Merrill Lynch Has 6 Big Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2018
With the markets grinding higher and expensive, playing it safe makes sense now and may really make sense in 2018.
With the markets grinding higher and expensive, playing it safe makes sense now and may really make sense in 2018.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Capital One, Celgene, Conagra Brands, Honeywell, 3M, Nike, Sempra Energy and SunPower.
DowDuPont, 3M Company, Boeing, and Nike were among Wednesday's most poorly performing DJIA stocks.
Apple, Microsoft, Visa, and 3M posted strong gains to push the DJIA higher on Tuesday.
These five top stocks all pay good dividends and raise them every year. They also offer a degree of safety in what is clearly a very expensive market.
Merck, Macy's, General Electric, and 3M all posted new 52-week lows on Monday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include AMD, Apple, Biogen, Capital One, Chipotle Mexican Grill, General Motors and 3M.
Caterpillar, 3M, American Express, and JPMorgan lifted the DJIA higher on Tuesday.
3M handily beat analysts' expectations when the company reported third-quarter results Tuesday morning, and the stock hit a new 52-week high.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Boeing, McDonald's, Intel and other top Dow Jones Industrial Average companies due to report their quarterly results this week.
Nike, Caterpillar, 3M, and UnitedHealth were Wednesday's top gainer among the Dow 30 stocks.
Apple and 3M weighed on the DJIA Wednesday while McDonald's and Pfizer gave the index a boost.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Biogen, Electronic Arts, Gap, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, Intercept Pharmaceutical and AutoZone.
Travelers, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, and 3M helped boost the DJIA to a solid gain Monday.
Boeing's 50% share price increase so far in 2017 has driven the DJIA to a gain of more than 11% for the year to date. And there appears to be little reason…