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The first official recognition of Mother's Day occurred nearly a century ago, when on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May would thereafter be a time to celebrate...... (read more)

That rookie class featured what looks to be at least three elite quarterbacks, including Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins, Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, and Andrew Luck, who set...... (read more)

An investor’s lawsuit against John Paulson’s $23 billion hedge fund over its reported loss of about $460 million in Sino-Forest Corp was dismissed by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke...... (read more)

In today’s marketplace, there are many indicators shareholders can use to track publicly traded companies. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement. At Insider Monkey...... (read more)

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was founded in Buffalo, N.Y., on March 18, 1850. In a unique twist of fate, this company -- originally created as an express mail service -- was the result of the merger...... (read more)

The merits of the dividend cut are debatable  It seems new chief executive Mark Wilson won the argument with chairman John McFarlane, who said last year he was working to maintain the payout. Reducing...... (read more)

While central liquidity balances are likely to improve with the settlement with Bankia and the completion of the sale of the US business, group resources nevertheless contain insufficient provision for...... (read more)

Putting an ad in the Super Bowl is a gamble. It costs millions, but reaches millions. It can reinvigorate (Audi's 2011 "Escape Old Luxury" commercial), it can bomb (Groupon's 2011 "Free Tibet" ad, which...... (read more)

We track both insider purchases and insider sales in our insider trading database, but we pay particular attention when we catch insiders buying. This is because the principles of diversification mean...... (read more)