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Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:36 GMT

Estimating future dividend growth is difficult if not impossible. Companies which might have had a long history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising dividends and might even cut them.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

ADP Sees 203,000 Jobs Lost

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:07 GMT

This morning, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), the biggest payroll processing firm, estimated that the economy lost 203,000 private sector jobs in October. That was more than the consensus estimate of 190,000 jobs lost. However, the September job loss numbers were revised to a loss of just 227,000 from the original read of 254,000. Thus the losses are coming from a higher base level, and if the revisions are included, this report was in line with consensus or perhaps a bit better.[More...]

Dividend Stocks: A Disciplined Approach

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:07 GMT

Those that have read this space for any period of time are well aware of my enthusiasm for using dividend growth stocks as a vehicle for building long-term wealth and income.[More...]

Pre-Market: Stocks Headed Higher Ahead Of Fed Release

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Stock futures have put up solid gains throughout pre-market trading and modestly extended their move in the wake of the ADP private sector employment report. It showed a slower rate of job losses and lifts some hope for a similar result in Friday's Labor Dept. release.[More...]

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT

In its continuing efforts to nurture the fragile economic recovery, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates at record lows when it concludes its meeting today (Wednesday).[More...]

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
The result is that productivity - output per hour of work - jumped at the fastest pace in six years.
Productivity rose at an annual rate of 9.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

ADP Sees 203,000 Jobs Lost

Dividend Stocks: A Disciplined Approach

Pre-Market: Stocks Headed Higher Ahead Of Fed Release

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Spinal Modulation secures $27.4 million in series C financing

New jobless claims drop to 512K, lowest since Jan.

Ahead of the Bell: Jobless claims

ISM's service sector index grows again in October

ISM's service sector index grows again in October

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Bleak outlook for jobs

Burlington Northern, Ford, UBS are big movers

Business Highlights

Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Customers Can Save More than $1 Billion with New Suite of Energy Efficiency Programs from PECO

PECO: Gas Supply Favorable for '09 Winter

More Than $308 Million Available To Help PECO Customers Pay Their Utility Bills

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information As of October 31, 2009

ExxonMobil Most Exposed, Southern Most Vulnerable and Exelon More Prosperous Under US Cap-and-Trade

Reliant Energy Names Tom Gros Senior Vice President of Sales

They ˜Vant' To Suck Your Electricity: PECO Reminds Customers to Save Money By Stopping ˜Vampire' Energy Use in Their Homes

U.S. Secretary of Energy Visits PECO & Awards $200 Million in Smart Meter Stimulus

NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Results; Initiates 2010 Guidance

Form 4 MCLEAN IAN P For: Nov 05 (10K)

Form 4 O'Brien Denis P. For: Nov 04 (10K)

Form 4 MCLEAN IAN P For: Nov 04 (10K)

Form 4 CRANE DAVID W For: Nov 02 (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: ZOPP ANDREA L (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: Von Hoene William A. Jr. (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: ROWE JOHN W (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: MOLER ELIZABETH A (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: HILZINGER MATTHEW F (10K)

Form 4 EXELON CORP For: Oct 23 Filed by: GILLIS RUTH ANN M (10K)