Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has just come out and announced it was going to hike its dividend by some 6%. The $1.70 annualized dividend will now be $1.80 on an annual basis…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, changes at Yahoo! (YHOO) are getting mixed reviews from employees. Reuters reports that ten banks could could have to raise new money after stress tests. Reuters reports that two…
This morning’s news of Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) offering to acquire bottling affiliates PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE: PAS) and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG) may be a surprise to some, but it…
According to Reuters, PepsiCo (PEP) is offering $6 billion for a number of its bottlers. Reuters reports that GlaxoSmthKline (GSK) is in talks to buy Stiefel Laboratories. Reuters writes that the US…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls which we have seen early this Wednesday morning: Abiomed (ABMD) Raised to Buy at UBS. ASML (ASML) Raised to Buy…
According to Reuters, Japanese gloom deepened and the government encouraged more coordination with the US. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars from the government that it paid out to…
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Thursday morning we will get earnings from The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), and this will likely be the big set-up play for Friday’s Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) earnings. We have prepared a…
According to Reuters, Nissan forecast an annual loss. Reuters reports that the Treasury has delayed it bank bailout announcement. Reuters writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will channel new…
This coming week will mark the earnings reports for two key household consumer stocks, both of which were supposed to be defensive. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) reports earnings on Thursday and Pepsico,…
S&P has reported that the dividends of companies in its S&P 500 index are being cut at the fastest rate in fifty years. A report by the Associated Press says that even…
David Paterson, the governor of New York State, will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, along with aides and several state troopers, sparking rumors that Switzerland is a…
If you are not familiar with the name Kingdom Holding Co., you may know its owner by the name of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. He has been a very visible investor in…
According to Reuters, housing and consumer confidence both suffered record drops. Reuters reports that GMAC eased lending rules after the government provided it with $6 billion. Reuters reports that the Madoff probe…
According to Reuters, Kuwait canceled a $17 billion joint venture with Dow Chemical (DOW). Reuters reports that Credit Suisse (CS) clients may have lost $926 million on the Madoff scam. Reuters reports…
