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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (YUM, DMD, NLY, MS, UBS, AGU, CVS, RL, RAI, TWX, DIS, WYN, BWLD, CSCO, CZR, FFN, TNK, AKAM, NURO)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:06 pm

The US equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but soon turned around and spent the rest of the morning lower before returning to about even by afternoon. Equities could ...
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Top Earnings Previews For Wednesday (AKAM, CSCO, CSC, ENB, GRPN, IM, ICE, LVLT, MCO, NWSA, PNG, PAA, PRU, RL, RAI, S, TWX, VICL, V, WFM)

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm

We are entering into the last waves of the normalized quarterly earnings reports for companies with December 31 quarter-end dates, and we are entering the first waves of the earnings ...
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Investors Quit Smoking As 2012 New Year Resolution (MO, LO, RAI, PM)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 8:59 am

It was not that long ago that Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) was removed from our 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio.  Our take was that the metrics of the domestic tobacco ...
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Investors Risk Chasing Yield Too Much In Tobacco Dividends (MO, T, RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 2:01 pm

The continued rise in tobacco stocks is certainly cheered by tobacco stock investors who own the stocks for the high dividends.  The problem is that there seems to be a phantom ...
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Are Tobacco Dividends Still Safe Beyond 2012 and 2013? (MO, RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm

24/7 Wall St. has just released its 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio for investors.  While we have many names we have featured as buys in our income and defensive stock sectors, ...
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November Share Buybacks Already Nearing $30 Billion (ALL, AIG, CBS, FIS, PFE, RAI, SBUX, SYY, TMO, VIA, VRX, PKW)

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not.  Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ...
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Tobacco Company Dividends Hold Investors in Line (LO, MO, RAI, PM, VGR)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 10:45 am

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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America’s Recession-Proof Companies

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 7:27 pm

With fears of a new economic downturn, investors have become concerned about sales and profits of large companies. But there are companies that have already proven themselves in the recent ...
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Defensive Stocks Working Against The Bears (BUD, MO, RAI, CPB, CAG, KMB, PG)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 3:17 pm

On days when the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 200 points or more, we generally look at the defensive stock sector to see if these are holding up.  Many ...
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Still Smoking, Altria’s Big Dividend Hike Lesson (MO, RAI, VGR)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 9:06 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) has made good on a dividend hike we have been expecting.  The domestic tobacco giant has now increased its regular dividend by almost 8% to ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top 10 Analyst Calls of the Week (BIIB, BSX, FFIV, FSLR, FFN, MCP, RAI, SATC, SIRI, PCX)

Posted: June 25, 2011 at 10:33 am

Each morning we cover many analyst upgrades and downgrades which we think will have an impact on the underlying stocks and sectors.  After each week we review those research calls ...
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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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Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

If Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP)  should keep an eye on efforts to legalize ...
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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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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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