Outperforming the S&P 500 is no easy feat, as the vast majority of portfolios fail to meet that the goal annually.
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May 4 - News
You've got to hand it to The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA). If there's one thing it does, it builds lots of planes -- even if they don't always work right or come in on budget.
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May 4 - News
We're still only a couple hours into the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) annual meeting, but there's a significant theme already surfacing in Warren Buffett's comments.
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May 4 - News
It took a lot longer than many pundits predicted, but we finally hit that ballyhooed mark: Dow 15,000.
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May 3 - News
For years, the unemployment picture has held back optimism about the economy's recovery.
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May 3 - News
Next Tuesday, Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 3 - News
Diversified industrial companies reflect the development of the world economy. Such companies' products impact every area of the world and every end market.
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May 2 - News
While the 10 stocks have performed well over the last three years, beating the S&P 500 by more than 10 percentage points, the average dividend yield of the group has barely moved...
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May 1 - News
Light-emitting diode (LED) company Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) did again what it does best -- report a solid quarter, beat estimates, and sound out a decent guidance.
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May 1 - News
Machinery companies are some of the cornerstones of our economy.
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April 30 - News
One of the peculiar aspects of the market move upwards in 2013 is that the defensives have led the way while the traditionally more economically sensitive areas like technology...
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April 29 - News
According to a Form 4 filed with the SEC, William Beattie, a holding company connected to William Beattie purchased 10,000 shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) on April...
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April 29 - Insider Trading
The massive supply of natural gas that has resulted from new drilling technologies applied to U.S.
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April 29 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) stock plunged around 4% since the announcement of its first quarter 2013 earnings.
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April 28 - News
Sometimes when companies outline their strategic thinking the market chooses to ignore them and then be surprised when the results come out in line with the company’s strategy...
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April 26 - News
The oil and gas services sector has underperformed the broader market averages over the past 12 months, as energy companies have reset their capital investment plans lower.
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April 26 - News
In Part I of this series, we discussed three of the six Dow stocks that currently pay yields at least twice as high as that of a 10-Year U.S. Treasury.
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April 26 - News
In trying to make their money work harder for them, investors often fall for questionable investment strategies that promise to help you get rich quick but usually deliver huge...
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April 25 - News
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) reported less-than-stellar results on April 18. The next day the stock price dropped like a rock, down more than 8%.
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April 24 - News
On Thursday, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 24 - News
Three of the longest-serving components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), past and present, experienced major milestones in their corporate lives on April 24...
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April 24 - News
Once a year in April we pay lip service to the environment. Maybe we're a little more conscientious with our recycling or we write a check to a green charity.
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April 23 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded mostly mixed today as investors reacted to an ambiguous earnings season thus far, finishing the day up 0.1%.
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April 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.
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April 23 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
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April 22 - News
Are the biggest banks victims of their own success? As the largest institutions such as Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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April 22 - News
Proponents of alternative energy such as solar and wind power have fought a long uphill battle.
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April 22 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Apple Inc.
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April 22 - Hedge Funds
In the U.S., when the topic of clean energy comes up, we like to debate concepts like climate change or global warming, turning it into a political debate more than a strategic...
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April 22 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" is the name of one of the simplest dividend strategies for beating the market.
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April 21 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), one of the world's largest companies by both sales and market cap, and economic bellwether for ...
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April 21 - News
In stark contrast to industrial and aerospace rivals General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), both of which disappointed investors pretty badly last week...
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April 21 - News
The recent budget proposal from the Obama administration is taking a lot of criticism for its big emphasis on clean energy technology development.
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April 21 - News
Good news, investors! On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration approved The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s detailed design changes for the battery on the 787 Dreamliner.
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April 21 - News
Defensive plays paying respectable dividends have been leaders in the market’s rally so far this year.
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April 20 - Dividend Stocks
Social Security has become one of the most important sources of retirement income for millions of Americans.
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April 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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April 19 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is feeling the backlash from an earnings season that continues to disappoint investors.
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April 19 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) usually do a pretty good job of tracking the movements of the overall stock market.
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April 19 - News
The diversified machinery world is one where a lot of a company's clients are either large non-cyclical or less cyclical businesses or government entities, and I like how that...
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April 19 - News
Having suffered losses on three of four days this week, U.S. stocks are mixed this morning. As of 10:05 a.m.
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April 19 - News
A company's financials are beyond importance in making a decision to purchase the stock, but as the requirement for social corporate responsibility increases due to social networking...
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April 18 - News
On Friday, Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 18 - News
LEDs are becoming more widely adopted in lighting applications, and the implications of switching to LED bulbs can result in energy savings of up to 70%. Cree, Inc.
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April 18 - News
On Friday, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 18 - News
In early April of 2013, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) announced that it would purchase iconic oil pump manufacturer Lufkin Industries, Inc.
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April 18 - News
Large cap stocks could save you from a complete and utter disaster.
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April 17 - News
The average American worker made $19.77 per hour last year. Let's contemplate the hourly pay of some other Americans' wages.
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April 17 - News
Part of the problem with the U.S. educational system is that it's loaded with fluff.
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April 17 - News
