The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and really never got on track the entire day. The lower opening was likely a reaction to China’s weakest quarterly GDP growth…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning, and never really got untracked all day. Spanish 10-year bond yields fell 28 basis points to around 5.51%, while Spain again demurred…
By now you know that we enjoy looking for dividends. Dividend hikes are even better than just looking at high dividends. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has just delivered upon our ambition of…
As expected, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has increased its dividend. We pegged former parent Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) as a dividend hike candidate in August and that came about.…
It was just on Monday that we released the 24/7 Wall St. “12 Big Dividend Hikes Coming Before The End of 2012” and we already have one of the twelve coming true. …
Most investors have discovered that earning less than 1% per year in short-term Treasuries or even less than 2% out in the 10-year Treasury is no fun. Longer-dated Treasury bonds also are proving…
The three major US stock indexes opened modestly lower this morning as there was little news out of Europe and Asian markets closed mixed. Traders were waiting to hear more from Fed…
Thursday will mark yet another important day for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies, as we noted about so many tech warnings weighing on shares last…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Alaska Air Group…
Jon OggToday’s announcement from The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) included a statement that the company expects to experience a negative impact on sales of -4% due to foreign exchange transactions.…
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is going to have more cash on its books now that can go to paying shareholders more dividends rather than paying plaintiffs in lawsuits against the company. …
Markets opened higher this morning following a lower-than-expected GDP growth estimate of 2.2%. That was weaker, but not awful (our coverage here). The consumer sentiment survey rose a couple of ticks in…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy with a target price of $55…
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and other products, reported earnings this morning that did not match expectations. The consensus estimate for EPS was $0.49 and the revenue…
Tobacco merchant Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and posted a clear miss. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.63, lower than the consensus estimate of $0.65. Revenues…
