Johnson & Johnson's $19.7B Synthes Deal: A Surprise Earnings Boost
Abram Brown, Forbes Staff
Abram Brown, Forbes Staff
Alan Shen, Forbes Staff
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about recent trends in retirement plans. One of these is the growth of target date retirement funds, which are now offered in more than 3/4 of retirement plans and are often the default option for new employees. The goal of these funds is to be a "one stop shop" that diversifies your money into a mix of investments and then adjusts that mix to become more conservative as you get closer to the fund's target retirement date so you can "set it and forget it." But does[...] read »
In trading on Wednesday, shares of CreXus Investment Corp (NYSE: CXS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $10.08, changing hands as high as $10.12 per share. CreXus Investment Corp shares are currently trading up about 2.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CXS shares, versus its 200 day moving average: read »
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $37.52, changing hands as low as $37.30 per share. Hanover Insurance Group Inc shares are currently trading off about 1.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of THG shares, versus its 200 day moving average: read »
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $42.66, changing hands as low as $42.54 per share. Rayonier Inc. shares are currently trading down about 0.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of RYN shares, versus its 200 day moving average: read »
In trading on Wednesday, shares of W.R. Grace Co. (NYSE: GRA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $47.89, changing hands as low as $47.40 per share. W.R. Grace Co. shares are currently trading off about 4.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GRA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: read »
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued,[...] read »
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: CLB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $117.79, changing hands as low as $116.92 per share. Core Laboratories N.V. shares are currently trading down about 2.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CLB shares, versus its 200 day moving average: read »
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR) presently has a stellar rank, in the top 10% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors. read »
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors. read »
