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There are scores of companies itching to make money from the Big Data Revolution. Some have developed products that can compile reams of data from numerous servers and applications into manageable formats. Other services enable the complex number crunching that’s required to make sense of the data. Several companies help...

Today, putting on my military historian hat, I have a lesson from more than 70 years ago that still applies today.

Today I’m introducing a new series highlighting the Best Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy Now.

Rising demand for aluminum from the U.S. automobile industry bodes well for Century Aluminum Company (CENX). Century Aluminum specializes in smelting and owns six facilities in the U.S. and Iceland. Between late 2003 and mid-2008, China’s insatiable demand for the metal fueled an extended rally in aluminum prices. However, aluminum prices...

Here’s an interview with Paul Goodwin, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report chief analyst.

Thinking about the distress felt by new investors recently got me thinking about how to stay calm.

No matter which index you use to measure last year’s stock market returns--the results are the same--they were great! But as the following chart shows--while we are still on an upward trend in 2014--the seas have become a lot choppier. Many investors think that volatility is a dirty word, but with the...

This company develops products for the Pharmaceuticals, Human Vaccines and Animal Health industries. The company’s dividend yield is 3.8%, paid yearly. Based in France, Sanofi (SNY) is a global integrated healthcare company focused on seven growth platforms: Diabetes Solutions, Vaccines, Genzyme, Emerging Markets, Consumer Healthcare, Animal Health and Other Innovative products. We...

With the market’s recent decline, I’ve gotten a slew of questions from subscribers in recent days.

Tesla bypasses the existing auto dealership structure and sells directly to the consumer which at least avoids additional cost dealer would tack on.