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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Electric (NYSE: GE) has spent more than $1 billion on Olympic projects, the company announced Monday. The Fairfield, Conn.-based company says it has supplied, among other things, medical scanners and other health…
247sam The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors want to speak with former Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) CEO Andrea Jung. These prosecutors continue to investigate Avon’s compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices…
General Motors (NYSE: GM) fires its marketing head because of a deal he set for soccer sponsorships. (Reuters) HSBC (NYSE: HBC) is under U.S. investigation over Libor manipulation. (Reuters) The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
