Standard & Poor's
Some of the most popular equity plays among long-term investors are those that pay large dividends. In certain sectors businesses are structured to pay out a significant portion of their available cash to shareholders. It's no surprise that these usual suspects tend to remain on top of tickerspy's top-yielding Index rankings.
Yield, however, isn't the only factor in the equation. As was observed during the economic downturn, stocks with normally paltry dividends ended up boasting impressive yields merely because the share price got ...
KeyBanc downgrades Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) to Hold.
KeyBanc analyst says, "Aeropostale is up 110% (vs. S&P 500 up 12% over the same timeframe) since our January 6, 2009, initiation at BUY; we move to the sidelines. While we are reticent to ...
Good morning. As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a “Fed Day” as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it’s just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on “Fed Days.” But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.
But if volatility is the name of your game, then yesterday’s “Fed Day” was your kind of day. We got a rally of nearly 150 points out of the gate then a dive after the Fed statement, a quick bounce back up of 90 points to the high of the day, and then a plunge ...
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MSCI (MXB) To Offer 3.3M Shares Related to S&P 400 Addition
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S&P Retail Index SPDR (XRT) volatility flat at 36
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Stocks pull to the lows into the close - Dow Up 31, Nasdaq Flat, S&P Up 1.3
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S&P May Cut Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.a) Rating By As Much As Two Notches
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Berkshire Hathaway's AAA rating may be cut by S&P
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Stocks open up and push higher: Dow Up 96, Nasdaq Up 12, S&P 500 Up 10
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FBR Capital Upgrades Gaylord Entertainment (GET) to Market Perform
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UBS on Retail: Starts BBY, HD, AZO at Buy, KMX, ORLY, SPLS at Neutral
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Morning Movers 10/03: BNI, DDRX, BDK, AIMC, RTEC, MEDW Higher; CKEC, TPGI, IBCP, NSTC, CMLS, HEB Lower
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After-Hours Movers 11/02: BDK, DDRX, ATSI, HLF, HTCH, SNCR, CAR Higher; TNS, HIMX, SVR, TXRH Lower
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S&P Announces Changes to US Index: CML for CPF, EBS for IBCP
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Financials Leading Stocks Lower: Dow Up 5, Nasdaq Down 8, S&P 500 Down 3
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Stocks Well Off Session Highs: Dow Up 45, Nasdaq Down 1, S&P 500 Up 1
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Genworth (GNW) Turns Lower Despite Fox-Pitt Upgrade
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Progressive (PGR) Is a Strong Contender with Geico for Auto-Insurance Superiority
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Socks move to best levels on the day following better-than-expected ecnomic data: Dow Up 133, Nasdaq Up 17, S&P 500 Up 12
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S&P 500 falls 2% for October, the first monthly drop since February
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IVX Volatility Monitor: Financial Sector SPDR XLF ED OEX
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Waves of selling keep coming - Dow Down 250, Nasdaq Down 50, S&P 500 Down 25
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) up 2.29 to 27.05. S&P 500 down 1.61%
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Market check: Dow Down 152, Nasdaq Down 32, S&P 500 Down 18
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Stocks move to lows as dollar strengthens: Dow Down 90, Nasdaq Down 15, S&P 500 Down 10
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MSCI (MXB) S&P MidCap 400 Addition Will Put It on the Map
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After-Hours Movers 10/29: AXTI, ISSI, APKT, GNW, CEC, CSA, LVS Higher; IDIX, NVTL, TSRA, CRDC Lower
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S&P Announces Changes to US Indices: FCX for SGP, PCLN for SGP, MXB for PCLN
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) down 3.11 to 24.80, S&P 500 up 2.32%
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Stocks Pushing to Fresh Session Highs: Dow Up 120, Nasdaq Up 30, S&P 500 Up 15
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Stocks start strong after better-than-expected Q3 GDP number: Dow Up 70, Nasdaq Up 20, S&P Up 9
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Selling intensifies into the close. Stocks at lows - Dow Down 121, Nasdaq Down 59, S&P 500 Down 21
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Homebuilders Fall Amid Sharp Decline in New Home Sales, Concerns About Possible Extension of Home Buyer Tax Credit
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IVX Volatility Monitor: DJX ES RUI
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IVX Volatility Monitor: XLF ED OEX
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S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Index for August: 146, Up 1% from July
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Highlights From MHP's Q3 Conference Call: Education Revenue Declined 11.6%, S&P Investment Services Fell 7.6%
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Financials One of the Worst Performing Sectors as Dollar Strengthens
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Senator Bill Nelson expects Senate to extend homebuyer tax credit later this week - Reuters (XHB)
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S&P Did Not Downgrade Bank of America (BAC)
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VIX recently up 1.97 to 24.22
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Bank of America (BAC) Hit Today, Rumors Flare Up
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Market Check: Dow Down 33, Nasdaq Up 2, S&P 500 Down 4
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Stocks giving up early gains - Dow Up 4, Nasdaq Up 9, S&P Up 2
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Cramer's 12 Picks For Recovery: Do We Care?
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Stocks Start Stronger, Now at Best Levels: Dow Up 73, Nasdaq Up 24, S&P 500 Up 10
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McGraw-Hill (MHP) Q3 Sales and Profit Fall (Update)
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Stocks at session lows: Dow Down 132, Nasdaq Down 13, S&P 500 Down 15. Financials notably weak (XLF)
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Stocks at Weakest Levels of the Session: Dow Down 105, Nasdaq Down 7, S&P 500 Down 12
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Daily State of the Markets: They're Baaaack!
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Market Check: Dow Jones up 147; NASDAQ up 15; S&P 500 up 12
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Stocks at Session Highs: Dow Up 111, Nasdaq Up 9, S&P 500 Up 8
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S&P Lowers U.S. Corporate Speculative-Grade Default Rate Significantly
