ThinkstockCorporate America continues to increase cash payouts to shareholders at a high, shareholder-friendly rate. S&P 500 dividends per share growth accelerated to 15.5% in the second quarter. That was well above the…
courtesy Boeing Co.The stock and bond markets are anticipatory. Witness the sharp rise in interest rates when the Federal Reserve has not even tapered its bond buying program, let alone raised key…
When we screen stocks at the Wall Street firms we cover, we always are anxious to provide our readers with the stocks that the top firms feel have the most upside from…
ThinkstockS&P must believe that a new credit crisis is on the way, or at least there is a reasonably good chance there could be. It hit several of the world’s largest banks…
ThinkstockOn Friday after the market closed, biotech giant Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) made an unsolicited $120 per share bid for Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) that was rejected. The company has now…
ThinkstockThe technology research analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) believe that the U.S technology sector is trading at an unjustified discount to the broader market despite its solid growth. Historically, investors have…
ThinkstockThe two main reasons people argue for online sales tax is they say that it is unfair to the bricks-and-mortar companies, and it will raise more tax revenue. In the view of…
The research team at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) has released what Wall Street calls a Q-GARP list, which is simply “quality growth at a reasonable price.” Most investors will know this by…
ThinkstockOver the past five weeks, the 10-year Treasury bond yield has increased by over one-half of one percent from 1.66% to 2.17%. The overall equity market has rallied 3.8% during this stretch…
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms used in the financial industry, but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price risk…
ThinkstockOver the past month, interest rates have bounced off of their 2013 lows, with the U.S. 10-year yield quickly rising from 1.66% to more than 2.20%. This has been a negative for…
ThinkstockThe technology analyst team at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) firmly believes that the U.S. technology stocks are cheap and should be bought. They point out that these stocks to buy are trading at…
Since the end of April, the 10-year Treasury note yield increased more than 40 basis points and is up 35 basis points year-to-date. The financial services analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS)…
ThinkstockMore and more, the American consumer is finding it easier to pay for purchases. From online ordering to smartphone apps that scan and pay at the point of purchase, times have changed.…
courtesy of SamsungThe Samsung Galaxy S4Â smartphone went on sale the last week of April across 327 networks in 155 countries. The GS4Â is reported to be flying off the shelves and is the…
