The recent sell-off is the largest in some time and offers growth and income investors an incredible opportunity to buy high-yielding blue chips at bargain prices.
We screened the Merrill Lynch research universe database for mega-cap stocks that have already been sold-off that pay outstanding dividends.
The Tenth and Blake craft and import beer division of MillerCoors has reached an agreement to acquire a majority interest in San Diego-based Saint Archer Brewing.
These five defensive stocks should be able to avoid any serious market carnage, for the most part.
Some investors are looking at value stocks, and others are going defensive. The stocks that have limited business cycles are a great focus for investors in a time of worry.
Altria Group announced Friday morning that its board of directors voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend by more than 8% to $0.565 per common share.
Chris Lange Philip Morris International might be looking to entice more investors with an even stronger dividend, or at least one key analyst thinks so.
24/7 Wall St. maintains on its watch list a slew of defensive dividend stocks that investors flock to during periods of uncertainty. The trick is to know which companies are appropriate at…
ThinkstockAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) reported second-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the tobacco company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.74 on revenues of…
Paul Ausick Wikimedia CommonsAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is set to report its second-quarter financial results Wednesday before the markets open. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters call for $0.71 in earnings per share…
Chris Lange Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Altria, General Motors, Intel, Netflix, Paychex and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Some investors are wondering where to keep their money safer than the broad stock market. Historically, that means defensive stocks with solid dividends.
By revenue, earnings and market cap, Phillip Morris is bigger than Altria. And since the last major bear market bottom in 2009, its shares have generally outperformed Altria.
ThinkstockReynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) are near sealing the deal where Reynolds will purchase Lorillard. The closing date is set for Friday, June 12, and is subject…
Chris Lange 24/7 Wall St. has identified five coming dividend hikes that investors can bank on this summer -- though one of the five actually announced its hike before this was published.
