When the stock market becomes uncertain, investors often tend to flock toward defensive stocks or stocks that have very high-quality earnings. That generally means that their dividends are deemed safe as well.
February 9, 2016: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday but after bouncing around for most of the day equities seem destined for a positive close. Basic materials have added more than 1%,…
February 8 2016: Markets opened lower again on Monday as continued fallout from Friday’s U.S. employment situation raised concerns about the U.S. economy in Asia and Europe. The worst performing sector today…
Home Depot said Monday that it has begun hiring what eventually will be 6,000 seasonal employees at its 182 Canada stores to get the company through the spring selling season.
February 5, 2016: Markets opened lower on Friday following a lower-than-expected report on nonfarm payrolls. There appears to be some concern that investors are worried about the impact of the payroll report…
Some of the Dow stocks that are down in 2016 haven't even reported earnings. This is the market bracing for bad news, but one cannot wonder if that means that the earnings…
A new Deutsche Bank report makes numerous positive predictions for the retail sector this year and includes top pick stocks to buy.
Monday's top analyst calls include American Express, Caterpillar, Expedia, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Home Depot, PayPal, 3D Systems, Twitter and Whole Foods.
January 21, 2016: Markets opened mixed on Thursday, and traded in the green for most of the day after ECB chief Mario Draghi said the bank would maintain its low interest rates…
A bull market interrupted is how many investors likely feel at the start of 2016. These are the seven Dow stocks that will be needed to drive the Dow higher in 2016.
Strong fundamentals, earnings and a solid balance sheet made Home Depot a top performer in 2015. But will this performance carry over to 2016?
Chris Lange The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had a bad year in 2015. It dropped 2.23% to 17,425. The performance would have been worse if not for a handful of stocks representing some…
24/7 Wall St. has put together a look the top eight Dow stocks of 2015 ahead of Christmas this year.
While the majority of retailers look to the holiday season as their biggest months, for big-box incumbents Home Depot and Lowe's, spring is where the money is.
ThinkstockNovember 25, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday on a trading day when light volume is expected ahead of tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Day holiday. WTI crude for January delivery added about 0.4% today…
