Dividends and income growth drive value and income investors alike. Companies raising their dividends often keep investors far longer than companies that refuse to reward their shareholders by returning capital to them. 24/7 Wall…
ThinkstockThe ExOne Co. (NASDAQ: XONE) held its initial public offering (IPO) in early February, and to say it was a success was to put it mildly. Shares went out at $18 and closed above…
ThinkstockCyprus will open its banks, which have been shuttered for days as the nation set a deal with the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund for a bailout. Depositors with the…
ThinkstockAnyone worried about the stability of the World Wide Web will take no solace in the battle between an organization that has attempted to keep the Internet largely free of spam and another that is…
courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell may not lose his job, even if his partnership with private equity firm Silver Lake Partners does not result in the intended takeover of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). Apparently another…
ThinkstockRealtyTrac, a leader in home foreclosure data, reported that the inventory of homes in foreclosure rose 9% year-over-year in the first quarter of this year to 1.5 million homes. In its Foreclosure Inventory Analysis, it reported…
ThinkstockA federal bankruptcy judge approved the AMR exit from Chapter 11, which includes a merger with U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC). The same judge declined to put his stamp of approval on a $19.9…
ThinkstockThe issue of early warnings from companies that know their quarterly earnings are poor may be more an ethical than a legal one. The guess that is so is based on the number of public corporations that keep this…
ThinkstockCyprus Set to Reopen Banks Cyprus will open its banks, which have been shuttered for days as the nation set a deal with the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund for…
ThinkstockRoyal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set for the end of…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) dove close to another 52-week low as any confidence that the market had in CEO Ron Johnson is now gone if it ever returned…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Comstock Holding Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) is up 59.8% at $1.87. Redhill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDHL) is up 41.3% at $11.95. Net 1 UEPS Technologies…
ThinkstockShares of Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) did not just do well on Wednesday. The stock hit an all-time high. News hit late in the day that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a stack of poor reports on the Italian economy. New industrial orders were down, industrial sales were down, and retail sales were down. To top it…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its preliminary report on March farm prices. The index uses prices from 1990-1992 as its base value (100). The March price index rose 3 points (1.5%)…