Tim Cook as CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and how a short squeeze is taking place in stock of Apple. Tim Cook Supporter Icahn began, “We think very, very highly of Tim [Cook]...