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The world's largest consumer products maker announced on Thursday that the Covid-19 novel coronavirus is affecting its business in China.
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch health care research database looking for large pharmaceutical leaders that also pay solid and dependable dividends. These five make sense for growth and...
One Wall Street firm is very positive on self-storage real estate investment trusts, and with good reason. These four picks make sense for more conservative accounts looking for solid income.
Merrill Lynch suggests that investors look at more defensive energy companies, and these five make sense now for long-term growth investors with some risk tolerance.
The coronavirus panic helped the Dow sell off 600 points on Friday and many market leaders like Apple, Microsoft and others took big hits. On top of Amazon, there were some other gainers and other...
With the markets facing a “witches' brew” of potential problems, one way to hedge a sell-off would be to buy gold. Here are five solid stock picks and an ETF for investors to consider.
Investors concerned over the potential fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may want to move to shares of companies with very little or no exposure to China. These five that make sense now, and all...
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey has previewed earnings for the electric utilities, and the firm sees upside in several companies.
Here are five dividend-paying stocks that look like good selections for growth accounts with some risk appetite that are looking for total return.
The positives for the market remain, but now is the time for investors to take a deep breath and see if a little portfolio hedge might be in order. These four stock make sense for investors to add as...
Credit Suisse has identified some of its favorite Outperform-rated stocks among the integrated and regulated utilities.
A new RBC report notes that the gold-mining stocks may be turning around. These stocks make sense for nervous investors looking to add some exposure to gold.
These five stocks on the Merrill Lynch High Quality & Dividend Yield list offer a higher degree of safety and reliable dividends in a time of increasing volatility.
While investors have jumped into defensive stocks and defensive strategies for too long to easily recount, those defensive strategies are far from attractive if a trade deal with China is going to...
A new Goldman Sachs research report makes the case that 2020 should be another solid year for real estate investment trusts.