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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...
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Newcastle Investment Corporation (NYSE: NCT) is getting clobbered on news of a secondary offering. The company now plans to sell some 16.5 million shares of common stock in a public secondary...
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The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) is a closed-end mutual fund rather than an exchange-traded fund. It also has traded in a sloppy manner where the fund often tracks its net asset value...
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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...
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Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE: WTW) managed a success with its dutch tender offer to repurchase shares out of the public float. The company now is going to repurchase about 12% of its...
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American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) has now converted its share structure to that of a real estate investment trust or a REIT. The cellphone tower operator and land owner has set its first...
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Did you know there is even a World Water Day? You should. The future of water is dire and most Americans do not know what a challenge it is in many regions of the emerging and even the developed...
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American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) is making its closure plans official. The power generator and utility has made its notifications to the PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool to...
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Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) is adding insult to injury this morning. The company was never known for its great dividend, but the company is suspending its dividend in an order to conserve...
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Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) is holding up rather well considering an analyst downgrade this morning. The research team at Stern Agee lowered the Annaly rating down to Underperform...
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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...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally decided to decide what to do with its $100 billion or so mountain of cash. The decision is a dividend, a buyback, and a reserve fund for opportunities. The...
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Energy and fuel logistics firm SMF Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: FUEL) announced this morning that it would suspend its quarterly dividend “until further notice,” beginning with the current quarter. The...
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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...
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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) has remembered a trick that other companies often use to try to bolster confidence amidst a share price confusion…. It is increasing the shareholder...
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