Conservatives have met the enemy, and it's themselves

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 12:57

Banks boosting their dividends will lead to higher dividend yields in the benchmark S&P 500 Index, making investing more attractive to Americans who have preferred bonds. Last week the Federal Reserve gave a number of banks the green light to return additional capital to shareholders after 15 of the country?s 19 biggest banks passed the ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 12:57

How?s your portfolio paying out right now? If Mr. Market?s any indication, the answer should be better than ever. Dividend stocks hit a major milestone this week: The cash payouts of the S&P 500 are officially higher than they?ve ever been befor,e according to research from S&P?s Howard Silverblatt. Thanks to a slew of dividend ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 12:57

This year's early spring may be a relief to winter-weary people. But experts are concerned, since the fallout can be felt ecologically and economically.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:27

MLB media expert Chris Belivacqua explains the surge in rights fees.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:27

European stocks rose early in their session, but have retreated a bit this morning. They were set for their first rise three days, but it appears persistent fears about the China growth are weighing on the market. US stock futures are weakening late this morning as well after earlier trading higher.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:28

Assurant (AIZ) was downgraded today by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (BAC) from buy to neutral, as the company has been facing increasing regulatory risk. A $45 price target was issued for the stock. Shares are lower by about 1.3 percent. Allscripts (MDRX) was downgraded today by JP Morgan (JPM) from overweight to neutral due to ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:26

LinkedIn (LNKD) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs from neutral to buy with a price target of $135, due to higher operating metric. Shares are higher by about 9.4 percent. Home Depot (HD) today had its estimates and price target increased to $55 with an outperform rating by Credit Suisse (CS) as the company has been ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:26

Time magazine exclaimed on it's latest cover: "Women are overtaking men as America's breadwinners!!" Naturally, I'm thrilled. But what's really newsworthy is not so much what women are achieving, but how they're doing it.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:26

The historic SEC non-prosecution agreement with Carter's didn't necessarily mean that no one was going to get prosecuted. Just ask two of Carter's former senior executives who have been indicted.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:15