Both the utility and the telecommunications sectors are positive for 2016, and with demand staying strong and inherent built-in safety, there is no reason to think they won’t continue to be.
Among the six most heavily shorted stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange, short sellers continued to pile on Alcoa and Freeport-McMoRan between the January 15 and January 29 settlement dates.
The Dow is down 7% for the year so far, but Verizon Communications has risen more than 10%, the best among the 30 stocks that comprise the index.
In the weekly report from Jefferies that highlights its top value picks, we found four companies that all have taken hits during the recent bouts of selling and make good sense for…
Given the sparsity of good income investment alternatives now, one good alternative for gun-shy investors is conservative stocks that pay big dividends.
Perhaps not surprisingly, in early January, short interest was on the rise for most of the top six most heavily shorted stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Wednesday's top analyst calls include Apple, AT&T, DuPont, Fitbit, Huntington Bancshares, McDonald's, Merck, Newmont Mining and Sprint.
AT&T is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter financial results after the markets close on Tuesday.
Chris Lange 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies (and others) that are reporting their quarterly results this week.
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch research data base for stocks that should not only hold up well in the face of continued selling but have solid upside potential when things…
A vault like balance sheet, decades of profit and dividend payments, presence in a growing tech sector, and several businesses nearly immune to recession. Verizon (NYSE: VZ). 24/7 Wall St. co-founder and…
This January sell-off has the same characteristics of every sell-off. Everything gets sold, regardless of the quality of the investment.
General Electric saw its short interest drop sharply between the December 15 and December 31 settlement dates for the second period in a row. Meanwhile, short sellers piled on to Pfizer and…
AT&T is starting off the new year with an offer of unlimited data for new and existing customers.
Verizon Communications could have a better 2016 than it did in 2015. If you include the dividend yield in a total return calculation, analysts on Wall Street were looking for a more…
