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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Broadcom, Charter, Comcast, CommScope, ConEd, Next Era, Rockwell, Transocean and More

Posted: June 14, 2019 at 9:05 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Friday after weak semiconductor news and weak news about China. With so many nontraditional developments and so many sidebar issues affecting the markets ...
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Why One Red-Hot Sector May Go Even Higher as Interest Rates Plunge

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 7:05 am

Typically, falling interest rates are a positive for business and consumers, as the cost of borrowing drops dramatically. Home refinancing has jumped as mortgage rates are near the lowest levels ...
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Merrill Lynch Much More Optimistic for Upside in Major Utilities in 2019 and Beyond

Posted: March 30, 2019 at 9:10 am

Many investors flocked into the utility sector during and after the Great Recession. After all, this was a safety and defensive investing strategy, first and foremost. But the sector also ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, Apple, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Eli Lilly, RingCentral, Tellurian, Tesla, Vonage and More

Posted: March 12, 2019 at 8:45 am

Stocks were mixed and looking for direction on Tuesday after Monday's rally. Despite last week's selling pressure, it is important to keep in mind that the Dow Jones industrials had ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Activision, Biogen, Deere, DocuSign, Ford, Freeport-McMoRan, GM, Lattice Semi, Qualys, Shopify, Under Armour and More

Posted: February 13, 2019 at 8:40 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher on Wednesday, but the markets closed up strong on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials now up over 2,700 points from the lows ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, AMAG Pharma, Crocs, HCA, Kellogg, Kosmos Energy, Mylan, Pandora, Square and More

Posted: November 6, 2018 at 9:00 am

Stocks traded lower on Tuesday, and the 2018 midterm elections are finally here. Last week's stock market bounce was handily off of the lows, but investors have seen lower upside ...
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Sempra Energy Sells Solar Assets for $1.54 Billion

Posted: September 21, 2018 at 11:00 am

Energy infrastructure and distribution company Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) said Thursday morning that it has sold its U.S. non-utility operating solar assets, its solar and battery storage development projects and ...
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7 Companies That Have Raised Their Dividends for at Least 50 Straight Years

Posted: April 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Investors love dividends. They particularly love it when they buy a company with a dividend that keeps rising and rising each year. The Dividend Aristocrats are those dividend payers that ...
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5 Ultra-Safe Utilities to Buy as Market Volatility Skyrockets

Posted: February 9, 2018 at 8:20 am

If there is any sector that is safe when the going gets treacherous it’s the utilities, and with good reason. Regardless of the economy or other circumstances that affect consumers ...
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Merrill Lynch Rates 5 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks as Top 2018 Buys

Posted: February 1, 2018 at 9:40 am

If there is one thing many investors look for when the market becomes expensive it is consistency. And if any group of stocks has delivered over the years in that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abbott Labs, Delphi, Lululemon, Netflix, Nordstrom, Sirius XM, Disney, Windstream and More

Posted: January 2, 2018 at 9:15 am

Stocks hit all-time highs many times during 2017, and the first day of 2018 was looking to have a strong open. With the raging bull market now nearing nine years ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cheniere, Con-Ed, Foot Locker, Shopify, Tesla, Veeco, Zoetis and Many More

Posted: June 13, 2017 at 8:55 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on Tuesday, and even the Nasdaq was indicated higher after some of its top market darlings have recovered from Friday's and Monday's selling pressure. ...
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Light Switch

New Trump Administration May Be Good for Top Dividend Utilities: 4 to Buy Now

Posted: January 20, 2017 at 8:35 am

Between 2013 and 2015, the utility sector had one of the biggest runs in its history. Declining interest rates, combined with a big market scare near the end of 2011 had ...
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bull and bear

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Ariad Pharma, Comcast, ConEd, Electronic Arts, Kinder Morgan, 3M, Time Warner and More

Posted: October 24, 2016 at 9:05 am

Stocks were indicated higher on Monday, on what is truly a "Merger Monday." Earnings season has gotten off to a decent start. Investors still appear to be willing to buy ...
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dividends

14 Top S&P 500 Stocks Raising Dividends for 25 Years, With More Hikes Expected

Posted: September 29, 2016 at 7:35 am

Investors have enjoyed many years of cheering for dividend hikes. Now there is some belief that after a seven and a half year bull market run that many companies will have a ...
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