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courtesy of Chevron Corp.When we saw that Exxon Mobil Corporation announced a 21% hike to its dividend this morning, we figured it would still be a ways out before Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX)...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup.  Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares have slid and...
If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with museums,...
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) is following the same lead as was recently set by Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY). The Indian information technology outsourcing firm turned in profit growth of almost 8% that was...
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was touted as a hot IPO but became a sizzling hot IPO. The company priced 13.5 million shares at $17.00 per share, but this was a premium to the already-raised range of...
What happens when you are the de facto king of solar, get an analyst downgrade, have no full-time CEO, announce factory closures, and announce broad layoffs?  It might not be a sign of any strength...
Major media cannot agree on something as simple and critical as what the highest paid CEOs in America made last year. Most of the data come from proxies filed with the SEC. Much of the difference in...
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may find itself having to explain the situation better after reporting what appears to be higher than expected earnings.  The company is proposing a new class of stock...
Do you remember the old United States Football League, or the USFL?  It’s back, or it least it is trying to be brought back to life.  This is the league that competed against the NFL from 1983 to...
Bernie Madoff was the ultimate scum if you consider the size, time period and numbers of clients that his Ponzi scheme damaged.  It was billions of dollars lost.  There may be a new scum bag in the...
GS.COMGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) just seems as though it cannot get out from under the negative spotlight.  The Securities and Exchange Commission charged that the brokerage and trading...
The U.S. federal government budget deficit was roughly $198.16 billion in March.  The Treasury’s report showed it to be the second highest deficit so far this fiscal year behind the $231.7 billion...
Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH) and Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) are both seeing their shares take a real beating.  On a day where most stocks are lower because of Friday’s payrolls data,...
A number of investors objected to the 2011 pay package of JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon. He made $23 million, which was more than any other bank chief executive. Dimon was also criticized for...
Yahoo.comYahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has confirmed the big secret that most financial and employment readers already knew was coming soon.  The layoffs have been confirmed.  Yahoo! is talking about...