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Carl Icahn Punts Lions Gate, Tries Again for Clorox (LGF, CLX, PG, CL, KMB, DYN, MMI, GOOG, MNTR)

Posted: August 31, 2011 at 8:34 am

Investor Carl Icahn has agreed to sell his stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) at a discount to yesterday's closing price of $7.52. That announcement came shortly after ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, AMR, ADM, MT, BG, CINF, COH, EXPE, FAST, HGSI, NSIT, JNPR, KMB, PCLN, RYL, LCC, SAFM, WAG)

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. AMR ...
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When the Government Forces You Into Dividends, The Great Dividend Portfolio (MO, AEP, AWK, T, DLR, GE, GOV, KMB, KMP, SNH, WMT)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 10:37 am

What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income?  Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great.  ...
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7 Great American Stocks Immune to the S&P U.S. Downgrade (MO, AWK, T, KMB, KFT, MCD, PEP)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 7:22 am

The S&P downgrade of the United States may have the investment community in a fuss, but many investors saw this coming long before.  To say that investors will not see ...
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Defensive Stocks Bucking The Stock Market Weakness (PEP, CAG, CPB, MCD, MO, VGR, PG, CL, KMB, JNJ, AWK)

Posted: August 4, 2011 at 2:11 pm

When you see a ten-day sell-off and a capstone panic day with what is a 300-point sell-off in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the first reaction is that no one ...
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M&A Surprise: Carl Icahn Offers Sneaky Acquisition For Clorox (CLX, IEP, JEF, PG, UL, CL, KMB)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 6:59 am

13D filings are often full of surprises, and this morning is no exception.  Carl Icahn has an amended filing this morning regarding his 9.4% stake in Clorox Corporation (NYSE: CLX).  ...
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Screening the Highest Dividends in Defensive Stocks (MO, RAI, LO, KMB, LLY, HNZ, CAG, TAP, DPS, AWK)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 3:39 pm

We may have just witnessed an oversold bounce in the stock market, or we may be in for more days of recovery.  The markets are flirting with six weeks of ...
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Screening Large Cap Value Stocks (DELL, KMB, DGX)

Posted: May 16, 2011 at 7:42 am

This week we bring reviews of "value stocks" for long-term investors by 24/7 Wall St.   Monday's focus is mostly on large-cap stocks that are easily recognized and which have large positions ...
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Inflation vs. Dividends in Consumer Staples, Dividends Win All Day (KMB, PG, CL, CLX, CHD, XLY)

Posted: April 28, 2011 at 11:24 am

It would be easy to say that inflationary pressures are impacting consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks.  This sector remains one of our favorites for investors who want defensive protection ...
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Dividend Watch: P&G Keeps Pressure on Peers (PG, KMB, CL, CLX, CHD)

Posted: April 12, 2011 at 11:08 am

Time for the Daily Dividend... Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) might have been up more today if the overall market was cooperating.  The world's largest consumer products company already ...
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The Daily Dividend: High Yields in Defensive Stocks (MO, AWK, KO, KMB, KFT)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 11:01 am

Defensive stocks are supposed to offer you some safety in times of uncertainty.  High-yield stock dividends are also supposed to offer you a safer harbor in choppy markets as well.  ...
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More Big Dividend Hikes Coming in 2011 (ABT, AWK, DPS, XOM, KMB, NEE, TGT, WMT)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011.  It was the first piece of a series and there are many other ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BHP, BUCY, CAT, KO, CREE, DPS, INTU, JOYG, KMB, NLST, PEP, POT, SNH, CODE, TCO)

Posted: November 16, 2010 at 8:02 am

These are some of this Tuesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs. Bucyrus ...
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Ten Companies To Own For The Next Decade (AEP, AWK, CSCO, DG, XOM, KMB, GE, RSG, TEVA, DIS)

Posted: November 10, 2010 at 4:21 am

Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task.  It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEP, CEDC, CBOE, EL, INTU, KMB, PTEN, SNY, SLB)

Posted: July 26, 2010 at 8:40 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo. Central European ...
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