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Dividend Aristocrats Index rises
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which according to Standard & Poor’s highlights the "true blue-chip companies” with a "policy of increasing dividends,” have been ……Read More
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Ben Bernanke speaks and Dow Jones surges
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that the economic outlook remained "unusually uncertain." Tell that to America’s manufacturing base, which is seeing a pick-up ……Read More
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Company earnings already begin to disappoint
It’s the first heavy week of earnings season with nearly half of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and more than one-fifth of the S&P 500 ……Read More
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More foreign money flows into Canadian securities
Non-residents investment in Canadian securities strengthened substantially in May with foreign inflows amounting to $23.2 billion, most notably for federal government debt instruments. Meanwhile, Canadian investors sold $2.9 billion ……Read More
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Google earnings could hold a surprise
On October 20, 2005, Google reported earnings that beat analysts expectations handily, causing the shares to surge as much as 14 percent in after hours ……Read More
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Smoothies take McDonald’s stock price to new highs
McDonald’s [MCD 69.91 -1.42 (-1.99%) ] shares are poised to break out to an all-time high next week as its earnings report shows ……Read More