Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is out with its fourth-quarter earnings report. The pharma and consumer products giant is a key Dow Jones Industrial Average component, and shares are hanging in…
Jon C. Ogg Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia Commons24/7 Wall St. is rather focused on, and perhaps a bit concerned about, how the Dow Jones Industrial Average can manage to post big gains in 2014. After…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 8, 2014.
thinkstockJanuary 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday led by healthcare and tech stocks. The S&P 500 closed with a gain for the first time this year. The DJIA closed up 0.64%,…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the S&P…
thinkstockDecember 12, 2013: Markets opened mixed on Thursday morning with the Nasdaq showing some early spunk. The DJIA remained in negative territory all day, as did the S&P 500. By the closing…
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…
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…
Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is facing a serious settlement charge-off that is somehow a victory for shareholders. J&J has had many quality control issues in recent years, but the company…
Jon C. Ogg Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The health care giant posted quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36 on revenue of…
Paul Ausick Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is upon us, and as of Monday we have no resolution on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling debate. These crucial issues are expected to…
ThinkstockHigh-yielding dividend stocks (such as utilities and telecom sector stocks) have significantly underperformed both the S&P 500 and high-dividend growth stocks over the past five months as interest rates have increased. Despite this underperformance, S&P…
Jon OggA new earnings season has started, and stocks and bonds are dealing with a likely patch for the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. So which are the stocks to buy…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett generally hold close to 40 different stock positions in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio of U.S.-listed shares. Anyone who has…
Courtesy SanofiThe U.S. division of Paris-based Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) announced on Monday that an iconic U.S. consumer product not named Twinkies is on its way back to store shelves. Over-the-counter antacid Rolaids…
