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Operate For Survival And Plan For Success
1/28/2013, 4:29 pm from Jim Blasingame in Personal Finance, Small Business
Blasingame’s 2nd Law of Small Business states: It’s redundant to say “under-capitalized small business.” Growing small businesses operate in the narrow danger zone between the leading edge and the bleeding edge of the marketplace. And since our capital reserves and options are limited, every small business CEO makes... Read >>
Dow Breaks Its Winning Streak (Albeit Barely), S&P Clings to Support
1/28/2013, 4:23 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
"It was a very slow day, without a lot of big news," noted
Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT. "We will
have hundreds of earnings and a Fed meeting later this week,
though," he added, "so expect more volatility to come soon." In
today's trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
(DJI) ... Read >>
NextEra Energy Might Miss It - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 4:15 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
NextEra Energy ( NEE ) will release its
fourth quarter 2012 financial results before the market bell on Jan
29, 2013. In the prior quarter, this electric utility reported a
negative surprise of 9.35%. NextEra currently has a Zacks Rank #2
(Buy). Let's see how things are shaping up at NextEra prior to... Read >>
Pre-Market Earnings Report for January 29, 2013 : PFE, LLY, EMC, F, DHR, NEE, ITW, VLO, CP, IP, TROW, GLW
1/28/2013, 4:00 pm from NASDAQ.com News in News Headlines, Earnings
The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 01/29/2013. Visit our Earnings
Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases. Pfizer, Inc. ( PFE ) is reporting for
the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The large cap pharmaceutical
company's consensus earnings per... Read >>
CenterPoint Raises Dividend - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 4:00 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
CenterPoint Energy Inc. ( CNP ) has increased its
quarterly dividend to share more benefits with its shareholders, as
it did in January 2012. The company increased its dividend by 2.5%,
bringing the annualized dividend to 83 cents per share from the
previous payout of 81 cents per share. The increment... Read >>
HCP to Enhance Dividend - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 3:52 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Last Friday, HCP Inc. ( HCP ) announced a 5%
hike in its quarterly cash dividend rate. The company will now pay
a dividend of 52.5 cents per share compared with 50 cents paid in
the prior quarter. The increased dividend will be paid on Feb 19,
2013 to stockholders of record on Feb 4.
HCP has established... Read >>
Ryan Unveils Single Family Homes - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 3:50 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Reston, Virginia-based homebuilder NVR Inc. (
NVR ) has offered
single family based model homes at Waverly Meadows in Woolwich
Township, New Jersey. The new houses, built by NVR's Ryan Home
Division are available at prices starting from $290,000. The single-family model homes spread across a large area of... Read >>
First Horizon Prices Preferred Stock - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 3:43 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
First Horizon National Corporation ( FHN ) announced the
pricing of a public offering of roughly $100 million worth of
depositary shares. Each share represents a 1/4,000th interest in a
share of the company's Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred
Stock and carries a fixed annual dividend of 6.20%.
... Read >>
Merck's OAB Patch Gets FDA Nod - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 3:41 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Merck ( MRK ) recently
announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) approval for its transdermal patch, Oxytrol for Women
(oxybutynin transdermal system). The drug has been approved for
treating women suffering from overactive bladder (OAB). The company
expects the drug to be... Read >>
America Movil TV in Costa Rica - Analyst Blog
1/28/2013, 3:40 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
America Movil ( AMX ), one of the
leading telecom carriers in South America, has recently gained a
15-year license to market its cable television in Costa Rica. The
multi-year agreement also has a renewal option for another ten
years, depending on the company's profitability from the new
business. We... Read >>