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Sometimes press releases have the strangest things in them. Many individuals complain about corporate welfare, but we are curious to know if shareholders actually care about when the companies they...
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If you have been watching shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), you might be tricked into believing that the global growth story is done. With shares down around $99.00 this morning, its shares...
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Stock splits usually bring back memories of the old tech bubble and dot-com bubble. Fundamentally, nothing changes at the company other than that smaller investors get to invest in shares at a...
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We have been screening our universe of the high-yield dividends for investors now that investors are growing more concerned each day and each week. Now we are looking at junk bond fund...
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When economic softness spooks high-flying stocks, solid companies with good histories, solid return on equity, and above average dividends are a handy remedy. We screened five companies in the...
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When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense — out of risky assets and into those assets that offer more security and some dividend upside. One choice is utilities, where investments are...
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Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is hosed if 2011 becomes its own version of “Nokia’s New Normal.” It has seen more downgrades than the U.S. economic recovery in the last week. What is...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE: WMT) is hosting its annual shareholder meeting today. As this stock has been dead money for a decade, the heat is on and the company is trying to show its...
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Stocks are still correcting as economic data keeps coming in weaker and weaker. Now the media keeps routinely talking up what we called a supporting call for QE3. Please, no QE3! Still, the...
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The retail sector has historically not the place for income and dividend investors seeking high payouts. The reason is simple: razor-thin margins. Add in the notion that many new retailers are...
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Very few people consider the financial ramifications of Memorial Day Weekend as one of the top financial events of the year when it comes to the travel and hospitality industries. This is the...
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Insurance companies are becoming less popular than lawyers. Before you throw out the entire class of healthcare insurance, liability insurance, and property & casualty insurance, things might...
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Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) might have enjoyed any other day discussing a new factory in China as it expands closer to other end-markets, but today’s excitement is around a higher dividend for...
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Last night came the news bomb that many analysts should have seen coming but were blindsided by the severity of the news. Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) gave an earnings forecast that was much worse than...
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Now that the 10-Year Treasury Note has been back to close to the 3.00% yields again, we wanted to see which Dow Jones Industrial Average components had a higher dividend yield than the 10-Year...
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