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It is 2011 and we have our outlook target pieces for sectors and for indexes for the year ahead. After…
Can the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise 12.65% more in 2011 after gaining about 11% in 2010? Our calculations show…
Copper is supposed to be one of the leading economic indicators. As demand rises, it translates to project building and…
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate…
Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) is expanding in the U.S. The fourth largest bank in Canada is acquiring Marshall &…
The new tax package made it through the first stage of Congressional approval. (Reuters) The federal government began the process…
There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders. The theory is…
The new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad may have front and back cameras. (Reuters) Strength in the Chinese economy pushed crude…
The two-year anniversary of the Madoff bankruptcy is coming upon us. What that implies is that the statute to file…
Regulators have hinted in the U.S. about the stage being set for a return to normalized dividends from major banks. …
It is 13F season and investors are looking to see what their favorite gurus are up to. While everyone is…
Arguments about the global economy became heated at the G20 summit. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) prepared to launch…
It is no surprise that after a stock market rally that investors want more of a rally. Dow Theory has…
The Federal Reserve may allow some of the nation’s strongest banks to raise their dividends. (Reuters) The S&P and DJIA…
Money is short and times are hard, but the government is paid back and bank investors may find dividend checks…
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