thinkstockInvestors almost always worry about a stock market crash, but when headwinds start to look stronger than the positive forces, they really start to worry that the rug can get yanked right…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of June 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that…
Jon OggShort sellers are trying to decide what to do when it comes to how evaluate the high-yield dividend and defensive stocks. The latest short interest changes as of July 31 are compared…
ThinkstockThe top 100 TV advertisers represent at least 50% of the market, and the top 20 represent 25 major brand advertisers. Their advertising agencies seek to buy media placements from a large,…
August 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as PMI readings in Europe bounced generally higher and China’s PMI improved slightly to remain positive. In the U.K., the Bank of…
July 31, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as traders and investors this afternoon’s announcement from the FOMC. In Europe, the unemployment rate in the eurozone was unchanged at 12.1%,…
Thinkstock Pershing Square Capital Management this morning filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that it has purchased a 9.8% stake (about 20.55 million shares) in Air Products…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. Becoming one of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average does not come with assurance that a company will pay a dividend, nor does it come with…
ThinkstockShort sellers are continuing to keep their bets against many of the top defensive high-yield dividend stocks. Increased volatility in June and rising interest rates are obviously making short sellers get aggressive…
ThinkstockThe U.K.’s royal family is wealthy, but likely not wealthy enough to pass up sponsorships as the heir to the thrown is born to Kate, the wife to Prince William. Or, perhaps…
Wikimedia CommonsNike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) was just about the only sponsor to stay with Tiger Woods after his career meltdown in late 2009. He has proved that the sponsors who left him should…
Short sellers are continuing to keep their bets against many of the top defensive high-yield dividend stocks. Increased volatility in June and rising interest rates are obviously making short sellers get aggressive…
Short sellers have really made some big changes in their bets against the key high-yield dividend stocks that had been the darling of Wall Street. Many of these stocks are members of…
Short sellers could have cleaned up by betting against the high dividend stocks in May and into June. Investors got a whiff of what rising interest rates might mean to their premium…
ThinkstockRecent information from Japan and the United Kingdom shows that accelerated recoveries from deep recessions are underway. There may be a way to track how these governments worked to turn around their…
