It felt like the pace of dividend hikes was slowing down.  Wrong.  There were at least six big hikes today that came from the likes of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), Dr....
Today we continued to see companies announcing new or adding to existing share buyback plans.  These were the main announcements, although it may be worth noting that this does not include...
We have seen many significant developments in recent days regarding the field of M&A in form of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs.  SPACUpdate.com sent us some key data on Secure...
We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate.com this morning.  Deal news has been seen in...
These are some of the top analyst downgrades or negative research calls we have seen early this Monday morning: Clorox (CLX) Cut to Underperform at Bernstein. Commscope (CTV) Cut to Neutral at UBS....
Luminent (LUM) Company proposes to restructure. Shares down to $.24 from 52-week high of $10.78. Reynolds American (RAI) Falling profit and lower guidance. Drops to $52.17 from 52-week high of $72....
These are some of the early analyst upgrades or positive calls we are seeing this Wednesday in early pre-market hours: Dollar Tree (DLTR) Raised to Buy at S&P. Hutchinson Telecom (HTX) Raised to...
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) has had troubles of its own for a while.  After the U.S. Silver Corporation (traded in Canada, operating in Idaho) said that a sufficient number of its common...
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) has joined Palm in the quest to innovate and then to allow the market to rapidly pass it by.  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) are...
In tough times, value investors look for stocks that they feel are valued in a manner which already discount much of the trouble and pitfalls ahead.  Defensive stocks are often the winners during...
Dividends in general are used as the historic underlying measurement of companies and their abilities to stay profitable at current levels.  Today and last night we have seen some rather unusual...
These are most of the top early bird pre-market downgrades and negative research calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning: Arbitron (ARB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan....
We have seen several influential analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiation calls in the technology sector from Wall Street early this Wednesday morning.  These are the key tech calls we have seen...
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, initiations, and positive research calls seen early from Wall Street: American Axle (NYSE: AXL) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Brocade (NASDAQ:...