Investors love the safety of dividends. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to look for some of the safest dividends in the large-cap universe. Many of course are DJIA components, as you would expect. …
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Updated throughout the day. GM may launch its IPO next month and set auto finance deals with several financial firms. (WSJ) Providence Equity Partners is in talks to buy Hasbro (NYSE: HAS).…
Odds are strong that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will sell one million iPhones today. The smartphone will launch in the US and several large wireless markets including the UK, France, Germany, and…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will add dozens of stores in the Chicago areas and about 12,000 jobs over the next five years. The move has the blessing of the city. “Our city is…
Douglas A. McIntyre The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters: Credit rating agencies will not be heavily regulated under the new financial reform bill. Reuters: AT&T (NYSE: T) had privacy problems with its iPhone 4 order system. Reuters: The EU, IMF,…
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is by a number of measures the most visited retail site in the US, the most successful e-commerce company in the world, and the online retailer with the biggest…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will sell its new iPhone in its own retail stores and in Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The should allow the handset and consumer electronics company will have the iPhone…
So much for a double-dip recession, or at least that is what the waves of new share buybacks and dividend hikes from big key companies are saying. In recent days we have…
MarketWatch: The Nikkei dropped 3.8%. Reuters: The euro dropped to a four-year low as investors exit risk. Reuters: Foxconn will up wages after suicides. Reuters: Economists expects a slowdown but not a…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is going for the headline effect this morning at its 40th Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The company announced that its Board of Directors has just approved a…
Jon C. Ogg Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans to help 1.4 million of its US workers to get a higher education. The company announced that “Walmart’s Lifelong Learning Program will make it more convenient and more…
Reuters: More doubts about the global economy arose as the G20 prepares to meet. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is not sure about the future of AIA. Reuters: …