ThinkstockIn an effort to find the top dividend stocks for our readers, we were intrigued by a Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) research piece that detailed its use of a screening method for dividend…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and financial services giant reported quarterly diluted…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 2.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 4% for the previous…
ThinkstockFinance Minister Lou Jiwei seemed coy in his recent comments about a Chinese GDP stimulus package. There probably will not be a big one this year, but the central government plans to help employment and…
ThinkstockIt is appalling to believe that many Americans cannot afford healthy food. But the number of people who can’t is terribly high, which says that whatever effort has been made by the government to pull…
via Wikimedia CommonsInvestors were upset that Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) quarterly results showed a sharp drop in display advertising revenue. And, based on its forecasts, that will not get any better soon. The Yahoo!…
ThinkstockU.S. gasoline prices have fluctuated between $3.40 and $3.60 for the past few months. As of Tuesday, the average fuel price nationwide was $3.63 per gallon, up from $3.48 per gallon a week ago.…
thinkstockRailroad operator CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52 on revenues of $3.1 billion. The consensus estimate called for EPS of $0.47 on revenues of $3.02 billion. The company…
Yahoo.comYahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is out with its second-quarter company earnings report that looks mixed before you start comparing these numbers to the Wall Street estimates. Earnings rose 19% to $0.35 per share, versus…
July 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit higher this morning but almost instantly turned lower and remained in the red virtually all day. In Europe, Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment survey declined where…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has issued its master limited partnership (MLP) preview for the second quarter and the firm has some upbeat outlooks now, with a little caution to follow. The firm is expecting yearly distribution…
ThinkstockEsther George of the Kansas City Federal Reserve told Fox Business News that it is time to start the end of the Federal Reserve’s bond buying program. While unemployment is high, she noted that…
ThinkstockRising mortgage interest rates have not had an appreciable impact on housing affordability yet. Only in Washington, D.C., and Hawaii are current house prices unaffordable based on median home prices and median income levels.…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been on fire to the point that the stock price surpassed gravity. Then it surpassed logic. Elon Musk’s luxury electric vehicle outfit is getting a…
ThinkstockPrivate equity backers are generally eager to take profits when they can, particularly after they have brought a portfolio company back to the stock market. After all initial public offerings (IPOs), an insider lockup…