Earnings are starting to look a bit better with half the S&P 500's quarterly results in. Revenue, however, is a different and bothersome story.
These dividend funds added the tech company to their holdings and can now stand to gain from the increased payout.
The only explanation for recent stock action is market players following others blindly. The bulls just have to hope analysts don't think this is National Lemming Week.
Until the company offers something new, there's no reason to buy more products -- or stock.
While most Americans are paying more, corporations are benefiting as never before from provisions that tilt steeply in their favor.
Newly minted doctors are graduating with record levels of debt, including the son of Fed chief Ben Bernanke.
Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline are offering fewer paid speeches and free dinners, which is good news for patients and taxpayers.
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Investors can still find some compelling valuations among large-cap drug companies even as major stock indices hit new highs.
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