thinkstockThe utility sector has suffered the wrath of selling. As these are all high-dividend stocks and as many long-term investors had substantial capital gains, the investment community has been selling these handily over the…
ThinkstockWe have two different economic reading this morning for the market to chew over, effectively the first real readings this week. Retail sales and the Producer Price Index are out. Producer Price Index for…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) cut to Hold at Argus. Changyou.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYOU) started…
ThinkstockOverseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has just fallen on its sword. We recently named the next penny stocks and this was one of the companies we warned could easily fall into that realm. After…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has just reported its first quarter earnings results. The communications and networking equipment giant has reported earnings of $0.48 EPS on $11.88 billion in sales. Thomson…
ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) must have become very fearful when we said that it was going to become one of the next penny stocks if it did not have a serious turn…
ThinkstockJanet Yellen, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, is speaking at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California today. Her speech is about the recent revolution and…
ThinkstockMBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) has tanked after Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has tendered for the 5.70% MBIA notes due in 2034. The bank is asking note holders to sell their 2004 MBIA notes to BofA…
thinkstockThe federal budget deficit widened out nominally in October and was wider than expectations for the first month of the government’s fiscal year. A monthly report from the Treasury Department showed that October’s deficit…
ThinkstockTechnically, the payouts from Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are distributions which include a substantial portion being a return of capital rather than just income. If these payouts are not dividends they should be mostly…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. With the pressure on public spending and with the slowing economy, one has to wonder…
ThinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is about to get the biggest lock-up expiration of its shares to date. On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 there will be very close to 800 million shares of Facebook’s common…
ThinkstockDo retirees use VoIP phones? This is not meant to be a bash against older people at all, but it is meant as a legitimate question. News was issued by Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockThe long-term growth scenario keeps getting weaker and weaker. The Conference Board has released data showing that world economic growth will drop from 3.2% in 2012 to 3.0% in 2013. While mature economies are…
courtesy of philip morris internationalAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) shareholders have enjoyed a steady stream of higher and higher dividends through time. The question that needs to be asked now is if those returns…
ThinkstockBill Gross of PIMCO, aka The Bond King, caused quite a stir when he came out with his Death of the Cult of Equities outlook a couple of months ago. While he has written…
thinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) have announced a collaboration to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation. As it turns out, the agreement was signed on November…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Berry Plastics…
ThinkstockVerizon Communication Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD) are about to get a nice inflow into the corporate coffers. Verizon Wireless has declared distributions in the sum of a total of $8.5…
courtesy of philip morris internationalTobacco giants like Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM) and others may be facing some catch-up on the international regulations front. Russia’s possible smoking ban in public places could easily…