If you heeded the old adage to "sell in May and go away" this year, you're probably second-guessing your decision now.
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June 6 - News
Over the last few years, investors have piled into high-quality dividend stocks in search of yield.
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June 5 - News
You might have bought some of the over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products that Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
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June 5 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) may be involved in everything from hip implants to pharmaceuticals, but it's the latter that brings in the majority of the profits and fuels any...
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May 31 - News
This should not come as a complete surprise given the defensive nature of the industry.
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May 31 - News
As we've learned over the past few years, getting a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration is just half the battle in the biotech sector.
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May 31 - News
You have plenty of choices of where to invest your portfolio.
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May 31 - News
The U.S., which ranks as the most obese nation in the world according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has seen a relatively steady increase over ...
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May 31 - News
The field of synthetic biology is still in its infancy, with many of the most promising companies residing outside of public markets, but make no mistake: The bioeconomy is on...
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May 31 - News
Companies in the Dow Jones Industrials typically have not only solid profits but also create immense amounts of cash flow, much of which they turn around and return to investors...
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May 30 - News
After a 12-week run of seeing its share price rise for the week, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock fell last week.
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May 29 - News
In the context of the 2,700-point advance we've seen in the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) since this time last year, this morning's 150-point drop is only...
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May 29 - News
Earlier this month, Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) reported that the clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (Gammagard) had failed.
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May 29 - News
A recent review published online in the journal, The Lancet, found nearly a quarter of all adults are unhappy with their sleep patterns.
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May 29 - News
When investors are looking to fill out their retirement portfolios, they would be wise to give a long, hard look at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock.
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May 28 - News
With 2013’s second financial quarter nearing its end, it is high time we took a look at how Wall Street’s favorite stocks are faring out.
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May 28 - Lists, News
Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) investors just can't catch a break lately.
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May 28 - News
A whopping 25.3 million people in the U.S. right now are diabetic, with an additional 79 million Americans in the pre-diabetes stage.
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May 28 - News
Investors' total level of margin debt is less than half a percentage point below the record set in July 2007.
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May 24 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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May 24 - News
A few years ago, Andrew W. Lo from the MIT Sloan School of Management gave a lengthy talk at a meet-and-greet for prospective students of the Master of Finance program.
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May 23 - News
If you'd ask most traders, hedge funds are viewed as unimportant, old investment tools of the past.
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May 23 - News
In an already massive market segment, are dividends all you can hope for when you hunt down "elephants" like Warren Buffett does? While you probably won't get a five-bagger at...
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May 22 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s hepatitis C drug, simeprevir, recently received Priority Review status from the FDA.
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May 22 - News
The study tracked men with ADHD for more than 30 years and found that a whopping 41% of them were obese compared to 22% of patients in a matched control group who didn't have ...
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May 22 - News
We dread some checkups. Some people even put them off. If you own Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock, though, there's no need for dread or delay.
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May 21 - News
On Tuesday, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 19 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market.
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May 19 - News
Alzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 5 million Americans, yet its causes are remarkably enigmatic. Nonetheless, pharma and biotech...
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May 17 - News
The 5 big buys of Avalon Advisors in the first quarter of 2013 are AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) , Johnson...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds
As promised at the end of Part I of this two-part article, in Part II, I am presenting three more selections that will help investors round out a well-diversified, income-producing...
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May 16 - News
Billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has been calling for the turnaround of the mega-cap consumer products company The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) for some...
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock has been a boon for growth investors over the past year.
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May 15 - News
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management has filed its quarterly 13F disclosure with the SEC, presenting its portfolio of equity holdings as of the end of the March ...
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May 15 - Hedge Funds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would put heart disease at the top of the list, since it's the leading cause of death in the nation.
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May 14 - News
Consider how big currency issues were in Europe alone (emphasis mine): "Sales in Europe experienced a decline of 1.1% as compared to the prior year, including operational growth...
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May 13 - News
Big pharma isn't the first industry many investors envision when dreaming of the big profits to be made from health care stocks.
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May 13 - News
"Dogs of the Dow" refers to one of the simplest dividend strategies to beat the market.
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May 12 - News
In early April, billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management filed its 13F with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of the end of March.
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May 10 - Hedge Funds
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) has been consistently increasing on the market since the market bottom, from nearly $32 per share in November 2008 to more than $116 per share in ...
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May 10 - News
Where have we heard the fourth-quarter-comeback plan before? Oh yes, from Johnson's predecessor who issued 2011 revenue guidance of $350 million to $400 million, with half of ...
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May 9 - News
The first official recognition of Mother's Day occurred nearly a century ago, when on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May would thereafter...
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May 9 - News
The answer, of course, depends on who is asking.
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May 9 - News
Shares of the robotic surgery specialist traded up more than 4% after the company reported earnings yesterday.
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May 8 - News
When screening for investments, I often like to look at the forward price-to-earnings ratio as a metric that gives me an estimated glimpse into a company's future earnings power...
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May 8 - News
Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) is one of those few stocks that doesn’t need any buzz to outperform the market.
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May 8 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) saw a 5% plus pullback in its stock last week after reporting unimpressive quarterly results; however, this consumer-products giant owns...
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Reaching the coveted $1 billion mark in annual sales is no small feat for a drug.
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May 8 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Trinity Industries, Inc.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Take a look around the pharmaceutical industry and you won't find many companies with market caps exceeding $100 billion (seven by my count).
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May 7 - News