ThinkstockThe effects of last week’s surprise devaluation of Venezuela’s currency are already hitting some U.S. firms. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) said this morning that it will take a $120 million one-time charge…
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia Commons2013 is yet another year getting off to a great start for stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is actually outperforming the broad stock market so far…
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has just seen a major move in January 2013, with gains of nearly 6%. That was even after two days of light profit taking at the end…
January has been one great month for equity investors. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 6.5% and challenging 14,000 again, and the S&P up more than 5.5% back above 1,500,…
Courtesy The Procter & Gamble Co.The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The consumer products maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) cut to Hold at Jefferies, called an attractive…
The week ahead will be the official flood gate opening for earnings season. We have a very large portion of the S&P 500 Index reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and we have many Dow Jones…
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have been the greatest growth story over the past decade, but the woes and losses coming into play…
As each new year arrives, 24/7 Wall St. looks at each of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components and assigns a forward value for the Dow based on a mixed methodology.…
ThinkstockShort sellers have changed their bets in the high-dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We are seeing the bets against some of these great…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) cut to Neutral a Janney. Bazaarvoice Inc.…
Short sellers have made some serious changes in the high dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We tracked the short interest changes from November…
Short sellers have lightened up on some high dividend stocks while picking up bets against others. It is almost as if they are mixed in bets against higher dividend taxes coming in 2013.…
ThinkstockIn the most recent trading days, we have seen more companies turn to new or expanded share buyback plans. If the dividend tax rates rise too much, corporations may ditch the endless…
