2:53pm ET
Infrastructure
GE Stock Hits Almost 4-Year High
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) managed to do something rather unique today along with the Bernanke and QE3 led rally. The stock did not just reach a new 52-week high. GE hit…
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General Electric Company
$354.39
▲ $4.85 (+1.39%) today
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Short Interest: NYSE Actively Traded Stocks (NOK, BAC, AMD, AIG, S, CHK, C, JPM, GE, F)
We tracked the short interest in the following NYSE most actively traded stocks: Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), American International Group…
7:49am ET
Military
EADS/BAE Merger: Waves of Consolidation, Antitrust and Problems for Global Aerospace and Defense
This proposed merger between EADS and BAE is going to be more than complicated. Frankly, we also wonder about the legality of such a merger and wonder how other defense and aerospace firms…
11:12am ET
Investing
An EADS/BAE Merger or Combination? Is It Even Possible? (Updated)
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and other aerospace and defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) and General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) could have some even larger competition to fend off. We…
12:52pm ET
Investing
GE Sticks With $0.17 Dividend, For Now
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) has announced that the company’s board of directors has declared a $0.17 per share quarterly dividend on its outstanding common stock. Our take is that this will…
Jon C. Ogg 10:30am ET
Investing
S&P Chart Tries for Another Breakout! (SPY, BAC, JPM, GE)
Jon OggThe S&P 500 is trying to break out all over again. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid of all ETFs. The ETF…
6:47am ET
Investing
Media Digest (8/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Moody’s cuts its growth forecast for emerging economies. (MarketWatch) Antony Jenkins, who runs Barclays PLC’s (NYSE: BCS) retail business, is made chief executive. (Reuters) Samsung launches new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows-based…
8:00am ET
Investing
Largest Short Interest Positions
The short interest in the stocks with the largest positions as of August 15: Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) down 2% to 220 million shares. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) up…
11:16am ET
Companies and Brands
Altria Raises Dividend, Expect 11 More Big Hikes Coming Before Year-End
It was just on Monday that we released the 24/7 Wall St. “12 Big Dividend Hikes Coming Before The End of 2012” and we already have one of the twelve coming true. …
10:56am ET
Health and Healthcare
Medical Device Recalls at Eight-Month High
The quarterly ExpertRECALL Index released today indicates that more than 123 million medical device units were recalled during the second quarter of 2012, an eight-quarter high. The medical device category includes such…
8:08am ET
Investing
Twelve Major Dividend Hikes Expected Before the End of 2012
Most investors have discovered that earning less than 1% per year in short-term Treasuries or even less than 2% out in the 10-year Treasury is no fun. Longer-dated Treasury bonds also are proving…
6:54am ET
Industrials
German Job Cuts? Another Bad Sign for Region
German newspaper Boersen-Zeitung reports that industrial giant Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) may cut thousands of jobs in the fall. The action is described as “explosive,” at least as far as a rough…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:03pm ET
Investing
Major Changes Made To Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Stakes
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
10:27am ET
Energy
U.S. Wind Generation Jumps in 2011, Could Fall off a Cliff Next Year (GE, SI)
In 2011, the United States added about 6,800 megawatts of new wind power generation, 31% more than was added in 2010, but less than the total additions in 2008 and 2009. U.S.…
Paul Ausick 6:39am ET
Investing
The Jack Welch College of Knowledge
Jack Welch spent decades moving up the management ranks of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) to the point where, as CEO, he turned the firm into one of the great companies in the…