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ThinkstockElection Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin of about 3 to 2 (unofficial), but the percentage last seen was only about 51%...
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ThinkstockDividend stocks may have come under some pressure of late, but this is due to the demand for high dividends getting a bit crowded and ahead of the election. It also does not help that the...
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ThinkstockStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is surging after its earnings report as traffic rose for the coffee giant. Sales rose a sharp 6% for its same-store sales. The earnings reported by Starbucks...
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courtesy of IBMInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has been closed for trading for the past two days, just like the rest of the stocks. On Tuesday the IT and hardware giant declared a...
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courtesy of IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) has spent billion and billions of dollars already to repurchase shares of its common stock and to pay dividends. More news is...
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Jon OggThe markets are currently closed for trading due to storm concerns in the areas all around the surrounding New York City. Still, investors may want to review and consider some of the key...
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Short sellers appear to be increasing their bets against some of the key dividend stocks we track, judging by the October 15 settlement date for the short interest versus the September 28 settlement...
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This has been an interesting year when it comes to health of the banks. Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is now the defacto healthiest of the 7 safest banks in America. That was no easy...
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Jon OggIs the so-called “Bernanke Put” really coming out of the market already? QE3 is still just beginning. And earnings season is now living up to the fears that many of us had even as the...
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Companies institute or raise dividends for several reasons. One, the most striking example of which is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), is to return money to shareholders from balance sheets laden with...
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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has delivered its third-quarter earnings. And it seems like the company has delivered news that will appease some concerns of the bulls but will still give the bears...
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The writing has been on the wall for a couple of weeks, ever since Third Point, the hedge fund managed by Daniel Loeb, announced that it had put together a “significant” stake in Murphy Oil Corp....
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GS.COMThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is out with earnings that look significantly better than estimates on the headlines. The investment banking giant is also boosting its dividend. Earnings...
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Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) may be offering new shareholders another chance to get in. The government-property management REIT announced on Monday that it has commenced a public...
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Economists and researchers believe data for the fourth quarter demonstrate that the fiscal cliff could hammer growth between now and year’s end. If so, the stock market may take a steep tumble as...
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