Many American companies have done incredibly well this year and even more have done poorly. 24/7 Wall St. combed through the S&P 500 to find the Best and Worst Run Companies in America.
As always, here are the top major media headline summaries from WSJ, FT, Bloomberg, and more. Today’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades were in shares of CELL, CSCO, DECK, DO, FTE, HTS, HWAY, HERO, LVS, LULU, MPEL, NRG, PM, SLB, SAH, STFC, VE, VRSN, WFT and YUM. Here are the top rumors of the day. The most important financial developments that will affect the day ahead (Macy’s vs. Martha Stewart, Apple Grand Central).
Jamie Dimon… Hopeful on dividends & buybacks in 2010 (JPM).
The MLP sector attracts many dividend and income-oriented investors. After a Fitch positive review we took a look at the industry leaders for a fair value assessment. High payouts to continue…An improvement in homebuilders ?? — NVR, TOL, PHM, HOV, DHI, BZH, HD and LOW.
The eurozone bail out plans became much more confused today, which makes a near term solution impossible.
The number of layoffs at large companies moved higher the last few days.
Congress may not be able to figure out how to tax the rich, but New York State has joined California in new efforts.
Have a great day!
JON C. OGG
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