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JPMorgan to Suspend $15 Billion Share Buyback Program

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 10:30 am

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) told an investor’s conference this morning that the bank would suspend its share buyback program as the company pays down ...
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A Call For Jamie Dimon To Resign

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 11:17 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has done some severe damage to its image as the best risk manager of the large banks, and this damage may easily carry ...
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Treasury Sale of AIG Shares Hammers Share Price (AIG)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 10:22 am

At one time US taxpayers owned more than 90% of American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG). Today taxpayers own about 63% of the insurance giant, following AIG’s purchase of about ...
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Analyst Caution In Sirius XM… Dividends or Stock Buybacks Coming? (SIRI, LMCA, P)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 9:55 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may have gotten through its earnings report without much reaction, but at least one analyst has voiced some caution.  The team at Gabelli & ...
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Exxon Mobil Joins Dividend Hikes… Upside In High Oil Prices (XOM, CVX)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 1:53 pm

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is confirming exactly what an earlier report predicted earlier this week.  Dow Jones had a report that the DJIA components would raise their dividends again ...
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IBM Shows Why $230 Is A Reasonable Stock Target (IBM)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 11:19 am

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is trying to become a beast when it comes to dividends and share buybacks.  It was just yesterday that we demonstrated a report calling ...
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Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 12:05 pm

Dividends have continued to rise.  Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year.  A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost ...
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Why No One Is Impressed With Adobe’s $2 Billion Share Buyback (ADBE, AAPL, MSFT)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 10:07 am

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) made what might seem like a startling announcement on Thursday evening with a new share buyback plan of up to $2 billion.  With a market ...
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magicJack Results Trump Insider Share Sales (CALL)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 8:20 am

magicJack VocalTec, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CALL) is indicated higher after its earnings results, despite some insider selling into the news.  Just before the long weekend came word that insiders were selling ...
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Jamie Dimon Remains Vocal In His Annual Letter To Shareholders (JPM)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 5:05 pm

If you can count on one banking CEO to be outspoken, chances are high that it is Jamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM).  In his annual ...
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When Closed-End Funds Buy Back Shares (CHN, FXI)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 12:15 pm

The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) is a closed-end mutual fund rather than an exchange-traded fund.  It also has traded in a sloppy manner where the fund often tracks its ...
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Weight Watchers Manages Successful Tender Offer To Retire Shares (WTW)

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 9:17 am

Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE: WTW) managed a success with its dutch tender offer to repurchase shares out of the public float.  The company now is going to repurchase about ...
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7 Big Tech Companies That Need To Follow Apple’s Dividend Policy (AAPL, MSFT, INTC, ADBE, DELL, EBAY, EMC, GOOG, SYMC, YHOO)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 8:05 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally listened to the call from Wall Street and Main Street to start using its cash for dividends.  With a yield of about 1.8% a the ...
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Apple Unleashing $45 Billion for Dividends & Buybacks (AAPL, MSFT, INTC)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 8:42 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally decided to decide what to do with its $100 billion or so mountain of cash.  The decision is a dividend, a buyback, and a ...
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Why I am Disappointed in J.P.Morgan’s Dividend Hike & Buyback Plan (JPM, BAC, WFC)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 7:43 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was truly a shoe-in as far as whether or not the bank was going to pass the latest stress tests or not.  CEO ...
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