Dividends and Buybacks
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When we started off 2013, most of the Wall St. firms we follow put out their top stock picks for the year. We covered those various lists so our readers could get an idea which way research analysts...
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ThinkstockOnce given up for dead as an overproduced and underutilized commodity, natural gas has risen from the ashes with a vengeance. A combination of a much colder winter than last year, less...
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ThinkstockAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is yet another company that has given up on opportunities for innovation and has lost its appetite for large M&A transactions. Instead, it will use the power of...
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The end of March brought on the last trading of the quarter, with the S&P Index hitting new all-time closing highs in what felt like a very choppy couple of weeks. While we still have not raised...
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ThinkstockThe great debate over the budget and reducing the gigantic U.S. deficit continues to dominate the network, cable, print and Internet news outlets. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a...
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ThinkstockWith the overseas woes of Cyprus and Europe, we are closely monitoring the Treasury Note auctions on what is a shorter pre-holiday week. Unfortunately, the 7-Year Treasury Note auction...
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Jon OggDividends and income growth drive value and income investors alike. Companies raising their dividends often keep investors far longer than companies that refuse to reward their shareholders by...
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Jon OggShort sellers have kept their attack up against the high-dividend stocks, perhaps indicating that many investors believe that the bull market may turn back toward growth rather than paying a...
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24/7 Wall St. has been delivering readers many lists of stocks that offer upside as the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are within striking distance of all-time highs. The DJIA an...
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Courtesy of American ExpressIf the market does not want to try to chase shares of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) higher, perhaps the company can do it all on its own. The credit card issuer has now...
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ThinkstockInvestors love to track the world of mergers and acquisition, and careers have been made and shattered around the speculation of which companies will be acquired next. We saw a wave...
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courtesy of BP plcBritish-based oil supermajor BP PLC (NYSE: BP) deposited a check for nearly $12.5 billion yesterday as it closed the sale of its 50% in TNK-BP to Russia’s Rosneft. The company...
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ThinkstockInvestors still love the realm of master limited partnerships (MLPs) for their oil and gas infrastructure dominance, and of course for those high returns of capital that act like...
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thinkstockThe venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average has been a benchmark for investors since its creation in 1896 by Charles Dow. Twelve stocks made up that first list, which was designed to...
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Jon OggAdvisorShares has announced the launch of the Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF (NYSEMKT: MINC). The new fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) that is said to be managed with a...
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