ThinkstockAs stock multiples have drifted to the highest levels in years and as the Dow Jones Industrial Average hits new highs, we are hearing warnings from market strategists on the pricey market.…
thinkstockApril 30, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday but perked up following the FOMC’s mid-afternoon announcement that it would continue to cut its asset buying even though the first reading on Q1…
UPS reported first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday, and no surprise, winter weather was its theme of the day. And no surprise either that shares slipped after the opening bell.
Courtesy 3M Company3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) reported first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday. The conglomerate posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.79 on revenues of $7.8 billion. In the same…
Paul Ausick thinkstockApril 16, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday with shares getting a boost in midmorning from the report on crude oil and gasoline stockpiles. The midafternoon release of the Fed’s Beige Book…
thinkstockMarch 13, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday after China reported industrial production, fixed asset investment, and retail sales well below expectations. U.S. retail sales came in a bit better than expected…
CEO Jeff Immelt of General Electric has demonstrated his confidence in the industrial conglomerate by investing his entire 2013 cash bonus in GE shares. This comes in a transitional time for GE.
The markets are way up, but for some reason this just does not feel like a market at the all-time high. That being said, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to evaluate the conglomerate…
As the stock market races to new highs, all investors seem to ask the same question. With this much positive momentum, how do I stay involved? How do I not get scorched…
The chemical sector has outperformed the S&P 500 in two-thirds of the past 15 years. Looking forward, 2014 looks to be another year of outperformance for the right stocks. Here are three…
Dow component 3M is confident enough about its future that it announced late Tuesday a new, open-ended $12 billion stock buyback plan. The announcement did not say how the buyback will be…
cgblaine22 thinkstockFebruary 4, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following a crushing on Monday that saw all three major indexes put up at least a 2% loss on the day. Equities got some…
The top equity strategist at Merrill Lynch has updated the High Quality and Dividend Yield screen of stocks to buy, adding some names that may provide investors solid 2014 returns.
Jon OggStocks were crushed Monday, with the Dow closing down 326 points to 15,732.80 and with the S&P 500 down 40 points to 1,741.89. A very weak Institute for Supply Management report on manufacturing was blamed, as…
3M reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. The company reaffirmed previous guidance for 2014.
Paul Ausick 
