Dividends and Buybacks
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Wells Fargo has many things going for it. For instance, it has had the most successful stock buyback plan of all major banks, according to am obscure research report from Nomura's Bill Carcache.
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Nomura has issued a research report on the banking sector that is far from the norm: how successful a series of stock buyback programs has been for the major regional banks.
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ThinkstockNomura has issued a very different sort of research report on the U.S. regional and large banks. The firm’s Bill Carcache has a Neutral rating on the sector, but he has identified which...
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McDonald's announced plans to refranchise at least 1,500 restaurants, following a growing trend in the industry. Other fast-food restaurants that have recently sold company-owned stores back to...
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ThinkstockThe analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch have come out with three top picks in the real estate investment trust (REIT) segment on Monday. Two of these offer significantly higher...
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ThinkstockDividend payments by S&P 500 companies reached an all-time high last year, totaling some $330.8 billion, according to FactSet. As of this March, 418 of the 500 companies in the index...
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McDonald's held an investor conference presentation on Wednesday, in which Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson announced an intensified commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
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McDonald's announced Wednesday morning that it plans to return $18 billion to $20 billion to shareholders over the next three years, a 10% to 20% increase over returns for the three preceding years.
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ThinkstockMortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) are being defended by Doug Harter, the analyst who follows this sector for Credit Suisse. The thesis is that as book values keep rising, there...
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Bank of America has decided to resubmit its requested capital actions and certain 2014 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review schedules to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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ThinkstockThe world of master limited partnerships (MLPs) was being targeted by many critics earlier in the year. Suddenly, a firm oil market and a falling interest rate environment drove up most...
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Wells Fargo has become the safest of the large banks in America. That can always change in the years ahead, particularly if another mortgage or housing crisis arises. But for now it is the safest.
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While the attention around the AT&T buyout of DirecTV has centered on the new angle of the company, it seems fair to wonder if income investors should be worried about AT&T's dividend yield.
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Jon OggThis past week was a rough one for the markets. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs, only to sell off handily from the peak before...
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ThinkstockNational Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV) has not just raised its dividend. It has massively raised it. The leader in equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production...
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