27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Dividend Stocks That Are Minting Money
3 Dividend Stocks That Are Minting Money
The best predictor of a big dividend increase is robust earnings growth.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at a few dividend payers — Nucor (NYSE: NUE), Carnival (NYSE: CCL), and Waste Management (NYSE: WM) — enjoying unusually strong profit growth right now that could fund sharp payout growth for shareholders in 2018 and beyond.
27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Payment Processing Stocks to Buy Now
3 Payment Processing Stocks to Buy Now
Investors could do far worse than the payments industry over the last year. Some of the biggest names in credit cards are represented, and the three largest, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, have at least doubled the performance of the broader market over the last 12 months.
27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is an Ivy League Degree Worth It in the Job Market?
Is an Ivy League Degree Worth It in the Job Market?
“A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not their family connections nor ties to Ivy League schools or elite banks, but rather the strength of their research, analysis and writing.”
— Barry Ritholtz
An Ivy League degree may be impressive, but is it really worth it? There are logical arguments for and against, but a financial analysis suggests that it may not be worth it.
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27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NYC property manager found dead in double-murder suicide
NYC property manager found dead in double-murder suicide
The bodies of property manager Steven Dym, his wife Loretta and his daughter Caroline were discovered on the second-floor landing of their Westchester mansion Friday morning. Dym, the CEO of his family firm Gabriel Management, killed his family and himself with a 12-gauge shotgun, according to police. The motive for the horrific crime is still unclear. A cleaning lady discovered the bodies in their 4,551-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-bathroom house on Fox Hill Road in Pound Ridge. The house was […]
27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Stocks at 52-Week Highs: Are They Buys?
5 Stocks at 52-Week Highs: Are They Buys?
How high can they go?
That’s the most pressing question for five stocks that recently hit 52-week highs. Autohome (NYSE: ATHM), Brookfield Infrastructure Parners (NYSE: BIP), Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), and Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) each accomplished the feat. Three of them — all but Myriad and Procter & Gamble — set all-time highs. But are these high-flying stocks smart picks for investors right now?
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27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Karen at court
Karen at court
Your favorite court reporter is back, with our favorite grandma/hedge fund manager/fraudster, Karen Bruton battling it out in court.
Original case:
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/georgia/gandce/1:2016cv01752/227482
The Complaint:
27 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is the American Express Company’s Dividend Safe?
Is the American Express Company’s Dividend Safe?
Over the past six years, not only has the American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) hiked its dividend, but it has done so by fairly generous amounts. In 2016, American Express raised its dividend by a little more than 10%; in 2015, the company raised it by 11.5%. These healthy increases in dividend payouts have begun to put American Express on the radar of dividend growth investors, even with a yield that is still below the market average at just 1.5%.