courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett may have surprised the markets with the $28 billion purchase of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), but there…
ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30 in 2013. It may not seem like much on the surface, but…
U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning on another day devoid of significant data releases. In Asia, markets in China and Hong Kong remain closed for the holiday, but Japan’s Nikkei…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the soft-drink maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS)…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on a day that may be the least active of the year so far. The major Asian exchanges are closed today, with Shanghai and Hong…
In case you missed it, 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) became the most recent Dow Jones Industrial Average member to boost its dividend. It also raised its share buyback ambitions. Investors should be…
24/7 Wall St. is still a big fan of dividends. What is even better than a high dividend yield is when companies with solid dividends raise their dividend payouts. Dividend hikes have…
ThinkstockYahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) barely made the Fortune 500 last year, ranking 485th. However, for a company its size, it receives unbelievable press and interest from Wall St. Perhaps that is because…
ThinkstockAMR, parent company of American Airlines, has decided to repaint of its planes, which have been mostly silver for decades. For some reason, management believes that the new color scheme is a…
Jon OggArgus Research, an independent equity research firm open since 1934, has issued a series of changes to its model portfolios now, as we are still in the early part of the…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyIn the run-up to this year’s Super Bowl, soft drink maker Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) will run advertising highlighting the company’s low-calorie beverages and pointing out that consuming…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. American…
24/7 Wall St. has identified its 2013 peak target for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 14,590, which would translate to gains of more than 11.3% for investors. What is interesting is…
ThinkstockYou gotta eat (and drink)! If investors follow their mouths in 2013 there are some handy rewards headed their way. That is the opinion of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch after it released…
