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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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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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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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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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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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Looking For Cover in Defensive Stocks (KO, JNJ, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, AWK, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL)

Posted: October 19, 2010 at 3:10 pm

The bulls ran for cover today as commodities and financial stocks are pulling the market lower.  After two huge 'sell the news' earnings reactions were followed by even more 'sell ...
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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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Seeking Refuge in Defensive Stocks (PEP, KO, CPB, HRL, MCD, VGR, MO, RAI)

Posted: August 11, 2010 at 2:08 pm

Defensive stocks are supposed to hold up in down stock markets.  That isn't so today.  In our list of 17 defensive stocks we routinely track, none were positive today.  On ...
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Time For Defensive Stocks? (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: May 7, 2010 at 11:47 am

There are three things investors traditionally want after making huge gains when they still want to hold stocks.  They want stocks that have dividends and may want 'value stocks.'  ...
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Defensive Stocks Offering No Haven (WMT, PEP, KO, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: September 1, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Wasn't it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA?  And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers.  Maybe ...
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SPAC IPO Filing: Open Acquisition Corp. (OXE, VGR)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 10:58 am

Open Acquisition Corp. is a SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company, that has filed to come public via an IPO.  With $125 million proceeds targeted at $10.00 per unit, each ...
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Defensive Stocks Show Rotation Out of Tech (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 12:08 pm

The markets haven't fallen apart after yesterday's 360 point dive on the DJIA, but we are still trading a tad lower today.  Now that Cisco Systems is showing you can't ...
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Defensive Stocks Show No Panic Rotation (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: November 1, 2007 at 12:30 pm

With the markets down so much today on the financial stock fallout after the Citi downgrade/concern and with oil stocks listing lower after the Exxon miss, we wanted to show ...
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Defensive Stock Picks Better Than The Market (September 7, 2007)

Posted: September 7, 2007 at 3:32 pm

We are frequently asked about how certain basket picks perform compared to the overall market.  It has been years since anyone has claimed their stocks should gain regardless of the ...
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“Time To Go Defensive, Again?” (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: September 7, 2007 at 9:46 am

If you ever heard the old saying "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it!" it sure seems like we are there.  It also makes you wonder if ...
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