Lastest Stories by Jon C. Ogg

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has joined the list of large companies issuing press releases about maintaining their current dividend. The industrial giant maintained its quarterly cash dividend of...
The World Gold Council announced on Wednesday that inflows into gold ETFs rose sharply in March. It was not just the United States driving gold.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AMC, American Express, Apache, Apple, Beyond Meat, BP, Charles Schwab, CSX, General Motors, Pinterest, Walt Disney and Wingstop.
The major agencies have issued multiple credit ratings downgrades and negative credit ratings views Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
Exxon announced on Tuesday that it is cutting its 2020 capital spending and lowering its cash operating expenses.
An AT&T update showed that the company is financially strong with a healthy balance sheet and ample liquidity. Its operating businesses are expected to support its dividend payments.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included BHP, Electronic Arts, Gilead Sciences, Immunomedics, KeyCorp, Peloton Interactive, Shopify, Sunnova Energy, Take-Two Interactive and Walt Disney.
The start of 2020 felt like a virtual Goldilocks period for the major U.S. banks, but the COVID-19 recession has changed all of that drastically. Interest rates were stable at the start of the year...
Despite the government aid coming for payroll protection, many small and independent business owners are now worried that they may never recover from the coronavirus-triggered recession.
Investors have to be puzzled about how long bear markets and recessions last. Is it possible that the worst is already over?
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Baker Hughes, Chewy, Chubb, eBay, Etsy, Gannett, GoDaddy, PayPal, Spotify, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Tesla and Zoom Communications.
Unemployment skyrocketed and payrolls began a major retreat in March. Sadly, the reported numbers are just the start as they did not include the most recent data.
Most investors think of bonds as safer and less volatile than stocks. However, it turns out that municipal bonds have a lot of exposure to a bad economy.
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included CBOE, Citrix Systems, Etsy, Intercontinental Exchange, Lululemon Athletica, Microsoft, Peloton Interactive, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Twitter...
Investors have been rewarding companies in a down stock market if they can withstand the new stay-at-home economic impact. On the flip side, investors have been punishing the companies which are...