Written by John Szramiak/Vintage Value Investing The Federal Reserve Board met last week and raised interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25 percentage point). The case for a hike was strong: We’re at more or less full employment. Inflation, which has slowly accelerated,
March 22, 2017
Dividend growth investing is a very popular approach which can fit within the ModernGraham methods. This article will look at companies reviewed by ModernGraham which have grown their dividends annually for at least the last 20 years. For all 835 companies
Written by StockNews.com PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG) confirmed today that it submitted a second takeover offer to Akzo Nobel N. V. (PINK:AKZOY), which was quickly rebuffed by the Dutch coatings and chemicals maker. The 90 euro per share offer price
The “Trump Rally” hit what many pundits are calling a “speed bump” yesterday. While a pullback has been expected by just about everyone in the game, the speed at which the vehicle hit the bump still managed to send
Recent polls for Italian politicians supporting the eurozone and EU have collapsed. Pro-Europe polls are highly likely to get worse as a further splintering of Matteo Renzi’s PD party takes place. It is not out of question for Beppe Grillo’s
The headlines for existing home sales growth pace declined saying “too few properties for sale and weakening affordability conditions stifled buyers in most of the country”. Our analysis of the unadjusted data shows much of January’s sharp increase in sales
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. A small biotech by the name of Therapix Biosciences (TRPX) completed an IPO on Tuesday night to little
Two rate hikes since last year have weakened the dollar. Why is that, and what’s ahead for the dollar, currencies & gold? And while we are at it, we’ll chime in on what may be in store for the stock
Patience frayed last week as markets engaged in a secondary-test (even a double-top) by the S&P; while NASDAQ made consecutive higher highs; for sure reflecting rotation and those somewhat bifurcated Index patterns. A majority of ‘retail high-wealth’ selling was ongoing
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has seen a drop in his approval rating from 60%–65% to 55%–60% in recent weeks. This is due to accusations regarding a fixed real estate acquisition, where a school with a very nationalist agenda and
