• Putin defies west with Crimea decree

  Putin signals he might be prepared to negotiate a diplomatic deal over neighbour's future, possibly using Crimea as a bargaining chip

• Altria Group: A Good Dividend Pick?

  By IAEResearch: The tobacco industry cannot be overlooked when making a decision to pick some investments for income. The industry has some of the best dividend payers in the market. However, the socio-political pressure on the industry has caused less than impressive performance from some of the…

• Depomed: 3 Different Insiders Have Sold Shares This Month

  By Markus Aarnio : Depomed ( DEPO ) is headquartered in the United States and focuses on developing products for pain and diseases of the central nervous system. (click to enlarge) Insider selling during the last 30 days Here is a table of Depomed's insider activity during the last 30…

• ExOne Is Well Positioned To Grow

  By IAEResearch: ExOne ( XONE ) is one of the bigger players in the 3D printing industry. The stock of the company has lost substantial value since the start of the year - the stock is down about 34% year-to-date. However, during the last year, the stock gained about 128%. The 3D printing segment is…

• Sterling Construction Company's CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Sterling Construction Company, Inc. ( STRL ) Q4 2013 Earnings Conference Call March 17, 2014 11:00 am ET Executives Brian Manning - Executive Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer Tom Wright - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer…

• Turning Bullish On Bonds

  By DoctoRx: Background : Except for Operation Twist in 2011-2012, the Fed is not said to target the rate for the 30-year Treasury bond. Thus, excessive ease on the short end of the yield curve, which the Fed targets and to a large extent controls, should be reflected if anything by higher interest…

• Harvest Natural Resources CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. ( HNR ) Q4 2013 Results Earnings Conference Call March 17, 2014 11:00 am ET Executives Keith L. Head – Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary James A. Edmiston – President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Stephen C. Haynes – Chief…

• Microsoft's CEO may unveil Office for iPad on March 27: source

  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Satya Nadella may unveil an iPad version of the company's Office software suite on March 27, a source told Reuters, potentially using his first major press outing to launch the company's most profitable product for Apple Inc's popular tablet.

• GM recalls 1.5 million more vehicles; CEO says 'terrible things happened'

  DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co announced new recalls of 1.5 million vehicles on Monday and in a virtually unprecedented public admission by a GM chief executive, Mary Barra acknowledged the company fell short in catching faulty ignition switches linked to 12 deaths.

• Can Solazyme Find Growth In Hydraulic Fracturing?

  By Kevin Quon : It remains an exciting time for investors in renewable oil and bioproduct company, Solazyme ( SZYM ) . Over the last 6 months, the company's stock has appreciated over 34% as the company further de-risked its profile with the opening of its first large-scale commercial facility .…

• Republican lodges ethics complaint against rival over Herbalife

  BOSTON (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Republican candidate for Democratic U.S. Senator Edward Markey's seat on Monday filed an ethics complaint against his rival on the grounds he may have acted improperly in asking regulators to investigate nutrition company Herbalife.

• Exclusive: Forex swings cost U.S. firms $6 billion in fourth-quarter revenue - study

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swings in the foreign exchange market cost U.S.-based multinational corporations nearly $6 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter, according to a report by currency risk management consulting firm FiREapps on Monday.