ThinkstockJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has been one of the great health care and consumer products survivors of our lifetimes. Even the latest round of over-the-counter quality control flaws did not cripple…
ThinkstockIn last week’s SEC filings, investors were given a chance to see which stocks have been bought and sold by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While new stakes were seen…
The stock market is beginning to show some fatigue as the dog days of summer roll along. Traditionally August and September can be treacherous months for the markets, and this year may…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of June 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. Becoming one of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average does not come with assurance that a company will pay a dividend, nor does it come with…
ThinkstockThe U.K.’s royal family is wealthy, but likely not wealthy enough to pass up sponsorships as the heir to the thrown is born to Kate, the wife to Prince William. Or, perhaps…
July 18, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the report on new jobless claims in the U.S. came in better than expected. In Europe, Greece agreed to fire another…
ThinkstockFollowing last month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the euro-U.S. dollar exchange rate (EURUSD) fell to just over 80. Less than a month later the EURUSD came within a few ticks of…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Thursday, July 18, 2013. They include Citrix Systems, eBay, Intel, SanDisk and Johnson & Johnson.
July 17, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and managed to hold onto a decent gain following a day of ups and downs as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. They include Adobe Systems, Ciena, McDonald's and Wells Fargo.
July 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit higher this morning but almost instantly turned lower and remained in the red virtually all day. In Europe, Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment survey…
Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The health care giant reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.48 on revenue of…
Paul Ausick July 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning but the report on U.S. retail sales pushed shares into the red early. A later report on business inventories helped pull stocks out…
ThinkstockIntuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) has been the darling of momentum investors for years. Yesterday it gave short sellers the data they have waited for. Sales of its da Vinci robotic surgical…
