L. David Thomas

All three have had a great 12 months. In the last year, shares in Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) are up 46.2%. Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE:LYG) is up 80.7%, and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc...... (read more)

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Editor's Note: Related tickers: General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN), American...... (read more)

Throughout the daily news, we often run across stories of hackers stealing money electronically, or breaking into a database and lifting important information. If it was not for the companies that develop...... (read more)

Once a year in April we pay lip service to the environment. Maybe we're a little more conscientious with our recycling or we write a check to a green charity. Maybe, we plant a tree. I propose Earth Day...... (read more)

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A restructuring storm continues to blow through China's battered solar sector, with word of a potential major asset sale by Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) and a debt default by LDK Solar...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS),...... (read more)

To the average investor, there are tons of gauges investors can use to monitor publicly traded companies. A duo of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest. At Insider Monkey, our research...... (read more)