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At one time US taxpayers owned more than 90% of American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG). Today taxpayers own about 63% of the insurance giant, following AIG’s purchase of about 65 million...
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has joined the brigade of Dow Jones Industrial Average to raise its dividend. The semiconductor giant approved a 7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend...
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This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in Omaha,...
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) is in the world of high-yielding mortgage real estate investments trusts, and investors often use this one as a bellweather for the entire sector as it is...
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Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may have gotten through its earnings report without much reaction, but at least one analyst has voiced some caution. The team at Gabelli & Co. has...
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This was a huge week in dividends, particularly for the key DJIA components. We had a report calling for more and more dividend hikes of about 8% from the DJIA components in 2012. As it turns...
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Timber and wood products firm Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and the results were somewhat better than expected. The company posted adjusted EPS of $0.02,...
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How many DJIA components can raise their dividend in one week? Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) answered that question as “Who knows, but we can make it one more!” J&J has joined the...
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Jon OggIt is that time of year again. It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not. In short, is time to “Sell in May and go away?” ...
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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)...
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coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is confirming exactly what an earlier report predicted earlier this week. Dow Jones had a report that the DJIA components would...
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is going to try a new strategy that we have not seen from the company since literally the 1990s… It is splitting its shares. The company’s board of directors...
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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is finally going to start paying out a cash dividend to its shareholders. The company announced its plans to initiate a quarterly cash dividend at a rate...
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International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is trying to become a beast when it comes to dividends and share buybacks. It was just yesterday that we demonstrated a report calling for 8%...
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The utility sector is a favorite of dividend and income investors. The group was the best performing group of 2011 as investors snapped up higher dividends rather than Treasuries and CDs. So far,...
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