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After The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP), which recently raised its quarterly dividend by 6.4% to 25 cents from 23.5 cents, and Tiffany & Company (TIF), which recently announced a share repurchase program of $400 million, it is now the turn of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) to utilize its...

After The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP), which recently raised its quarterly dividend by 6.4% to 25 cents from 23.5 cents, and Tiffany & Company (TIF), which recently announced a share repurchase program of $400 million, it is now the turn of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) to utilize its...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, attributable to considerably colder-than-normal weather conditions. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report brought out by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) every Thursday...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles. The agency's bearish report further added that gasoline and distillate supplies logged a broader-than-expected climb, while refinery run-rates decreased from the previous week. The Energy...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles. The agency's bearish report further added that gasoline and distillate supplies logged a broader-than-expected climb, while refinery run-rates decreased from the previous week. The Energy...

A number of stocks are seeing there 50-Day moving average cross over the 200-Day moving average in Friday's trading session. This indicates that the stock is in an uptrend and some traders put considerable credence in this indicator. The first name that we have today is Bio-Reference Laboratories...

The New York Times Company (NYT), the diversified media conglomerate, is transmuting its business model by adding diverse revenue streams, which include a pay-and-read model for NYTimes.com with plans to launch a paid subscription website, BostonGlobe.com in 2011. The company will adopt the...

The New York Times Company (NYT), the diversified media conglomerate, is transmuting its business model by adding diverse revenue streams, which include a pay-and-read model for NYTimes.com with plans to launch a paid subscription website, BostonGlobe.com in 2011. The company will adopt the...

Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating and $42 price target on shares of Valassis Communications (NYSE: VCI). In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Following a day with management and investors in NYC yesterday, Jan. 20th, we are incrementally more positive on VCI's competitive...

Cusick's Corner The market has held up well in this “sell the news” situation and with the continued concerns over China's inflation and the potential implications to economic growth. Watching critical technical levels, 1276 on the SPX, in the short-term you could use the 20-Day SMA to spot any...

The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP), a publisher and provider of financial information and media services, hit the market with the news of dividend increase, reflecting its plan to utilize its free cash to enhance shareholders' return, thereby boosting investor confidence in the stock. New...

The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP), a publisher and provider of financial information and media services, hit the market with the news of dividend increase, reflecting its plan to utilize its free cash to enhance shareholders' return, thereby boosting investor confidence in the stock. New...

Warren Buffett Will Keep Every Share of Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) -WSJ

Warren Buffett said he steps down from The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Board to focus on Berskhire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A). Buffett said he will not take positions in any other boards than Berkshire Hathaway.

Shares of The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) are plummeting, down more than 3% on back of the news that legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO (NYSE: BRK-B) Warren Buffett is retiring from the board. “For most of the last 37 years, we've been privileged to have on our board perhaps the best...