Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…
The data is from a major union, and, therefore, may have a bias against chief executives. Numbers can be bent. The AFL-CIO reports that CEO pay rose 14% last year: According to…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will be in the news quite a bit now that the world’s most famous investor, chairman Warren Buffett, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We…
Citigroup (NYSE: C) losses an investor vote on executive compensation. (Reuters) Many experts say Spain cannot avoid a bailout. (Reuters) Nestle is close to a deal to buy Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) baby…
Markets opened higher this morning and by late-morning equities were trading down about 1.5% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. An upbeat auction on…
Last week may have been the official start of earnings season, but this week is when the real floodgates for earnings reports will open wide. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has already reported…
Earnings season may be underway, but this coming week is going to be full of many key earnings reports. We actually have a full slate on deck with what appears to be…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) The World…
The board of directors of Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) have named Sherilyn McCoy as the company’s new CEO. McCoy has spent virtually her entire professional career with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:…
RealtyTrac says foreclosure notices rose last month. (Reuters) The U.S. and UK discuss releasing strategic oil reserves to bring down fuel prices. (Reuters) Volcker says new inflation would be harmful to the…
US equities opened higher this morning following the report on a US non-farm payroll gain of 227,000 jobs (more coverage here). In Europe, the Greek debt swap deal went off smoothly, but…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. Cabela’s, Inc.…
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) may be losing its favor as the prostate cancer drug of choice. That is at least what the stock reaction is signaling today. A late-stage study from Johnson…
Jon C. Ogg Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a company that has lost much of a formerly great reputation. Warren Buffett even admitted that today. In an on and off 3-hour interview earlier this…
As Bill Weldon leaves the headquarters of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), probably many years from now, he will know that his tenure will be remembered for hip replacement and children’s Tylenol recalls…
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