thinkstockOctober 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday following the report on September non-farm payrolls which showed better-than-expected improvement. The trade deficit was also lower in August, and unemployment fell below 6%.…
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…
24/7 Wall St. takes look at what is happening in the short interest of the go-to high-dividend defensive stocks.
The bull market may be five and a half years old, but stocks have been fighting each week to hit newer highs.
Here are the four "Gold Standard" stocks from Credit Suisse that offer a combination of a higher yield and more safety than U.S. Treasury debt.
A new research report from UBS focuses on four top companies that are making great strides in treatments for patients -- and generating gigantic revenues.
thinkstockSeptember 12, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday as the energy sector and utilities opened weaker. The stronger dollar weakens the crude price and raises Treasury rates which hurts utilities borrowing ability.…
The short interest data for the August 29 settlement date is out, and we have decided to look at what is happening in the short interest of the go-to high-dividend defensive stocks.
thinkstockSeptember 5, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday following a disappointing report on employment that investors later took as a signal that the Fed might extend its easy money policy. The unemployment…
Merck & Co. has received approval from the FDA to bring its new drug Keytruda to market.
Jon C. Ogg thinkstockSeptember 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following a report — later said to be inaccurate — of a cease-fire in Ukraine. Equities have drifted lower all day. The Federal Reserve’s…
In a new research report from the UBS CIO Wealth Management Research team, they continue to have a very favorable view on the U.S. equity market,
4/7 Wall St. reviews short interest in the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a sense of what short sellers may be thinking.
thinkstockAugust 25, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday, and the S&P pushed above the 2,000 mark for the first time ever about an hour after trading opened this morning. All market sectors…
thinkstockAugust 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday after a slightly worse-than-expected report on new claims for unemployment benefits. U.S. export prices were higher in July and natural gas prices rose about…
