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Altria (NYSE: MO) reaffirms that its 2010 full-year guidance for reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be in the range of $1.81 to $1.85. This forecast includes estimated net charges of $0.06 per share related to asset impairment, exit, integration and implementation costs, UST...

The media is filled with brand lists, most of them which are based on research which estimates the value of a given brand. It is hard to connect these valuations to the sales and profits of the companies which own them. Marlboro is one of the most valuable brands in the world–worth perhaps $50...

Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR) today announced that it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.40 per share. Additionally, Vector Group declared its regular annual stock dividend of 5%. Both the quarterly cash and the annual stock dividends are payable on September...

A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at Deere & Co. (NYSE:DE) the day before its earnings report and outlined option strategies investors could use whether they expected positive or negative results.  As it turned out, DE surprised to the upside (by 22 cents, no less) and still moved lower...

In the search for dividends and solid yields, ETFs have become a favored tool among investors, but even with the evolution of dividend ETFs, there are still plenty of high-yielders that continue to fly under the radar. One such example is the Claymore/Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF (NYSE: CVY). CVY...

At 11:46 am, the Dow lost 0.74% to 10,075.12, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.76% to 1,056.48 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.74% to 2,137.74. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Telecom Services - Foreign: This industry jumped 1.56% by 11:46...

I ended my blog on the 3PAR (NYSE:PAR) situation earlier this week with the following paragraph: What will happen next?  Michael Dell may reach deeper into his corporate pockets and up the bid once more.  Or if Dell walks away, the shares will likely fall quickly back to the 24 dollars that...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

The Hotlist, which scans unusual option volume during the trading day, is available to all OptionsHouse customers, including those with a virtual trading account. Refer to this article for more information on Hotlist functionality. With the broad market wearing its rally cap once again (due in...

The title above was from a 2005 paper authored by Princeton professor Harrison Hong and University of British Colombia professor Marcin Kacperczyk (full paper available at http://tinyurl.com/2bh7ubu). It has been widely accepted that “sin” stocks—i.e. publicly-traded companies involved in producing...

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the company's regular quarterly dividend by 8.6% to $0.38 per common share versus the previous rate of $0.35 per common share. The new annualized dividend rate is $1.52 per common share. The quarterly...

Who says that only bonds can pay great dividends? The recent stock market drop has created some great opportunities for income investors. Investors can get yields from 3% and up on some of the country’s best companies. Here is a list of a few premium franchises that have become accidental high...