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Investors and traders will be looking at gun stocks ahead of the FBI’s background check data release this week. Additionally, of particular interest is the earnings announcement of Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE: RGR) on Tuesday. The Firearm Background checks data is released by the...

Hillary Clinton is in some hot water again. Bradd Jaffy, a senior news editor and writer for NBC Nightly News, Tweeted a copy of what appears to be a letter sent by the FBI's Director James Comey. In the letter, Comey said the FBI has "learned of the existence of emails that appear to...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote a letter to both the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) to mark the eight-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse. According to Bloomberg, Warren told the DoJ's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, that a lack of...

It turns out gun makers like Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE: RGR) may not have had as bad of an August as the FBI background check data for the month seemed to indicate. Gun stocks have sold off hard in recent weeks following the release of the...

American consumers are breaking records this summer in a controversial category: gun sales. The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its background check data late Friday, data which is used as a proxy for the level of gun sales, and the numbers suggest to CNN Money that 2016 is on track to...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominated the headlines when the company refused to give into the FBI's request to help it unlock the iPhone used by a terrorist involved in the San Bernardino shooting. On the other hand, a new report suggests BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been "enthusiastically"...

Editor's Note (Sunday, April 3, 2016): This story was based on an April Fool's newsletter. However, this was not disclosed at time of publishing. We sincerely apologize for any confusion. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) jointly announced a breakthrough...

On Tuesday, JPMorgan issued a company note on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) amid the ongoing discussions between Apple and the FBI regarding the security encryption of iPhones and national security precautions. Currently, analysts at JPMorgan rate Apple as Overweight, while a price target is...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed an official reply to the FBI's demand that the Cupertino-based company make a version of its iPhone operating system to help the agency access the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorism suspect Syed Farook. Apple filed a motion to vacate the order, which said it...

Mark Cuban gave Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) a digital “standing ovation” for opposing a federal judge’s order to unlock a suspect in the San Bernardino massacre’s iPhone, writing in a blog post Thursday. “They are exactly right that this is a very, very slippery...

A federal judge has ordered Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to unlock the phone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernadino terrorist attack that left 14 dead and 22 injured. The court order asks Apple to disable security measures in order to give law-enforcement access to things like text...

We are now in an election year and, like clockwork, the U.S. finds itself questioning gun laws. The nation has been be reviewing its laws, enforcement and education regarding handguns. While this is done, citizens have been on a blitz to do what they can to get new firearms according to the most...

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) sold off shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday. Investors were likely reacting to unconfirmed reports that the FBI raided Valeant's New Jersey offices. Valeant's stock has since recovered after the FBI confirmed the reports...

There have been many proposals this year suggesting new ways for the government to improve its resistance to cyberattacks. Several high profile network breaches have left sensitive data exposed and underscored the government's failure to keep up with the ever-changing cybercrime landscape....