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Tobacco Company Dividends Hold Investors in Line (LO, MO, RAI, PM, VGR)

Some of the highest dividend yields from any sector come from tobacco stocks. That’s why a relatively weak report from one of the cigarette makers gives pause to investors looking ...
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24/7 Closing Bell (BIDU, MON, T, CRUS, PLCM, PM, NOK, SCSS, RVBD, AMLN, CLWR, BWLD)

The market sure didn't feel too great through much of the warning, but the day turned out a lot better than it was looking. Weekly jobless claims remained stubbornly above ...
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Top 9 Earnings Previews for the Rest of the Week (T, MSFT, GE, HON, MCD, VZ, COF, CMG, PM)

We have already seen waves and waves of earnings reports this week, yet we have many more Dow Jones Industrial Average companies reporting earnings and several other key companies that ...
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S&P Slashes Europe GDP Targets, Still No Double Dip Recession (CAT, FLS, PCAR, OI, PLL, ADBE, LXK, F, GM, PM, CCE, MCD, YUM)

Europe posted anemic GDP growth in the second quarter of 2011, but the continent can still avoid a double-dip recession if European governments could solve a few problems. First is ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (RATE, BWLD, DLLR, DLTR, TV, HA, IGT, JNPR, LVS, LNKD, MPEL, NOV, PCX, PM, SBGI, SBUX)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Bankrate Inc. (NYSE: RATE) Started as Buy at Citigroup; Started ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst News (6/30)

Battles with the US government hurt several stocks. Raymond James will pay $300 million for disputes over auction rate securities. Monsanto is under investigation for potential illegal payments to customers. ...
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Opinions Vary on Impact of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels (RAI, LO, PM)

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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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/22/2011) Qantas Air Explosion, Fedex Earnings, Tobacco Settlement

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/22/2011) Hulu For Sale, New iPhone

Updated throughout the day. Premium content service Hulu is for sale (NYT, WSJ, AP) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch a faster iPhone this September (Bloomberg) Altria (NYSE: MO) and Philip ...
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High Return on Equity, A Primer For Future High Dividends (PM, CL, SCSS, CPB, TRW, KO, BLL)

Our screen today is for companies with an attractive Returns on Equity (ROE) in the consumer goods sector.  It is our view that ROE is one of the better quick ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top 7 Analyst Calls of the Week (BRCD, EGO, HCA, LNKD, PM, QIHU, ZLC)

Each morning we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen in Wall Street research calls that morning.  After you dig through enough research reports there are always ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AES, AIV, APO, ADSK, BRFS, CAP, CRAI, GPS, INTU, JPM, LEAP, PCS, MMI, PM, QIHU, RRGB, RGS, CRM, S, SYMC, TSN, ZLC)

It is a big day for analyst research calls.  These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. The ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, MO, AIG, CCJ, CAT, CI, KO, DF, DPS, EK, HBAN, PEP, PM, SBUX, SPWRA, UNH, WLP)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria ...
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Dividend Watch: Dividends From The Morris Family Before Earnings (MO, PM)

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is seeing its stock do what many investors a decade ago might have bet against.  The stock is hitting what is an all-time high if ...
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The Ten Industries That Pay Women The Least

Women continue to struggle for equal rights in the workplace.  For at least two decades, they have earned 80% of the wages of men doing equivalent jobs. That should be ...
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