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Markets Await ECB Policy Announcement “Whatever it takes, whatever we must, without undue delay, no limits,” are some of the words ECB President Mario Draghi has used regarding more stimulus over the last several months, but today we’ll see if he’s...

China’s stock market is a mess right now. But does that mean that investors should avoid all Chinese stocks? No. There are hundreds of companies that are headquartered in China but trade on exchanges in the United States. Many of these companies are...

The tone of trading has a wait-and-see feel without much volume and volatility in the equity market, but an uptick in implied vols (VIX) suggests that players are bracing for event risk. The earnings calendar remains loaded with reports and the economic...

Volatility as an asset class J.C. Penney (JCP) is recently down 78c to $8.89 after Fitch said free cash flow could remain materially negative in 2014. JCP 12/6/13 call option implied volatility is at 98, December and January is at 70, February is at...

Analysts’ ratings reiterations for Monday, December 30th: Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) had its neutral rating reissued by analysts at Zacks. They currently have a $121.00 price target on the stock. Zacks’ analyst wrote, “Amgen reported third...