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Isthmus Partners LLC lessened its holdings in 3M (NYSE:MMM – Get Rating) by 19.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,165 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 285 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC’s holdings in 3M

The incredible growth of the high yield asset class is evident through various product innovations such as high yield exchange traded funds (ETFs). Since their introduction in 2007, ETF assets have swelled to about $35 billion. The two largest, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG) and SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond (JNK)

Montgomery Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL – Get Rating) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 23,165 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 2,400 shares during the quarter. Montgomery Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Delta Air Lines were worth $905,000 as

Shares of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:SEAS – Get Rating) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the twelve ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month

Montecito Bank & Trust grew its stake in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Get Rating) by 7.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,211 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Montecito Bank

WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT – Get Rating) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 60,815 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the quarter. Medtronic accounts for 2.7% of WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc.’s investment portfolio,

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) shows an impressive 10.8% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Click here to find out 10 ETFs With Stocks That Insiders Are Buying » Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), which makes

Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP – Get Rating) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 222,334 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 94% from the previous session’s volume of 3,700,609 shares.The stock last traded at $264.94 and had previously closed at $264.51. A number of research firms have commented on

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.9% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of The Bancorp Bank (TBBK), up about 3.2% and shares of Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC), up about 2.2% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today

Gulf International Bank UK Ltd lowered its holdings in shares of Sysco Co. (NYSE:SYY – Get Rating) by 15.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 82,084 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,469 shares during the quarter. Gulf International Bank

We are back with an update to our True “Austrian” Money Supply (TMS) series… Based on the monetary insights of the Austrian school of economics, THE CONTRARIAN TAKE will once again be offering up the monthly money supply metrics – True “Austrian” Money Supply or TMS – for the U.S., Eurozone, Japan and U.K. currency

Elastos (ELA) traded 1.4% lower against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on March 22nd. Elastos has a market capitalization of $67.28 million and approximately $288,521.00 worth of Elastos was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Elastos coin can now be purchased for about $3.31 or

(Kitco News) - Endeavour Mining Corp. (TSX:EDV)(ASX:EVR) reported solid third-quarter results with an onus on the company’s success in reducing its cash costs. Gold production in the third quarter totaled 117,612 ounces of gold at all-in sustaining cash costs (AISC) of $991, with the company showing a $32.1 million AISC margin. That AISC figure put the

WOWswap (WOW) traded up 3.1% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on March 22nd. During the last seven days, WOWswap has traded up 8.6% against the US dollar. One WOWswap coin can currently be bought for approximately $5.73 or 0.00013346 BTC on popular exchanges. WOWswap has a

Flux (FLUX) traded up 1% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 17:00 PM Eastern on March 21st. One Flux coin can currently be bought for about $1.46 or 0.00003545 BTC on popular exchanges. Flux has a total market cap of $335.00 million and approximately $17.15 million worth of Flux was

Lion Electric (NYSE:LEV – Get Rating) is one of 692 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Lion Electric to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Profitability

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lowered its position in shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA – Get Rating) by 16.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,185 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 8,897 shares during the quarter.