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The article discusses the dubious nature of the Chinese Yangtze River Development infrastructure project's financing company Armada Enterprises and its owner George Wight Jr.

The article discusses sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycle and mentions visit of the executives of the motorcycle company Harley-Davidson to the White House of the President Donald Trump, views of company's chief executive officer (CEO) Matt Levatich, and charts representing stocks of the motorcycle.

The article discusses the impact of the President-elect of the U.S. Donald J. Trump presidency on the development of the for-­profit colleges institutions incluidng Grand Canyon Education, Capella Education and DeVry Education Group, who hope easy regulations with the new government.

The article discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advantages in the fight against bribery, informing that the public companies dealing with such cases were bought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and were asked for penalties on the commission's orders.

This article focuses on pharmacy-benefit managers and their effectiveness in slowing down the upward trend in drug prices. It discusses the stock performances of PBMs, the launch of the Health Transformation Alliance and its challenge to PBMs, and remedies being offered by PBMS to stem the increase in drug costs.

The article discusses the reported gains in stocks in the U.S. stock market as of July 8, 2016 due to robust job growth in the U.S. according to the U.S. Labor Department jobs report released in June 2016. Topics covered include details relating to the reported increase in stocks of private-label credit card issuer Synchrony Financial, details relating to the traded stocks of pub chain Enterprise Inns, and the effects of the British exit or Brexit vote to the London markets.

A chart is presented that lists performance of several U.S. stock funds for the first quarter of 2016 in different categories including Large-Cap Core, Large-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Growth.

Examines a strategy employed by United States investors and Israeli companies to use reverse acquisitions to attain financial success. Explanation of how the acquisitions work; Involvement of David Bodner, Murray Huberfeld, and Broad Capital in the deals; Use of reverse acquisitions by private companies to gain access to the public market; Examination of several such deals, including the merger of Sensar and Net2Wireless.

Interviews John Wilkerson, Arnold Snider and Stephen Savas, health care industry analysts in the United States. Status of managed care; Recommended stocks; Internet companies in the sector; Advances in medical care.

The article discusses which companies are making significant developments in the fight against cancer. Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding has developed an immuno-oncology (I-O) treatment for lung cancer. The potential of I-O drugs to generate tens of billions of dollars in annual sales for pharmaceutical companies is tackled. Other topics include how I-O treatments work, and the efforts by other companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck and AstraZeneca to develop similar treatments.

The article discusses trading performance of several market makers in the U.S. brokerage industry. Topics explored include the way brokers consider price improvement in their selection of market makers, a comparison between the business operations of discount brokers Fidelity Brokerage Services and E*Trade Financial, and the price improvement ranking of market markers such as Citadel Securities, Two Sigma Securities, and KCG Holdings.

Focuses on the criminal investigation of Osicom Technologies Inc. executives Barry Witz and Parvinder Chadha. The development of Osicom; Its fast-growing revenues; The claims against Witz and Chadha; Their extensive dealings with John J. O'Carroll; Their connection to Scorpion Technologies; Their vast array of holding companies; Financial data; Analysis. INSET: Behind the veil of secrecy..

Presents the results of survey on portfolio managers carried out by the investment magazine `Barron's.' Allocation between stocks and cash; Prediction on the level of stock market indices; Projections concerning the United States economy, bond yields, commodity prices and economic indicators.

Presents an interview with Lee Ainslie concerning stock exchanges in the United States. Picking of stocks; Timing the stock market; Investments of Ainslie.

Reports on the 1995 performance of blue chip stocks. Increases; Performance of semiconductor stocks; Factors affecting the United States' stocks; Interest rates; Strength of the United States' dollar; Inflation. INSETS: 1995's winners.;1995's losers..

The article discusses the merger of residential real estate website Zillow Inc. with is former rival Trulia Inc., focusing on the profitability of both companies which are unlikely to make profit and create free cash flow in 2014 as expected under the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It says that the merger has been dubbed ad Godzulia, expecting the two sites to grab a large portion of the $10 billion advertising expenditures of realtors annually, but get just a sliver of it.

The article explores whether health-foods specialist Hain Celestial Group can sustain its impressive growth in the U.S. Hain was founded by Irwin Simon, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. The company's sales are increasing by about 20 percent. The price of Hain's stock has also been experiencing sharp gains since 2010. It is said that Hain is facing challenges in order to sustain its growth, including increased competition.

The article discusses the loan deal between Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov and Bahamas-based firm Sevenkey Limited. Sevenkey is owned by Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov. The loan was used by Usmanov for European steel investments and was returned in July 2007 through arrangements made by Eugene Shvidler of Russian oil firm Sibneft. The loan agreement allowed Sevenkey to earn an annual interest rate of 5 percent.