thinkstockJune 19, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Thursday but investors took the opportunity to take some profits (or to cover short positions) following three days of rising equity prices. Volumes were low…
Wikimedia CommonsEven before global marketing campaigns, television commercials, and social media, a company’s logo has been important. Over time, as businesses and consumers have changed, most major companies have also changed their…
A new report from the Portfolio Strategy team at Oppenheimer makes the case that large cap names are the only place to be now and going forward.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to look at the leaders and laggards in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It turns out that as of Friday's closing bell, seven of the 30 Dow stocks…
thinkstockMay 29, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Monday but sank following an erroneous report on the ISM manufacturing index that was later corrected. But the correction remained below both April’s figure…
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2014. We were originally not expecting many major changes to the portfolio.…
thinkstockMay 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday but it turned into a miserable days for tech stocks and the Nasdaq Composite index. Lack of enthusiasm for momentum stocks pretty much sealed…
This past week brought yet another swing taking the Dow Jones Industrial Average to within 30 points or so of an all-time record high. 24/7 Wall St, wanted to review the four…
In a new research report, RBC adds and deletes names from its Guided Portfolio: Dividend Growth offering. We screened them by sector, looking for the highest yield for income-oriented investors.
thinkstockApril 15, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday with shares moving up before bouncing down after headlines related to confrontations in Ukraine. By afternoon markets had recovered somewhat to trade at…
Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected first-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday morning. And the company boosted its earnings guidance for the full year.
ThinkstockWhen Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE: ADP) announced on Thursday that it would spin off its dealer services business, it didn’t take long for the credit ratings agencies to swing into action.…
ThinkstockThe more the market gets hit, the more people stare at their portfolios and wonder what would be the best additions. We frequently update the UBS Dividend Ruler stocks list, and now…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyOne of the world’s most recognized brand — The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) — topped a new list of the world’s most powerful brands. The soft drink was followed…
In a new report out from Jefferies, the analysts posted a complete list of the cheapest, on a P/E basis, of the top health care stocks to buy now. Investors concerned about…
