If you want to own stocks no matter what, ones with serious long-term prospects and dividends, the class of defensive stocks is where investors will want to hide out.
The first week of 2016 was harsh for the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Only Wal-Mart has posted a gain over the first five trading days.
Paul Ausick January 8, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday following an unexpectedly large boost to the non-farm payroll numbers and a stronger Chinese yuan. By noon, though, the indexes had tumbled into the…
There is a saying that there is always a bull market somewhere. Sure, they may not always be easy to find, but they do exist.
Unusually warm fall and early winter weather had a sharp impact on retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, and the latest weather forecast does not appear to be offering any…
Dogs of the Dow is a dividend strategy for investors to buy what are either "cheap" or "beaten up" Dow stocks. Unfortunately, 2015 was an awful year for the members of the…
24/7 Wall St. wanted to look into the worst performing Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks of 2015.
Whole Foods shares have been dropping over much the past year, but recently look like they may have found a bottom during the holiday shopping period.
Regardless of opinions on gun control, people who want a gun should check out the rifles shown at Walmart.com. These guns are, however, only available in stores.
Douglas A. McIntyre Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) forecast it could post sales up as much as 25% in the current quarter which would take revenue for the period to $36.75 billion. If so, its ability…
Wal-Mart Stores has posted the worst performance among Dow Jones Industrial Average components this year.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a look at the seven worst performing Dow stocks of 2015 ahead of Christmas this year.
December 22, 2015: Markets opened higher again on Tuesday following rising prices for crude oil on European markets and a better than expected report on consumer confidence in Germany. The final report…
Wal-Mart has struggled with same-store sales recently, and with labor organizations that have rattled management over higher wages, but its total number of workers has not changed significantly.
Douglas A. McIntyre For Amazon management, possible worker unrest in the United States should create anxiety.
