The bull market may be five and a half years old, but stocks have been fighting each week to hit newer highs. These are the best- and worst-performing Dow stocks so far…
thinkstockSeptember 29, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday as concern related to the demonstrations in Hong Kong and a coming independence vote in Spain that would shave Catalonia off the map of…
The bull market may be five and a half years old, but stocks have been fighting each week to hit newer highs.
thinkstockSeptember 10, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday, but no thanks to the energy sector. Crude prices were hammered by reports from OPEC and the U.S. EIA today. Tomorrow’s report on natural…
A new research report from the Dividend Ruler Stocks team at UBS indicates that stocks on their list have increased dividends by an average of 11% thus far in 2014.
thinkstockAugust 15, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday but sank in the mid-morning on news that Ukraine troops were engaging with a Russian armored column. Tensions diminished in the afternoon, but the…
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) released its public equity holdings as of June 30, 2014. Warren Buffett’s different portfolio holdings have not been changing much of late, but it turns…
thinkstockJuly 18, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday, reversing the nasty smackdown of Thursday. All three major indexes are headed for a strong finish to the week. Shortly before closing today the…
Juthinkstockly 17, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday following a weak report on U.S. housing starts offsetting a stronger-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits. The news of a Malaysian passenger…
thinkstockJuly 15, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following good earnings reports from two of Wall Street’s biggest banks. Momentum stocks in biotech and social media were called out by Fed chair…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyJust because people are familiar with a brand doesn’t mean that the brand is well-liked or well-respected. And if a relatively few people like a brand but it…
ThinkstockThe week of July 14 to July 18 is going to mark the official launch of earnings season. Already we have seen Alcoa please the street and set a positive bias, but…
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has finally hit the 17,000 mark! This is after new highs have been hit many times in 2014. Though 17,000 may not be a significantly important…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has recently hit new highs, and the reading of 17,000 is now within striking distance. Another milestone is also not that far out of range — DJIA…
thinkstockJune 20, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday and investors took the DJIA to a new all-time high just shy of 17,000. The S&P 500 also posted a new all-time high as…
