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…
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…
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades for December 4, 2013, including 3D Systems, SanDisk, U.S. Bancorp, Citigroup, AT&T and more.
courtesy of Apple Inc.If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a better chance to sell the new iPhone 5S and iPad Air, it is hard to pick a time other than November and December. Holiday…
Google Inc.Earlier this month Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its low-priced Moto G smartphone at an event in Brazil and the phone was scheduled to launch in the U.S. early next year.…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.If Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) hopes to effectively compete with its largest rivals AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), and its new controlling shareholder —…
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…
courtesy of Apple Inc.When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the iPhone 5S, the time buyers had to wait to get new phones lasted as long as two weeks. The figure has dropped…
Finviz.comGood earnings should translate into improved stock prices. For some reason, things did not work out that way for several large companies that posted strong results for the third quarter. Share prices…
ThinkstockThe need for speed, whether wireline or wireless, continues to drive the direction of most of the top companies in the Robert Baird Communication Services and Technology coverage universe. The quality of…
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…
courtesy of Apple Inc.T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The wireless carrier posted revenues of $6.69 billion, compared with revenues of $6.15 billion in…
ThinkstockIn the world of big telecom mergers, it is getting ever harder to imagine any big deals in the United States. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) was able to buy out the…
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has released the Nexus 5 at its Google Play website, using words like “stunning,” “powerful,” “colorful” and “slim.” It is, in other words, like almost every other…
ThinkstockIf you thought that the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) deal with Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) was massive this year, there is talk that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is now considering…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The country’s third largest wireless carrier posted revenues of $8.68 billion and an operating loss of…