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Top-Yielding Stocks Dominate UBS Equity Focus List for September
In a new research report from the UBS CIO Wealth Management Research team, they continue to have a very favorable view on the U.S. equity market,
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Short Interest Swings in High-Yield Dividend Stocks
4/7 Wall St. reviews short interest in the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a sense of what short sellers may be thinking.
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The 4 Stocks That Helped Lift the S&P Above 2,000
thinkstockAugust 25, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday, and the S&P pushed above the 2,000 mark for the first time ever about an hour after trading opened this morning. All market sectors…
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The 4 Stocks That Carried the Market
thinkstockAugust 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday after a slightly worse-than-expected report on new claims for unemployment benefits. Â U.S. export prices were higher in July and natural gas prices rose about…
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Key Short Interest Changes in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data is out for the July 31 settlement date. We often review the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a barometer of what short sellers may be thinking. The trends…
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UBS Adds New Stocks to Buy to Its Equity Focus List
With interest rates still at historic lows, the stock market is ultimately the only destination for investor capital, and dividend-paying stocks make good sense in volatile markets.
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Drugmakers Merck, Pfizer Eke Out Profit Hikes
Drug giants Merck and Pfizer reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
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Key Short Interest Changes in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data for the July 15 settlement date is out and we have compared the defensive dividend stocks, aside of utilities, to what has happened since the June 30 settlement…
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Key Companies With Insider Selling This Week
Wikimedia CommonsIn a week that saw more than its share of volatility some top insiders decided it was time to lighten up on their holdings. As we have mentioned in the past,…
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Short Sellers Get Aggressive in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
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The Five Best Performing DJIA Stocks of 2014
The second quarter of 2014 has come and gone, which means that we are now already half way through 2014. The five-year bull market has managed to continue making its gains. The…
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Short Interest Screams Higher in Defensive High-Yield Stocks
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
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Short Sellers Get Selective in High-Yield Defensive Dividend Stocks
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of May have been released, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends we follow. Some…
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After Idenix: The Next Four Biotech Buyout Candidates
Here are the four top biotech names we found that all have hepatitis C drugs in their current pipelines at one stage or another and that could be the next takeover targets.
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The Top Seven DJIA Stocks of 2014 Expected to Keep Rising
24/7 Wall St. wanted to look at the leaders and laggards in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It turns out that as of Friday's closing bell, seven of the 30 Dow stocks…