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Daily Highlights: 5.20.09

Wed, 20 May 2009 13:53:01 GMT

Bank of England votes 9-0 to extend their money-printing plan by 50B pounds.Home construction fell 12.8% in April, led by large decline in apartment groundbreakings.U.S. said to consider stripping SEC of power in regulatory reorganization.Fed expands TALF to 'legacy' assets for first time, including older CMBS.AIG investors to get $843 million; AIG names 6 new directors.Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines will set up a joint venture on trans-Atlantic routes with estimated annual sales of $12 billion.Allstate announces qtrly dividend of $0.20/sh, will not participate in TARP.Analog Devices' Q2 net falls 61% to $51.8M; revs down 26.8% to $474.7M.Bank of America raises $13.5B in sale of stock after stress tests.Daimler buys 10% stake in California electric carmaker Tesla Motors[More...]

Best Dividends Stocks For The Long Run

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:41:00 GMT

In his book, Stocks for the Long Run, Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel proves that stocks have been the best performing investing for the past 200 years in the US. Equities outperformed other assets classes such as gold and fixed income. Typically, stock returns are derived from price appreciation and dividends. Dividend payments have historically accounted for 40% of the average annual stock market return. A lesser known fact is that reinvested dividends have provided for 97% of historical stock market returns. During tough market conditions such as the 2008 bear market, investors realize the positive of getting a return on your investment even if prices are collapsing across the board. Add in dividend increases, and several[More...]

Nine Notable Dividend Increases

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Several large companies announced dividend increases over the past week. One of the most notable bullish calls came from the telecom sectors as AT&T (T) showed confidence in its business model by increasing its dividend payment to shareholders for the twenty fifth consecutive years. Despite the tough macroeconomic conditions AT&T (T) is still committed to raising its quarterly dividend. The board announced a 2.5% increase of the quarterly payment to to $0.41/share. The stock currently yields 5.70%. One thing that still concerns me with AT&T however is the high current dividend payout ratio. You could check my analysis of AT&T from this link. BCE, the Canadian telecom company whose privatization agreement failed[More...]

10 Companies Increasing Dividends and Long-Term Returns

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:13:00 GMT

It is well-documented that a significant portion of the historical equity returns are a result of reinvested dividends. In [More...]

Valspar Covered as a Hold - Analyst Blog

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:34:00 GMT

The Valspar Corporation (VAL), based in Minneapolis, is the sixth largest paint and coatings manufacturer in the world. It has manufacturing operations all over the world including U.S., Europe, and Asia. It makes coatings for the global industrial, packaging and architectural markets. Improved pricing and product mix, along with the positive benefits from the restructuring activity and acquisitions, are helping Valspar to realize sales gains. Presently, the company's fastest growing markets are China, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The management is currently using Lean Six Sigma to drive productivity in the corporation. However, a slumping housing market slowed demand for architectural and wood coating products. Moreover, higher raw material costs are eroding margins for the company.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Chunghwa Telecom, PG&E Corporation, Valspar, Estee Lauder, PALM, GameStop, Kinross Gold, Denbury Resources, Aegon, Biogen Idec, General Dynamics

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:07:00 GMT

We maintain our Buy recommendation and the same valuation target for Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT), the largest integrated telecom operator in Taiwan, ahead of its second quarter fiscal 2008 earnings results.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Amkor, Bank of Ireland, Microsemi, Valspar, Aracruz Celulose

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) is one of the largest packaging and test subcontractors. March quarter results exceeded both the consensus and management expectations. Forward guidance is for a 1-3% revenue increase in the second quarter. Advanced packaging and testing demand remains strong, while traditional lead frame packages are soft. The net impact is...[More...]

Is a Million Dollar Enough for Retirement?

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:47:49 GMT

Via Yahoo! Finance comes this report by Emily Brandon at U.S. News and World Report asking the question that, unfortunately, most aspiring retirees will probably never get to ask - is a million dollars enough to retire on?[More...]

Market Review for the Week

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:21:34 GMT

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Slowing Economies and Stagflation

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:08:36 GMT

Common sense tells me that higher inflation and slowing economies, which is the classic stagflation scenario, is now being recognized in Europe, UK and Japan, and that as a consequence those currencies are weakening against the US Dollar, with inevitable[More...]

EDITORIAL: Job Losses Say Recession Isn't Over

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Oct. 27--We look and listen with optimism as, almost every day, someone hints, suggests or declares flat-out that the recession has bottomed and the economy is slowly but surely on its way to whatever the new normal is going to be.
And, most of us feel pretty good about that.
Then, we get another kick in the shins -- nothing as swift and as hard as some 900 folks losing their jobs at Dell five miles up U.S. 311 and High Point Road in Winston-Salem -- with economic conditions forcing Valspar to close a paint manufacturing operation at 1647 W. English Road by the end of November.

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Daily Highlights: 5.20.09

Best Dividends Stocks For The Long Run

Nine Notable Dividend Increases

10 Companies Increasing Dividends and Long-Term Returns

Valspar Covered as a Hold - Analyst Blog

Analyst Comments: Chunghwa Telecom, PG&E Corporation, Valspar, Estee Lauder, PALM, GameStop, Kinross Gold, Denbury Resources, Aegon, Biogen Idec, General Dynamics

Analyst Comments: Amkor, Bank of Ireland, Microsemi, Valspar, Aracruz Celulose

Is a Million Dollar Enough for Retirement?

Market Review for the Week

Slowing Economies and Stagflation

EDITORIAL: Job Losses Say Recession Isn't Over

Valspar Closes Plant

Valspar Sales Slip 17% but Income, Outlook Rise

Paster's Centers Keep, Gain Tenants: Several Small Tenants Have Found New Homes in Neighborhood Shopping Centers Operated By the St. Paul Retail Developer.

Executive charged with stealing secrets

Economic Analysis: County OK, but Rough Road Ahead

Consumers Seek “Big Change” with Home Improvement Projects, Valspar Survey Says

Valspar Announces Release of Granite(TM) Coating

Ian R. Friendly Elected to Valspar Board of Directors

Valspar Declares Dividend

Valspar Announces Pricing of Debt Offering

GREENGUARD(R) Certification Awarded To Valspar ZENITH(R) G-1 Solvent-based Coating

Valspar to Present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference, New York

Valspar Reports Second-Quarter Results

Valspar Paint Freshens up the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field Marquee and Scoreboard as Part of 2009 Sponsorship

Valspar Reports First-Quarter Results

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: MANSFIELD WILLIAM L (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: WALKER LORI A (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: Jokinen Tracy C (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: Hendrickson Gary E (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: ENGH ROLF (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: Blaine Anthony L (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: ERDAHL STEVEN L (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: CURLER JEFFREY H (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: NEWLIN STEPHEN D (10K)

Form 4 VALSPAR CORP For: Oct 21 Filed by: WHITE RICHARD L (10K)