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Will All Airlines Follow Delta on Dividends and Stock Buybacks

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm

It was not that long ago that we were calling on major DJIA companies to lift their dividends in a CNBC interview. One sector we called on to begin dividend ...
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The Return of Stock Splits in a Raging Bull Market

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm

The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates ...
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Windstream Manages Yet Again to Keep Its High-Yield Dividend at 11%

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 12:15 pm

A headline came across the tape today that seems pretty innocuous on the surface. "Windstream Declares 25-Cent Quarterly Dividend" should not rattle anyone much on the surface. The problem is that, ...
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UBS Best Stocks to Buy in Multifamily REITS and Dividends

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 8:20 am

During the height of the housing market collapse, the media tried to convince individuals and investors alike that the American dream of home ownership was dead. As the home building ...
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Best Stocks to Buy from Raymond James Analyst Picks, Value Stocks and Dividends

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 8:00 am

At the beginning of this year, we gave our readers an overview of the top stock picks for the year from various firms around Wall Street. After a tremendous run ...
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American Water Works Dividend Hike: Best Water Stock Again

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 11:15 am

American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) just delivered on yet another big dividend hike under its corporate governance plan for shareholders. The top water utility in America has raised ...
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Apple Bond Yield Near Treasuries, So Buffett Drops Out

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 6:38 am

Warren Buffett will stay away from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bonds for the same reason many investors have shunned them. These fixed income instruments barely yield anything at all. The ...
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J.P. Morgan Says to Buy These Stocks as High-Yield Spreads Narrow

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 8:55 am

As the stock market keeps hitting new highs, the spreads of high-yield bonds and junk bonds has been narrowing and narrowing. We even recently highlighted that these spreads were reaching ...
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Raymond James Lists Top Energy Stocks and MLPs to Buy

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 8:10 am

The United States may be on the verge of becoming a net exporter of energy products. Ultimately along with the rebirth of the housing sector, this could be the engine ...
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Sell in May and Go Away 2013, Earnings Season Scorecard

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm

The first-quarter earnings season is peaking this week, as far as the number of companies on a normal calendar. Corporate earnings have been weaker than expected in a manner of ...
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After the Run-Up and Sell-Off, Are Biotechs in a Bubble Against Big Pharma Valuations?

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 10:45 am

Biotech stocks come and go as far as the flavor of the day for investors. While many of these companies are risky, and while many are too risky for many ...
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Apple Bond Sale Largest Ever

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 2:58 pm

We noted earlier this morning that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had hired Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to act as book-running managers for the company’s planned debt issuance. The Wall ...
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IBM Delivers Big Dividend Hike and Share Buyback, Still a Bit Disappointing

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 10:50 am

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) finally has delivered what we have waited for, although we still think more needs to be done here. Big Blue has just announced that ...
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Apple Sells Billions in Debt, Funding Dividends and Share Buybacks

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 8:35 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed an automatic shelf registration yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now we have the maturity dates and what types of notes and bonds the ...
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Apple Files to Sell Debt, Likely to Fund Dividends and Share Buybacks

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not at all a company you would expect to raise capital via a stock or bond sale. The company's share buybacks and dividends are not ...
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