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ThinkstockUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) reported third-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday morning, and the results were just okay. Profit up 1.2%, earnings per share (EPS) better...
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Jon OggThe S&P 500 Index is hitting all-time highs and we are now deep into earnings season. This week will mark the second week of the earnings floodgates being open. 24/7 Wall St. has decided...
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Wikimedia CommonsConglomerates are supposed to be stable earnings due to diversified sources of income. That implies that they are supposed to have safe and growing dividends as well. Now we have...
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Courtesy Lockheed Martin Corp.Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), the world’s largest defense contractor, had said on Friday that it would furlough some 3,000 employees as a result of the federal...
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Wikimedia CommonsThe head of portfolio strategy at J.P. Morgan, Thomas Lee, has been a consistent bull this year. In fact, he stood his ground reasonably well during the May to June sell off prompted...
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Courtesy Boeing Co.What is Q-GARP? Quality growth at a reasonable price. The UBS Q-GARP list is constructed using an initial quantitative screen of stocks based on: 1) quality metrics — high and...
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courtesy of General ElectricWhen we looked at conglomerate stocks earlier this year, one company stood out. Based on implied gains and dividend payouts, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) struck us as a...
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Jon OggArgus is truly an independent research firm free from most of the same conflicts of interest of other research firms, which is why we give its research a close look when it issues upgrades or...
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courtesy of General ElectricConglomerates are often too much like the broad stock market for many investors, but other investors have a different take. Some investors flock to these giants for...
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ThinkstockArgus is an interesting firm that generates research ideas. Unlike the traditional bulge bracket Wall Street brokerage giants, and unlike boutique investment banking shops, Argus is truly...
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ThinkstockThe summer Wall Street conference season is starting to wind down, and next week will feature Jefferies Global Industrial Conference in New York City. The 2013 conference will feature an...
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courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe UBS quality growth at a reasonable price recommendation list (Q-GARP) is very timely for investors concerned that the stock market may be overbought and ripe for...
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The DJIA and S&P 500 Index are in the midst of earnings season, and despite choppy earnings and sales figures the stock market just keeps rallying higher and higher. Friday’s mixed results do...
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ThinkstockCorporate America continues to increase cash payouts to shareholders at a high, shareholder-friendly rate. S&P 500 dividends per share growth accelerated to 15.5% in the second quarter....
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courtesy Boeing Co.The stock and bond markets are anticipatory. Witness the sharp rise in interest rates when the Federal Reserve has not even tapered its bond buying program, let alone raised key...
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