Dividends and Buybacks

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ThinkstockThey say there is an exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy for just about everything. Now investors can get exposure to the senior loan market as one method of protecting assets against...
Jon OggInvestors love dividends. This one investing component has comprised a major portion of total returns through time. The trend in recent years has been for companies to pay dividends and keep...
Wikimedia CommonsWe have now seen three Dow Jones Industrial Average components raise their dividend payouts to shareholders this week. The third is Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), which has just...
Jon OggShort sellers have increased their bets against some of the defensive high-yield dividend stocks, while paring down in others. As you will see, the dividend and stock performance matter here....
Jon OggChevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is yet again trumping oil and gas rival Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) ahead of both corporate earnings reports. Chevron already had a high yield dividend...
Jon OggEarlier today we had been predicting that a dividend hike was going to be announced by both Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) very soon. It turns out the...
Jon OggCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is defying the market trends so far on Wednesday as the company’s annual shareholder meeting. The bank is still in what will be a multiyear turnaround. At the...
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has been tracking companies that raise their dividends for quite some time. This week both oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) are reporting...
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is out with its second quarter corporate earnings report for fiscal 2013. The consumer electronics giant has been under more than just a bit of pressure due...
Jon OggThe world of Master Limited Partnerships (or MLPs) has to go through adjustments from time to time as investors sometimes wonder about their tax consequences at a time when the government is...
courtesy of IBMInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reported its corporate earnings for its first quarter. The report came to $3.00 in operating earnings per share and $23.4 billion in...
courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is out with its first-quarter earnings, and the company says that the wireless segment has seen expanded margin as its customer base...
Courtesy of American ExpressAmerican Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) today reported first quarter results after markets closed today. The financial services company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS)...
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is out with it first-quarter earnings, and the report leaves a little something to be desired....
Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) managed to beat earnings expectations this morning, and the drug and consumer products giant also reaffirmed its earnings guidance for 2013. This...