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Jon C. Ogg | Dec 8, 2011 at 11:14 AM EST

Get Ready for a Pfizer Dividend Hike… A Holiday Gift From Big Pharma (PFE, MRK, WPI, TEVA)

We recently gave a full review of the DJIA components we expect to raise their dividend payouts in the weeks…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 6, 2011 at 12:45 PM EST

Dendreon Raising $125 Million Via I.P. Sale (DNDN, MRK)

AuthorDendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) is supposed to be the king of prostate cancer with its PROVENGE treatment. Unfortunately, PROVENGE sales…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 2, 2011 at 6:31 AM EST

More DJIA Stocks Set to Hike Dividends Very Soon (DIS, DIA, T, VZ, CSCO, KO, IBM, JNJ, JPM, MMM, PFE, MRK, WMT, DVY, VIG, PFM, HDV)

Dividends are still rising and equity and income investors should expect more of the same for 2012. The Walt Disney Company…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Nov 23, 2011 at 5:53 AM EST

Media Digest (11/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

China’s factory activity reaches a 32-month low. (Reuters) Merck (NYSE: MRK) pays $950 million to settle Vioxx charges brought by…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Nov 22, 2011 at 3:58 PM EST

Merck (MRK) Pays $950 Million To Settle Vioxx Cases

Merck (NYSE: MRK) will pay $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it inappropriately promoted use of Vioxx, according…

Paul Ausick | Nov 21, 2011 at 1:47 PM EST

Probing for Value in Big Pharmaceutical Stocks (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

It now costs about $1 billion to get a new drug to market, or, if a company is unlucky, $1…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 15, 2011 at 2:17 PM EST

All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)

The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain…

Paul Ausick | Oct 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM EDT

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Markets opened slightly lower this morning and spent the morning trying to decide on a direction. The Reuters/University of Michigan…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM EDT

Novartis Cuts 2,000 as Pharma Industry Continues to Falter

Novartis (NYSE: NVS) said it would cut 2,000 workers and outsource some functions to companies that will do the work…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 24, 2011 at 6:33 AM EDT

R&D Spenders Get No Respect

A company can spend billions of dollars on R&D and get little respect as an innovator. Even though that is…

Paul Ausick | Oct 20, 2011 at 10:58 AM EDT

Lilly’s Drugs Closer to Edge of Patent Cliff (LLY, PFE, JNJ, BMY, SNY, MRK)

Drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) reported third-quarter earnings this morning, and the company did a little better…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 12, 2011 at 2:10 PM EDT

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Pharmaceutical Companies (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Sales for the big pharmaceutical companies are expected to be hit by pricing pressure in Europe, a lack of urgent…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 29, 2011 at 6:18 AM EDT

Media Digest (9/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Angela Merkel faces a test: will her own party support money being used for the bailout of Greece? (Reuters) Bernanke…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM EDT

30-Year Auction: 12 of 30 DJIA Stocks Outyield Long Bond (T, CVX, DD, GE, INTC, JNJ, KFT, MRK, PFE, PG, TRV, VZ)

The 30-Year Treasury auction, the so-called Long Bond, had a strong participation for what is technically a 29-year and 11-month…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 10, 2011 at 5:39 AM EDT

The 2011 Layoff Kings (BSX, CSCO, DAL, GCI, GS, HBC, LMT, MRK, RIMM, SHLD, CS, UBS, MS, ESRX, MHS)

Financial markets have been reeling as investors grow more concerned about the economy: An S&P downgrade of the full faith…

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Get Ready for a Pfizer Dividend Hike… A Holiday Gift From Big Pharma (PFE, MRK, WPI, TEVA)

Dendreon Raising $125 Million Via I.P. Sale (DNDN, MRK)

More DJIA Stocks Set to Hike Dividends Very Soon (DIS, DIA, T, VZ, CSCO, KO, IBM, JNJ, JPM, MMM, PFE, MRK, WMT, DVY, VIG, PFM, HDV)

Media Digest (11/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Merck (MRK) Pays $950 Million To Settle Vioxx Cases

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All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)

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Novartis Cuts 2,000 as Pharma Industry Continues to Falter

R&D Spenders Get No Respect

Lilly’s Drugs Closer to Edge of Patent Cliff (LLY, PFE, JNJ, BMY, SNY, MRK)

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Pharmaceutical Companies (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Media Digest (9/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

30-Year Auction: 12 of 30 DJIA Stocks Outyield Long Bond (T, CVX, DD, GE, INTC, JNJ, KFT, MRK, PFE, PG, TRV, VZ)

The 2011 Layoff Kings (BSX, CSCO, DAL, GCI, GS, HBC, LMT, MRK, RIMM, SHLD, CS, UBS, MS, ESRX, MHS)

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Get Ready for a Pfizer Dividend Hike… A Holiday Gift From Big Pharma (PFE, MRK, WPI, TEVA)

Dendreon Raising $125 Million Via I.P. Sale (DNDN, MRK)

More DJIA Stocks Set to Hike Dividends Very Soon (DIS, DIA, T, VZ, CSCO, KO, IBM, JNJ, JPM, MMM, PFE, MRK, WMT, DVY, VIG, PFM, HDV)

Media Digest (11/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Merck (MRK) Pays $950 Million To Settle Vioxx Cases

Probing for Value in Big Pharmaceutical Stocks (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)

24/7 Closing Bell (AMD, FSLR, POT, PAAS, S, OXY, CVX, CSTR, MRK, BIDU, WY, IPG, SWC, ALGN, STMP, CPSI, CODE, DRIV)

Novartis Cuts 2,000 as Pharma Industry Continues to Falter

R&D Spenders Get No Respect

Lilly’s Drugs Closer to Edge of Patent Cliff (LLY, PFE, JNJ, BMY, SNY, MRK)

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Pharmaceutical Companies (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Media Digest (9/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

30-Year Auction: 12 of 30 DJIA Stocks Outyield Long Bond (T, CVX, DD, GE, INTC, JNJ, KFT, MRK, PFE, PG, TRV, VZ)

The 2011 Layoff Kings (BSX, CSCO, DAL, GCI, GS, HBC, LMT, MRK, RIMM, SHLD, CS, UBS, MS, ESRX, MHS)

Live Nasdaq Composite: Stocks Sink on Worrisome Q2 Tech Earnings, Oil Retakes $100

Live: Will Decker Brands Beat Q1 Earnings Tonight After the Market Closes?

Live: Can Intel Continue Its Meteoric 327% Run With Q2 Earnings Tonight?

HDV Delivers 3.1% Yield While Beating SPY Year to Date by 9 Points

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