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The Week’s Market Losers: Best Buy, Altria, And More

Posted: July 2, 2011 at 8:29 am

Investment bank UBS suggested that smartphone sales have slowed and the the weakest companies in the sector, which includes Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) , might be crippled long-term Best Buy ...
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Opinions Vary on Impact of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels (RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: June 24, 2011 at 11:34 am

If you have seen the graphic images that will go on cigarette packages late in 2011, you might think that the tobacco companies have finally met their match.  The graphic ...
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FDA Cigarette Warnings Getting More Harsh Than Europe (MO, RAI, LO, VGR, PFE)

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 3:44 pm

The FDA is about to give some serious warning labels on cigarette labels.  Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO)  and Vector Group ...
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Week’s Biggest Winners, JC Penny And Nine Others

Posted: June 18, 2011 at 7:48 am

Shares in JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) rose 14.5% for the week as the faltering retailer appointed Ron Johnson, who has run Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail stores as its next CEO. ...
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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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Can Tobacco Company Dividends Stay High? (MO, PM, BTI, RAI, LO, VGR)

Posted: January 9, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Some of the highest dividend-paying stocks have been the tobacco companies. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), British American Tobacco plc (AMEX: BTI), Reynolds American ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MO, AGU, AZN, ATHN, BRCD, DD, GSK, INAP, LO, MMYT, MOS, NBG, NVDA, POT)

Posted: September 23, 2010 at 8:19 am

There are many research calls this Thursday morning and these are just some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Altria Group Inc. ...
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Killer Dividend Hikes in Tobacco (PM, MO, LO, RAI, VGR)

Posted: September 10, 2010 at 12:54 pm

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has just followed its former parent Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) with a dividend hike.  Philip Morris International's recent dividend hike was by more ...
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Over $100 Billion in Buybacks and M&A in August (HPQ, INTU, LO, VRSN, DTV, DISCA, GPS, JWN, MRVL, RSH, PAR, GENZ, POT, INTC, SCHW, MMM, DYN, SNY, BHP)

Posted: August 31, 2010 at 7:57 am

$100 billion... That is roughly the combined tally of August share buyback announcements and merger announcements.  This may not be a record, but it has to be one of the ...
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Buybacks Keep Coming on Strong (ANN, DDS, GPS, HPQ, LO, MRVL, JWN, RSH, RMBS)

Posted: August 20, 2010 at 8:08 am

Earlier this year was the trend of hiking dividends, but now that so many companies have raised their quarterly payouts we are seeing the 'other' shareholder-friendly action taking place.  Buybacks ...
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Can Altria Raise Dividend Indefinitely? (MO, PM, RAI, LO)

Posted: August 27, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Some companies are unmatched on the rate at which they pay out their dividends.  Former DJIA component Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) definitely falls into that category, as do many ...
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Goldman Sachs Conviction List Changes (LO, STT, MI, NGG)

Posted: June 11, 2008 at 6:42 am

Goldman Sachs has made some changes to its highly watched "CONVICTION" lists this morning.Lorillard (NYSE: LO) and State Street (NYSE: STT) were both added to the CONVICTION BUY LIST this ...
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S&P Boots AMBAC (ABK, LO, CG, LTR)

Posted: June 3, 2008 at 5:04 pm

After the close of trading today, Standard & Poor's announced that it is booting Ambac Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) out of the S&P 500 Index.  The company's size has ...
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