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Water Investing Long-Term Stock Picks Out to 2012 & Beyond (GE, MMM, AWK, WTS, INSU, TTEK, CCC, VE, SBS, DGW, PHO, PIO, ERII, CGW, FIW, CFWAX)

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 9:05 am

Water may be the source of life, but it is also perhaps one of the most misunderstood and most “under-invested” themes for those investors who want income and growth year ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, BJ, BWA, CIEN, ELN, ERJ, FGP, MMM, M, MCD, MDCO, NDAQ, RIMM, SEE, TXN, UNH, UTX, AAPL)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at ...
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Playing Defensive With Industrial and Defense Dividend Players (LMT, EMR, GD, MMM, HON)

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 7:45 am

When economic softness spooks high-flying stocks, solid companies with good histories, solid return on equity, and above average dividends are a handy remedy.  We screened five companies in the industrial ...
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Nearly Half of DJIA Stocks Down Over 10% Or Approaching -10% From Highs (AA, BAC, CAT, DD, GE, HD, HPQ, JPM, MSFT, CVX, DIS, XOM, INTC, WMT, DIA, VZ, UTX, MMM)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Did you heed the call "Sell in May and Go Away!" this year?  It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones ...
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Dividend Watch: Textron Fails Dividend Test of Conglomerates (TXT, GE, UTX, MMM)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 11:16 am

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is one of those companies that is categorized as a conglomerate by most financial analysis sector groupings.  It is not quite diversified enough by our count ...
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11 Key Earnings To Watch For Early Next Week (FSLR, HGSI, MPEL, NFLX, VECO, MMM, AMZN, BRCM, KO, F, VLO)

Posted: April 21, 2011 at 12:30 pm

Next week is going to get off to a slow start because of the post-Easter blues after a three-day weekend.  We have pulled eleven earnings which we think traders will hone ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AMGN, T, BAC, BHI, CIM, COP, DANG, HGR, MMM, MU, GAS, GOLD, SKX, VRS)

Posted: March 24, 2011 at 8:05 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Outperform at William Blair. ...
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Over $40 Billion in Share Buyback Announcements in February (KSS, DOX, DDS, TJX, WLP, WAT, LEA, PLXS, ARG, CVC, KLAC, VAR, COP, MMM, CHKP, ISRG, ALL, CMI, GME, GD, ROST, MHS, ERTS, PFE, TUP)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 10:51 am

Many shareholders argue that share repurchase and stock buyback plans are generally a waste of shareholder capital aimed solely as a short-term share price targeting mechanism.  Many would prefer to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPN, KEX, MMM, MCP, NOK, NVTL, OVTI, TXT, WFMI, WMB)

Posted: February 22, 2011 at 8:10 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Kirby ...
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United Tech Earnings Catch Up to Shares, and Peers (UTX, GE, MMM)

Posted: January 26, 2011 at 9:45 am

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) is looking like another conglomerate winner.  The company beat earnings estimates, gave positive commentary, and reiterated guidance.  The news, though, was mostly priced into the ...
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Next Week’s Major Earnings Previews (AXP, AMGN, MCD, VMW, MMM, EMC, JNJ, JNPR, VZ, YHOO, BA, COP, NFLX, QCOM, SBUX, UTX, MO, AMZN, T, GMCR, MSFT, POT, PG, SNDK)

Posted: January 23, 2011 at 11:22 am

Earnings season is in full swing and we have a back-breaker of an earnings week ahead of us.  There are some 11 DJIA components reporting earnings and a whole slew ...
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11 DJIA Company Earnings Previews For Next Week (AXP, MCD, MMM, JNJ, VZ, BA, COP, UTX, T, MSFT, PG)

Posted: January 21, 2011 at 1:54 pm

Earnings season is in full swing and we have at least 11 of the 30 DJIA components on deck to report earnings.  We have given basic previews broken out by ...
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The Great Dividend Hikes Of 2011 Are Underway (CCL, OKE, FINL, JPM, WFC, BAC, CSCO, AAPL, GE, UTX, MMM, WPO)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm

The rising dividend theme of 2010 is already continuing in 2011 and this looks to be another great year for investors seeking higher dividends.  We have seen three fresh dividend ...
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Are More Big Spin-Offs and Break-Ups Imminent? (ITT, MRO, FO, GE, MMM, UTX, HON, DHR, DOV, TXT, OTTR, BRK-B)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 10:55 am

The reaction to the news of a conglomerate break-up in a three-way separation was incredible for ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) yesterday.  Shares closed up 16.5% rather than over 20% and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARO, APC, DO, MMM, FDX, SOLR, IPG, JBHT, KLIC, LIZ, MON, MWW, JWN, NSC, PM, RAX, UPS)

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 8:01 am

These are some of this Friday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo. Anadarko Petroleum ...
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