Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, Charles Schwab, Charter Communications, Comerica, Morgan Stanley, Slack, Snap, Wells Fargo, Zoom Video and More

Posted: July 12, 2019 at 8:55 am

The futures traded higher Friday morning, as this week investors watched all the major indexes hit record highs after some very dovish Humphrey-Hawkins testimony from Federal Reserve Chair "Jay" Powell. ...
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5 Stocks to Buy Now With Many Signs Pointing to a Possible Recession

Posted: June 27, 2019 at 7:00 am

The signs are everywhere, and now the stock market, which has traded sideways for the past year and a half, is looking somewhat vulnerable. The culprit? The potential for the ...
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Why Merrill Lynch Has High Hopes for Cronos

Posted: June 5, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) shares popped on Wednesday after Merrill Lynch released a very positive report. This is not something that happens every day, but the brokerage firm issued ...
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As Yields Plunge to Lows, 4 Blue Chips Sport Incredible 6% Dividends

Posted: May 30, 2019 at 7:00 am

For the first time in a very long time, the federal funds rate of 2.5% is higher than the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which is at a 20-month low ...
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5 ETFs Targeting Sinners

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 9:36 am

So-called sin stocks have historically fallen into three main buckets: tobacco, alcohol and gambling. A fourth bucket, marijuana stocks, has developed over the past few years as recreational use of ...
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While US, China Wrangle Over Trade Deal, Look to These Stocks for Some Peace of Mind

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 12:15 pm

The deadline for a deal between the United States and China passed at midnight Thursday and, as of Friday, U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in goods imported from China rose ...
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10 Stocks to Own If Full-Scale Trade War With China Breaks Out

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 5:15 pm

By now there are likely no people anywhere in the world who have not heard that President Donald Trump's administration has set a deadline of this Friday to increase tariffs ...
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FDA OKs Sales of Philip Morris IQOS Non-Burning Cigarette

Posted: April 30, 2019 at 4:29 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced that the agency has authorized U.S. sales of the IQOS tobacco-heating system from the U.S. arm of Philip Morris International ...
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5 Total Return Stocks to Buy Now That All Pay 5% or Higher Dividends

Posted: April 29, 2019 at 6:40 am

Even though the economy clocked in a stunning 3.2% gross domestic product in the first quarter, way above estimates, and earnings mostly have been solid, there are warnings signs. Growth ...
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Why Altria Earnings Went Up in Smoke

Posted: April 25, 2019 at 8:50 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) reported first-quarter 2019 results before markets opened on Thursday morning. The Marlboro cigarette maker firm posted quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.90 ...
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5 Sin Stocks to Buy That Should Hold Up in a Bear Market

Posted: March 26, 2019 at 7:35 am

One category of Wall Street that some portfolio managers really don’t want to discuss in their portfolios is the so-called sin stocks. These are companies that sell tobacco and alcohol ...
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As Recession Fears Grow, 15 Stocks to Survive a Stock Market Correction

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Friday brought on major selling in the stock market, with the Dow Jones industrials down over 400 points and the S&P 500 down almost 50 points earlier in the ...
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Merrill Lynch Has Buy Ratings on 4 Quality Stocks That Yield 6% or More

Posted: March 7, 2019 at 7:50 am

For the first time in a very long time, the cash yield is higher than the yield on the S&P 500. While that is great news for savers, who have ...
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Alarming Trends on E-Cigarette Use Among High School and Middle School Students

Posted: February 11, 2019 at 2:34 pm

It is supposed to be undeniable that smoking and using any forms of tobacco is bad for your health. And the rate of smoking cigarettes has been on the decline ...
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Merrill Lynch Has 5 Safe Growth Stocks to Buy That All Yield 5% or More

Posted: February 8, 2019 at 7:00 am

For years we were told that interest rates were going higher and we will get back to the normal yields of the early 2000s. Then a funny thing happened on ...
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