New York manufacturing activity contracts, but consumer prices remain unchanged, industrial output increases and builders' confidence improves. Staples shares skid after disappointing results. Deere is also down after missing estimates.
Despite the drought, these companies are set to benefit from a long-term global boom in agriculture.
Deere is downgraded to 'underweight,' and Home Depot is downgraded to 'neutral.'
These shares offer regular dividends, a key to steady income. And most are rated as low risk.
The market heads for a down-ending note to a down month.
Several of the best-performing overseas stocks are still no pricier than the plodding domestic alternatives.
These US-listed investments can grab a large stake in global trends without the high fees and difficulty of investing in individual stocks abroad.
These stocks pass a screen based on the value-investing criteria of guru investors Ben Graham and Warren Buffett.
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