thinkstockDecember 6, 2013: Markets opened higher Friday morning after a buoyant report on U.S. jobs and employment. All three major indexes held onto the early gains, as the Nasdaq Composite was up…
ThinkstockThe criticism of CEO pay over worker pay is an age-old discussion. It has become one of the key points as the discussions about inequality picks up or goes quiet. Defending pay when it…
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…
Thinkstock3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) has enjoyed a wonderful 2013, as has General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE). GE’s stock is up almost 29% so far in 2013 versus a gain of 38% for…
Courtesy of Boeing Co.As promised, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a formal airworthiness directive on The Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 747-8, 747-8F, and 787-8 aircraft equipped with the…
courtesy Boeing Co.The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing to issue a warning this week directing airlines not to fly airplanes made by Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) that use engines made…
Courtesy of Boeing Co.On Friday The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) notified customers for its 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner that planes equipped with the GEnx engine from General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) could…
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…
ThinkstockThe economy has never gone back into major expansion mode after the recession. After all, the financial media often doubts the bull market, and the Federal Reserve and other central banks are…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett disclosed their full equity holdings this week. The first thing we noticed was that there was a total equity…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is finally slimming down its retail finance business with a larger swipe, at least as far as the parent’s exposure to the company. We have spoken with…
Jon C. Ogg White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
courtesy Boeing Co.The French finance minister has said that the government is selling a 3.6% stake in jet engine maker Safran Group and will use the proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion to…
ThinkstockTwo recent well-respected and long-running oil industry publications have proclaimed that booming production in North America, particularly in the U.S. shale fields, will hit a plateau as early as 2016 and that…
While the past two years were all about getting the house back in order, the UBS equity strategy team thinks 2014 is all about earnings growth. That should be sweet music to…
