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Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 11:50 AM EST

AMR/U.S. Airways Merger to Raise Your Ticket Prices and Lower Service Expectations

ThinkstockWhat are the biggest fears of the consumer with airlines? Outside of safety and crash issues, those fears are likely to…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM EST

Pension Buyouts and Lump-Sum Payouts Expected to Increase

ThinkstockYou have heard about underfunded pension plans and pension news during bankruptcies for years now. It turns out that pension…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 8:35 AM EST

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AVP, BBVA, RATE, BPL, CLWR, CLF, CMCSA, CXO, DELL, FOSL, GE, GRPN, PM, PXD, SD, ZMH )

Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Avon…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 13, 2013 at 6:40 AM EST

Obama and Japan’s Abe Press Minimum Wage — Danger to Economies

ThinkstockAs Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pressed the nation’s largest companies to raise the minimum wage, one reaction summed up…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 6:39 AM EST

Twenty Sinful Companies to Give Up for Lent

ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 13, 2013 at 6:38 AM EST

What Happens to Michael Dell, If the Dell Buyout Dies?

courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell and some of his associates own 16% of Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) shares. This block has set a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 13, 2013 at 6:38 AM EST

What’s Important in the Financial World (2/13/2012)

ThinkstockMobile Phone Sales The growth of mobile phone sales, so hot for so long, has cooled. Research firm Gartner reports…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 13, 2013 at 6:37 AM EST

Media Digest (2/13/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

courtesy of AOL, IncComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will buy the portion of NBCUniversal that it does not already own from General…

Mike Sauter | Feb 12, 2013 at 7:49 PM EST

Eight Companies That Love Valentine’s Day

courtesy Tiffany & Co.Valentine’s Day spending is expected to reach $18.6 billion this year. On average, Americans are expected to…

Paul Ausick | Feb 12, 2013 at 4:03 PM EST

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 12, 2013: Markets Close Mixed in Another Yawner (CHK, FB, LVS, RGLD, DD, LGF, AVP, CPLA, FOSL, HERO, LVLT, KORS, RAI, KO, MHP, TRP, RATE, BWLD, CLWR, RAX, CMCSA, DF, DE, TOT, ZNGA, LDK)

U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning on another day devoid of significant data releases. In Asia, markets in…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 12, 2013 at 1:43 PM EST

Fear a Big Market Sell Off? UBS Option Strategy Protects Your Winners (UBS, ROST, TSO, TWX, USB, XOM, MCD, MO, T)

ThinkstockOnce again investors are faced with the fact that the politicians in Washington D.C. cannot get anything done. With the…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 12, 2013 at 1:36 PM EST

Short Sellers Maintain Assault Against High-Yield Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

Short sellers have had their challenges due to rising share prices since the start of 2013. They have gone on…

Paul Ausick | Feb 12, 2013 at 1:20 PM EST

U.S. Greenlights Cnooc Acquisition of Nexen

ThinkstockThe Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) has given its approval to the $15.1 billion acquisition of Nexen…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 12, 2013 at 12:08 PM EST

Merrill Lynch RIC Report: 2013 as Great Rotation from Bonds to Stocks

Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsBank of America/Merrill Lynch has its monthly RIC Report out, and the aim is a map…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 12, 2013 at 8:50 AM EST

Big Dividend Yields From UBS Dividend Ruler Stock List (UBS, AZN, TOT, INTC, BTI, RTN, TD, NU, UL, NEE, JNJ)

ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years.…

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AMR/U.S. Airways Merger to Raise Your Ticket Prices and Lower Service Expectations

Pension Buyouts and Lump-Sum Payouts Expected to Increase

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AVP, BBVA, RATE, BPL, CLWR, CLF, CMCSA, CXO, DELL, FOSL, GE, GRPN, PM, PXD, SD, ZMH )

Obama and Japan’s Abe Press Minimum Wage — Danger to Economies

Twenty Sinful Companies to Give Up for Lent

What Happens to Michael Dell, If the Dell Buyout Dies?

What’s Important in the Financial World (2/13/2012)

Media Digest (2/13/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Eight Companies That Love Valentine’s Day

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 12, 2013: Markets Close Mixed in Another Yawner (CHK, FB, LVS, RGLD, DD, LGF, AVP, CPLA, FOSL, HERO, LVLT, KORS, RAI, KO, MHP, TRP, RATE, BWLD, CLWR, RAX, CMCSA, DF, DE, TOT, ZNGA, LDK)

Fear a Big Market Sell Off? UBS Option Strategy Protects Your Winners (UBS, ROST, TSO, TWX, USB, XOM, MCD, MO, T)

Short Sellers Maintain Assault Against High-Yield Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

U.S. Greenlights Cnooc Acquisition of Nexen

Merrill Lynch RIC Report: 2013 as Great Rotation from Bonds to Stocks

Big Dividend Yields From UBS Dividend Ruler Stock List (UBS, AZN, TOT, INTC, BTI, RTN, TD, NU, UL, NEE, JNJ)

You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar

He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.

Single at 66 Means One Social Security Check and No Backup. These 4 ETFs Build the Second One

You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar

He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.

You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar

He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.

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AMR/U.S. Airways Merger to Raise Your Ticket Prices and Lower Service Expectations

Pension Buyouts and Lump-Sum Payouts Expected to Increase

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AVP, BBVA, RATE, BPL, CLWR, CLF, CMCSA, CXO, DELL, FOSL, GE, GRPN, PM, PXD, SD, ZMH )

Obama and Japan’s Abe Press Minimum Wage — Danger to Economies

Twenty Sinful Companies to Give Up for Lent

What Happens to Michael Dell, If the Dell Buyout Dies?

What’s Important in the Financial World (2/13/2012)

Media Digest (2/13/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Eight Companies That Love Valentine’s Day

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 12, 2013: Markets Close Mixed in Another Yawner (CHK, FB, LVS, RGLD, DD, LGF, AVP, CPLA, FOSL, HERO, LVLT, KORS, RAI, KO, MHP, TRP, RATE, BWLD, CLWR, RAX, CMCSA, DF, DE, TOT, ZNGA, LDK)

Fear a Big Market Sell Off? UBS Option Strategy Protects Your Winners (UBS, ROST, TSO, TWX, USB, XOM, MCD, MO, T)

Short Sellers Maintain Assault Against High-Yield Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

U.S. Greenlights Cnooc Acquisition of Nexen

Merrill Lynch RIC Report: 2013 as Great Rotation from Bonds to Stocks

Big Dividend Yields From UBS Dividend Ruler Stock List (UBS, AZN, TOT, INTC, BTI, RTN, TD, NU, UL, NEE, JNJ)

You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar

He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.

Single at 66 Means One Social Security Check and No Backup. These 4 ETFs Build the Second One

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You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar

He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.