ThinkstockTotal return is always the name of the game when it comes to investing success. Stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis help smooth out the rough spots when the market…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
Fortune is out with its top 10 stock picks for 2013. The list was divulged on CNBC late on Wednesday afternoon and was based on a survey of fund managers based upon…
Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) is reportedly in search of a buyer for its North American peanut butter brand Skippy. The consumer goods giant has hired Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) to help conduct…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Outperform…
Wikimedia Commons (Adina Firestone)13D filings are often full of surprises, and this morning is no exception. Carl Icahn has an amended filing this morning regarding his 9.4% stake in Clorox Corporation (NYSE:…
U.S. investors are now getting a Renminbi (Yuan) and bond fund to invest in via an open-ended mutual fund structure. An announcement has been made by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management that it…
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of zinc at…
One of the few bits of investing conventional wisdom that nearly everyone accepts is that people should always look out for number one. The problem with following that advice is investors may…
These are some of the top upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Wednesday morning: American Axle (AXL) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.…
These are the few upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning: Equinix (EQIX) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan. Healthsouth (HLS) Raised to Buy at…
These are the top ten analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in pre-market trading this Tuesday morning: AIG (NYSE: AIG) downgraded to Equal Weight at Lehman. Andersons (NASDAQ: ANDE) downgraded to…
Markets in Europe were falling at 6.10 AM New York time. The FTSE was off .3% to 6,612. BP (BP) was down .7% to 607.5. Unilever (UL) was up 3.3% to 1701.…
