Dividends and Buybacks
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ThinkstockShort sellers have changed their bets in the high-dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We are seeing the bets against some of these great...
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courtesy of Hewlett-PackardMost investors know about the Dogs of the Dow as the five stocks from the 30 DJIA components with the highest common stock dividend yields. There is unfortunately a list...
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Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Dogs of the Dow are measured out each year simply as the five highest common stock dividend yields among the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 30 components. We...
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ThinkstockPrivate equity took a bit of a bruising on its image during the presidential election in 2012. This sector of the financial services market was basically portrayed as the modern-day robber...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), increasingly unloved by Wall St. because of problems with its 787 that might make the plane dangerous to fly, has decided to entice holders to keep their...
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courtesy General Electric Co.For the fifth time in three years, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is raising its quarterly dividend. This time by $0.02 to $0.19 a share, almost double its level...
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ThinkstockBiotech giant Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) made a series of moves after markets closed last night that appear to add up to an effort giving something to everybody. First out of the chute was a...
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Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia CommonsWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) apparently is living up to at least some of its former buyback ambitions that the company...
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Jon OggShort sellers have made some serious changes in the high dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We tracked the short interest changes from November 30...
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ThinkstockThe top 1% in the United States are about to get much richer because of the number of corporations that have accelerated dividend payments into 2012 so that their investors can avoid what...
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued more picks and a macro-investment strategy for 2013, and the message is rather clear: Be selective and position defensively. The firm said that it sees a...
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courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is doing something that sounds nothing short of silly on the surface. The satellite radio monopoly announced that it would initiate a...
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Fortune is out with its top 10 stock picks for 2013. The list was divulged on CNBC late on Wednesday afternoon and was based on a survey of fund managers based upon solid companies with solid...
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Planning for College used to be pretty easy. In Texas, there was the “Texas Tomorrow” fund, a dedicated fund that allowed parents to lock in prices at colleges around the state. One problem …...
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Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is said to now be looking at a $6 billion debt offering in three different tranches. The company used the “for general corporate purposes” explanation but it also said...
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