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Say this for major Chinese conglomerates -- they don't think small. Dalian Wanda Group caused a stir in the entertainment industry after its recently announced buyout of America's No. 2 cinema chain, the privately held AMC Entertainment. Wanda paid a substantial premium for its new U.S....

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) was up a slight 0.27%, but a few names didn't have such a quiet day. These were the three biggest winners: Company Price...

It's the mark of the beast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 6.66 points yesterday, but it could have been a lot worse. It had been down about 200 points earlier in the day as concerns over the fractured eurozone weighed heavily on stocks. But happy talk from Italy and France helped...

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." The pinstripe-and-wingtip crowd is entitled to its opinions, but we have some pretty sharp stock pickers down here on Main Street, too....

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor/analyst Isaac Pino and research analyst Lyons George discuss topics around the investing world.In today's edition, Isaac and Lyons gear up for a top-down analysis of the auto market. Overall,...

Back in February, graphics-chip maker NVIDIA (NAS: NVDA) warned investors that supply shortages, along with heightened competition, would affect the company's earnings. Thankfully, things weren't as bad as the market had expected. Although NVIDIA's recently announced first-quarter revenue...

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which technology and media editor/analyst Andrew Tonner discusses topics around the investing world.Judging by the market's initial reaction, PC powerhouse Hewlett-Packard changed its future when it reported its...