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The reading for Personal Income and Consumer Spending is now out for the month of February.  Unfortunately, income looks light, while spending is surprising to the upside.  February saw only a...
In a “we versus them” speech today, President Obama again called for the end of subsidies for oil and gas companies.  His speech talked about the global opportunities that the big oil companies...
The environment of ‘exceptionally low interest rates’ may help borrowers, but it has the unintended consequences of bringing real returns to zero or even negative if you consider the impact of...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally listened to the call from Wall Street and Main Street to start using its cash for dividends.  With a yield of about 1.8% a the launch, Apple has left the...
LifeLock, Inc., is one of those companies that has a broad appeal to the public. It helps protect consumers against identity theft and credit fraud, and it is able to do so on a subscriber fee basis,...
Jon Ogg2012 has been a great year for stocks. We have recently seen the NASDAQ return to 3,000 for the first time in a decade.  The S&P 500 Index has also now reached 1,400 again for the first...
By now, most investors know that the large hedge funds are run by billionaires rather than millionaires. What many investors might not know is that some hedge funds are reaching the size of large...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was truly a shoe-in as far as whether or not the bank was going to pass the latest stress tests or not.  CEO Jamie Dimon maintained the entire way through the...
Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ) is still trading as an equity despite its bankruptcy process.  There remains a debate over whether or not the equity value will remain above the red-line or not, and...
Investors usually reward companies for announcing layoffs.  Getting more from fewer workers adds to margins and hopefully to net income.  The more serious question is what a new round of...
2012 is a Leap Year and that means one more potential trading day with February 29 on the calendar.  Stock market statisticians often try to look for patterns in anything, so 24/7 Wall St. wanted to...
The annual letter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out and the discussion immediately jumps in about who will succeed Warren Buffett, book value, buybacks, and the portfolio.  Berkshire...
Dividend investors potentially have a lot to lose in the 2012 Presidential election.  While the real crux of the matter may boil down to which party rules the House and/or Senate in 2013 and beyond,...
Wikimedia commons - public DomainOn March 8th, Peyton Manning is set to make $28 million from the Indianapolis Colts, the highest amount ever paid to an NFL athlete, despite missing all of last year...
24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and while its ‘Star Wars: The Old...