These five stocks pay solid distributions, are not trading at all-time highs and are rated Buy at Merrill Lynch. They make good sense should a big sell-off hit the market.
With long-term rates looking like they will stay at historically low levels for the next couple of years, dividend-paying stocks make even more sense than ever.
Verizon, Home Depot, UnitedHealth, and Intel sink DJIA on Monday.
The worst performing Dow stock so far in 2017 is Verizon. The telecom giant's stock is down 9% year to date.
Paul Ausick If these Merrill Lynch sector picks provide total return and alpha, the upside potential for investors is outstanding.
The development of a Facebook app that would run on a set-top box like Apple TV could pose a major threat to both big media and telecom companies.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday include BP, Fitbit, Randgold Resources, SLM, Teva Pharmaceuticals, T-Mobile and GoPro.
The worst performing stock among the Dow 30 so far in 2017 is Verizon. Quarterly earnings were disappointing, and the company's outlook for 2017 was less than energizing for investors.
What investors have to consider when weighing AT&T versus Verizon is how each company wants to align itself ahead. Each company is taking a different path, which means that earnings might be…
When Verizon Communications reported earnings on Tuesday morning, the reaction was worse than most investors would have ever expected.
Jon C. Ogg The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday include Alcoa, AK Steel, CenturyLink, Coach, Hyatt, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Transocean, Verizon Communications and Wal-Mart.
With earnings season in full swing, there have been many analyst reviews of key companies in the wake of their quarterly results.
Verizon Communications reported disappointing fourth-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Tuesday.
Chris Lange Yahoo posts better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and announces a delay in Verizon transaction until the second quarter of this year.
Paul Ausick President Trump reportedly is ready to name Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a move widely believed to be a harbinger of the end to net neutrality.
