General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) current management never has liked being reminded of the conglomerate’s share price when superhero CEO Jack Welch left almost 12 years ago. Shares traded at approximately $37 when…
The fiscal cliff has been described as a potential disaster for the finances of individuals and corporations alike. If Congress and the White House do not reach an agreement on the budget…
Spain will cut its budget ahead of a possible request for aid. (Reuters) Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) tests systems that allow people to make payments via smartphone. (Reuters) Procter &…
Short sellers are still active in the high-dividend names out there. Apparently many are under the impression that the dividend bubble is worth betting against. Still, it takes keen conviction to short…
Short sellers appear to be increasing their bets against some of the key dividend stocks we track each and every day, judging by the August 15 settlement date for the short interest…
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE: CHD) is trying to rectify its premium valuation with an acquisition. The consumer products company has traded at much higher valuations than its larger rivals like Procter…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) started as Neutral at Credit…
Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) raises $400 million. (CNBC) HTC reports that sales of its smartphones fell 45% year-over-year. (Reuters) The New York State Department of Financial Services apparently is investigating…
P&GThe Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) has reported earnings, and the company managed to increase organic sales for the quarter by 3%. That was said to be due to price increases…
Jon C. Ogg Last week was a jam-packed week of earnings reports and this week has many key reports. We have provided earnings previews for 11 companies we expect to follow this week. Estimates are…
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) managed to beat earnings expectations with $1.30 per share versus estimates of $1.28 per share. Revenues were only up 0.2% year-over-year to $5.27 billion. We had estimates at…
What does it mean about the economy when people cannot afford hamburgers and beer? It is another sign that consumer spending is in trouble. A beer can cost as little as $1, and the…
A new consumer agency fines Capital One (NYSE: COF) $210 million for aggressive marketing activity.(Reuters) New IMF policies will examine whether individual national economies might hurt global growth. (Reuters) IBM (NYSE: IBM) raises…
