Dividends and Buybacks
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Southwest Airlines has decided to return even more capital back to its shareholders. The discount airline's board of directors has approved a higher dividend and a new share repurchase program.
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ThinkstockWith both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs this week, investors have to wonder how they should be positioning themselves for the rest of the...
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Courtesy of American ExpressAmerican Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) is an important financial stock to the markets, only a part of which is because it is a Dow Jones Industrial Average component. The...
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ThinkstockWith interest rates still hovering just above multiyear lows, we continue to monitor ways for investors to get higher yields without chasing higher risk. The UBS Dividend Ruler stock list...
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White House Photo by Pete SouzaAfter finishing last year strong, U.S. equity markets had a volatile start this year, pulling back from all-time highs. Stocks have recovered since and, so far this...
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ThinkstockExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) have some serious issues in common. Two obvious issues are that each is a DJIA component, and each is among the global oil &...
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courtesy of philip morris internationalThe U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and proposed to extend its tobacco authority to additional tobacco products, including e-cigarettes....
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In a new research report, RBC adds and deletes names from its Guided Portfolio: Dividend Growth offering. We screened them by sector, looking for the highest yield for income-oriented investors.
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Could stock splits be coming back in vogue? Apple finally announced a major stock split. What is amazing is that the split was so large, on a seven-for-one basis.
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Apple is out with its second-quarter earnings for 2014. The pressure has been on and off for Tim Cook to do something more aggressive, and this earnings report will put at least some of that to rest.
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Lamar Advertising has announced that it has received communication from the Internal Revenue Service regarding its plan to convert to a real estate investment trust (REIT).
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Wednesday afternoon likely will be make or break for Apple after it reports its second-quarter earnings. The consumer electronics giant has seen its former days of the Steve Jobs glory fade.
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In a new research report, the energy team at Cowen says that negative earnings revisions in big oil stocks are starting to level off. The major integrated names could be in for a solid second half...
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bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsThe current sell-off of major U.S. stocks and the resulting drop in the primary indexes shows many signs it could continue. Investors have shown anxiety over high...
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courtesy of WhiteHouse.govNow that stocks have pulled back from their highs, some investors have moved on to more defensive stock positions. That move often lands some of the top dividend payers as...
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