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Only Four Dow Stocks Post January Gains
The 30 stocks comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average combined to post a loss of just over 4.5% in January. Only four of the blue chip stocks managed to post a gain…
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The 5 Stocks That Dominated the Market on Monday
thinkstockJanuary 27, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Monday and equities spent the day bouncing around the breakeven line. Tech stocks trailed behind, never quite rising above breakeven after the opening bell.…
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Five Big Stocks That Escaped the Market Carnage Sell-Off
The stock market was pounded on Friday, making for a very bad week and a rough start for January. Still, not all is lost. A few stocks managed to avoid the carnage.…
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5 Stocks That Dominated The Market Wednesday
ThinkstockWednesday was yet another mixed day in the stock market, one where the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the red and the S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ were positive for most…
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5 Stocks That Led The Market on Monday
Jon OggThe markets had only a small employment report from the Conference Board to consider on Monday, as well as a surprising government budget surplus, to drive stocks today. Unfortunately, Goldman Sachs…
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The 2014 DJIA Bull and Bear Case: Boeing, Verizon, Coke, JPMorgan, Pfizer and More
Jon OggWe are now well past the end of 2013, and many strategists have mixed targets for the stock and bond markets in 2014. The last year brought gains of 26.5% in…
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The Bullish and Bearish Case for Pfizer and Merck in 2014
With a new year comes new expectations. 24/7 Wall St. has generated a bullish and bearish scenario for 2014 in each stock of the Dow, including Pfizer and rival Merck & Co.
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Big Short Interest Changes in High-Yield Dividend Stocks
courtesy of VerizonThe short interest data for the end of November is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of the…
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Meet the Preliminary 2014 Dogs of the Dow: Dividends Galore
ThinkstockThere is a trend at the end of each year followed by many income investors. This is the Dogs of the Dow, which is simply made up of the 10 Dow Jones…
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Eight Big Dividend Hikes Expected Before 2013 Ends
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends, particularly safe and dependable dividends that rise through time. The S&P 500 Index currently has the most companies paying dividends in nearly two decades. The year 2013 has seen…
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The $1 Trillion Drug Market Offers Great but Selective Growth in the Next Five Years
ThinkstockThe market for pharmaceuticals and biotech drugs just keeps growing. The so-called patent cliff may be affecting Big Pharma companies locally, but a new report from IMS Health shows that the total…
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Health and Healthcare
Merck Scores in Investigational Melanoma Study Results
ThinkstockSkin cancer treatments remain elusive. While some drugs are on the market for advanced-stage treatment, the most common and longest method of initial treatment still involves the doctor taking the scalpel and…
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UBS Top Stocks to Buy for 2014: GE, GM, Citigroup and Six More
While the past two years were all about getting the house back in order, the UBS equity strategy team thinks 2014 is all about earnings growth. That should be sweet music to…
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Short Sellers Made Big Changes in High-Yield Dividend Stocks
We have now seen the short interest reports from the October 31 settlement date and have compared them to the October 15 settlement date. This is important because it reflects the opinions…
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The Six Companies Cutting the Most Jobs in October
ThinkstockThe unemployment situation in the United States looked relatively good through the first half of the year. The jobless rate dropped to 7.3% in October from 7.9%% at the beginning of the…
