There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following: IBM, Starbucks, BB&T, Emerson Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Invesco, Pfizer, Wal-Mart, Capital One and Exxon Mobil. Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock…
Crude trades above $70/bbl for the first time since 2014, with oil prices at risk of extending the advance from earlier this month as a bullish sequence unfolds. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar regains its footing following the lackluster Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, CRUDE OIL PRICES TO STAY BID AS BULLISH SEQUENCE UNFOLDS Crude remains bid as U.S. President Donald…
Investors focused on the Computer and Technology space have likely heard of Twitter (TWTR – Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of TWTR and the rest of the Computer…
Unfortunately, many beginning investors hearing the words “real estate” and “Singapore” thinking about a pile of money required to invest in such a distant country. If you want to invest in Singapore property market capital may not be a constraint. Today, investors can own real estate through an investment vehicle called Real Estate Investment Trust…
Call it the news of the year, perhaps even of the decade. For the first time since the Korean Peninsula was divided in 1948, leaders of the two warring nations met in what had the look and feel of a jovial reconciliation between two estranged family members. Kim Jong-un of North Korea and President Moon…
The market is very volatile and most indexes remain near their 2018 lows. People are nervous. Last year analysts told us to “buy the next pullback,” but some are now turning bearish. This mood shift is common on Wall Street. So, has the bull market ended? Did we enter a bear market? The single best…
People are nervous about emerging markets. You know that. I know that. Everyone knows that. And everyone plus you and me also knows why people are thusly nervous. It’s because after years of benefiting from flows facilitated by unprecedented accommodation by DM central banks, the tide is starting to turn and even if lackluster data in Europe and…
So far it is providing some resistance for the bulls, and that means we’ll need to keep a close eye on things, to make sure we are ready to book gains, should another sell-off occurs again. As for me, I think we will get through the 50-Day MA, but where the real problem lies is with…
Crude oil is trading above $70/barrel while the USD came very close to breaking above 93 int he early hours of today. Especially with oil the uptrend impacts a wide range of sectors some of which are unable to pass the higher costs on to consumers. Chris Temple joins me to discuss what is helping…
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees and sells them along with fresh, rich-brewed, Italian style espresso beverages, a variety of pastries and confections, and coffee-related equipment primarily through its company-operated retail stores. In addition to sales through its company-operated retail stores, Starbucks sells whole bean coffees through a specialty sales group…
