• High winds disrupt southern England

  High winds caused widespread travel disruption and power outages across the south of England

• Beer Brewing Excellence: The 6 Top Performing Companies

  By Lisa Tamayo-Kennedy : Beer is one of those global items that everyone seems to understand and appreciate. But how profitable are the companies that comprise the sector? While there are over 2,000 brewing companies, there are less than 20 publicly traded companies that specialize in beer. The…

• Are CAT Bonds The Answer To Today's Retirement Planning Woes? Too Early To Tell, More Transparency Needed

  With yields on fixed income securities at or near historical lows, today's retirees and those planning for retirement are facing major challenges. Not surprisingly, many individual investors as well as pension funds increasingly are turning to high-yield bonds and bond funds to meet their income…

• Amazon: Another Step Towards A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

  By Vivek Gupta: Amazon ( AMZN ) is all set to acquire TenMarks. TenMarks is a company that helps teachers and parents deliver the innovative and personalized mathematics curriculum to the students across the country. The company intends to further develop the award-winning math programs and also…

• I Don't See A Margin Of Safety In Healthcare REIT

  By Brad Thomas : A few weeks ago I wrote an article explaining my decision to unload shares in HCP, Inc . ( HCP ). As I wrote, "the decision was not stock or business performance-based, but rather a view that the board lost faith in Mr. (Jim) Flaherty's management style". It was well…

• Sunny Climate For Solar Income Up North

  By Tom Konrad ( AltEnergyStocks ): (click to enlarge) In a rational world, the sunniest places would have the warmest reception for solar technology and investment. While solar is having its day in the sun in Hawaii, state incentives make the economics of photovolatics equally attractive in…

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• 'Years of disruption' if no HS2

  The alternative to a new HS2 high speed rail link would mean 14 years of weekend route closures while existing lines are upgraded, a government-commissioned report says.

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• Amazon: Bigger, But Certainly Not Better

  By Bill Maurer : It seems we are reminded on a daily basis how strange this stock market can be. A simple comparison between two names can make you scratch your head and scream out "REALLY?". Such is the case with Amazon ( AMZN ), the online retail giant. Another quarter has passed, one…

• The Apple Number That Really Matters Is 37

  By eWhispers : Last quarter Apple ( AAPL ) reported earnings of $7.47 per share, compared to the consensus earnings estimate of $7.30 per share and the Earnings Whisper ® number of $7.43 per share. This was the first beat since April 2012 for the bottom-line, but the top-line still missed…

• Panel says no cover-up in Japan's Mizuho mob loans scandal

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group looks likely to escape serious penalty in a loans-to-mobsters scandal after an outside panel said on Monday that Japan's second-biggest bank by assets did not intentionally cover up the shady lending.

• Dividend Buy Of The Month: Baxter International Inc.

  By Dividend Mantra: I'm confounded lately. The S&P closed at an all-time high this past Friday - finishing at 1,759.77. An incredible run so far in 2013 has the index up 23.4 percent YTD. Although the broader market's valuation doesn't necessarily impact my investment decisions…

• G4S rejects £1.55bn bid for cash arm

  G4S rejects a £1.55bn offer for its cash solutions business from UK private equity outfit Charterhouse Capital Partners.

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• Global equities near six-year peaks

  Markets on the rise as investors extend bets that the US Federal Reserve will keep the liquidity tap open