7 Dividend Hikes and Stock Buyback Announcements Too Big to Ignore
Many companies are still hiking dividends and announcing large share buyback plans. These are the two top methods of returning capital to shareholders.
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Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the major companies reporting their quarterly results this week. We have included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reuters and the stock price…
2016 Volkswagen GTI Wins Top Safety Pick+
courtesy of Volkswagen of AmericaFor drivers who want a safe small car, one of the selections, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), is the 2016 Volkswagen GTI. The model received the organization’s…
Why Warren Buffett Will Live to Be 90
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govActuaries preside over a weird science. Part of their jobs is to forecast how long people will live, or, on the other hand, when they will die. One set of figures stands…
9 Analyst Stock Picks Under $10 With Huge Upside Calls
The markets have largely stabilized after the panic from August, and investors have resumed their hunt for value and opportunity in the market.
Why Lacker, the Lone Fed Dissenter on Rate Hikes, Says the Time to Hike Fed Funds is Now
It turns out that by the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates alone at the zero interest rate policy created just that much more uncertainty. Janet Yellen even issued a third mandate, even if it…
Gas Prices Drop Below $2 in 5 States
ThinkstockThe average price for a gallon of regular gas in the United States is $2.30, according to GasBuddy. However in five states, the number has dropped under $2. Several states gas prices should drop…
Another Big Energy Trade Highlights Recent Insider Selling
We have seen some of the lowest insider selling volumes over the past week that we have seen in almost three years.
Gigantic Biotech Trade Highlights The Week’s Insider Buying
Ever since the massive sell-off in August, insider buying has swamped the selling, and this past week was no different.
Marijuana Price Down 9% to $1,848
ThinkstockFor the week ended Friday, September 18th, the spot price index for a pound of cannabis dropped by $185 (9%) from $2,133 in the prior week to $1,948. The previous week’s price may have…
Top 6 Biotech Movers From the Past Week
ThinkstockOver the past week, a few biotech companies made absolutely massive runs and some had serious falls. In the past year, the health care sector was on fire from positive trials, U.S. Food and…
Moody’s Downgrades France On Weak Growth
ThinkstockJust as Europe’s major economies, led by Germany, have exited the recession with modest growth, France, the second largest nation in the region based on GDP was downgraded by Moody’s. The reason was extremely…
The Best Credit Card Deals for September
ThinkstockThere are literally hundreds of banks and other financial institutions that issue credit cards, and there are cards designed to attract customers who want everything from cash back, to travel points, to low interest…
Jurassic World’s Gross Moves Toward $700 Million
Universal Studio/Comcast Corp.The Jurassic Park franchise, with four films, is the No.1 franchise in U.S. cinema, with its first installment released in June 1993. The total U.S gross of the films has reached over…
VW Cheating Will End U.S. Recovery
Volkswagen AGVW may be the dominant car company in China and Europe, but it has struggled to get market share in the U.S. However, sales of its cars flattened over the last year in…