Articles by YCHARTS
Huh? After Laying Off 150,000, Big Pharma Says Finding Talent Has Become Difficult
2/5/2013, 12:09 pm from YCHARTS in Stocks
File this under 'sad irony.' Now that the pharmaceutical
industry has tossed thousands of people overboard during the last
decade - an estimated 150,000 or so just since 2009 - a... Read >>
Should Johnson & Johnson Unload Troubled McNeil Consumer Healthcare Business?
1/22/2013, 5:13 pm from YCHARTS in Stocks
In case anyone was wondering, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) CEO Alex Gorsky
is trying to make clear that the healthcare giant has no intention
of unloading its troubled McNeil Consumer... Read >>
Abbott Spinoff AbbVie: Clumsy Name Least of Its Challenges
1/2/2013, 4:31 pm from YCHARTS in Stocks
It is now official - AbbVie ( ABBV ) exists. For
those who may not recall, AbbVie is the so-called research-based
pharma that has been spun off by Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) and features... Read >>
Signs of Change at Amazon? A Book Nerd Notices Higher Prices
11/26/2012, 12:18 pm from YCHARTS in Stocks
When I worked at the New York Times ( NYT ), the guy in the
next office, reporter David Streitfeld, knew a lot about many
things, but the thing he seemed to know the most about was books
and... Read >>
Investors Have to Be Wondering: Is All the Dumbness Gone at H-P?
11/21/2012, 11:41 am from YCHARTS in Stocks
Hewlett-Packard's ( HPQ ) price has fallen
sharply since Meg Whitman took over in September 2011, after a
brief run-up. HPQ data by YCharts The stock's fall can make H-P seem like a... Read >>
Dividend Conundrum: Leggett & Platt’s 4.4% Yield vs. Becton Dickinson’s 2.4% -- Surprise
11/20/2012, 12:16 pm from YCHARTS in Stocks
Rooting around for income-producing investments these days, one
quickly bypasses 10-year Treasuries and is on to dividend stocks,
and few places are better to start at than the list of ... Read >>
Buffett Has Plenty of Company, Among Fund Managers, in Buying Deere: Here’s Why
11/19/2012, 11:11 am from YCHARTS in Stocks
We all know Warren Buffett's fondness for farm analogies and the
heartland, so perhaps it's no surprise that his Berkshire Hathaway
( BRK.B ) team
picked up a stake in tractor maker Deere... Read >>
Intel – PE Ratio Below 9; Dividend Yield 4.3% -- Screams Value: Quieter Voice Whispers Danger
11/15/2012, 11:00 am from YCHARTS in Stocks
On paper, chip maker Intel ( INTC ) today looks
like a value investor's dream stock; a Dow company sporting
devalued shares, with a PE
ratio below 9, and a 4.3% dividend yield even while... Read >>
Guess What Percentage Rise in Sales Apple Guy Needs Just to Get JC Penney Back to its Peak?
11/14/2012, 10:04 am from YCHARTS in Stocks
Fitch Ratings nailed it: calling JC Penney's ( JCP ) third-quarter
results "dismal" and warning that its revenues will fall still
further. Basically, about a year after CEO Ron... Read >>
Whole Foods, Annie’s Stand Out Among Organic Purveyors, But Two Lesser-Known Stocks Entice
11/12/2012, 11:09 am from YCHARTS in Stocks
Anyone who has stepped into a Whole Foods store within the past
few years knows that the hunger for organic and natural foods is
generating longer lines at checkout counters as the quest for... Read >>