How Netflix Got Its Mojo Back
Filed under: Investing In order to keep more of its 38-million subscribers watching for longer, Netflix has rolled out individual profiles for user accounts. These will give users better...
View ArticleDow Gains on Promising Unemployment Data
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleSorry BlackBerry, Windows Phone Still Holds No. 3 Spot
Filed under: Investing In the first quarter of this year, Microsoft's Windows Phone OS outpaced BlackBerry and nabbed the No. 3 spot OS market share. As 2013 has progressed, Windows Phone market share...
View ArticleDr Pepper Snapple Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Beverage maker Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.38 per share, the same rate it's paid for the past two quarters after raising the payout...
View ArticleWyndham Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.29 per share, the same rate it's paid for the past two quarters after raising the payout 26%...
View ArticleCould Pepsi Benefit From a Smaller Snack?
Filed under: Investing If Nelson Peltz is right, all PepsiCo needs to do to supercharge the growth of an investment in the beverage maker is remake itself into a snack foods company. Jettison the...
View ArticleAllison Transmission Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Heavy-duty engine maker Allison Transmission announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.12 per share, the same rate it paid last quarter after doubling the payout to...
View ArticleThompson Creek Names New Chairman, CEO
Filed under: Investing Thompson Creek will have new men occupying its CEO's office, and chairing its board later this year. The company has appointed Jacques Perron to be its chief executive, expecting...
View ArticleLeggett & Platt Raises Dividend 3%
Filed under: Investing Furniture component manufacturer Leggett & Platt announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.30 per share, a 3% increase from the payout it made to investors last...
View ArticleValuation Still Matters... Especially Now
Filed under: Investing The StressTest column appears every Thursday on Fool.com. Check back weekly and follow @TMFStressTest. Over the past year, we've witnessed quite a run in the stock market. The...
View ArticleWhy You Might Stay Away From Investing in the "Internet of Things"
Filed under: Investing What's definitely going to be a buzzword for the next year, the "Internet of Things," is the idea that every object we own will be identifiable and inventoried by computers....
View ArticleTim Horton's Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Restaurant operator Tim Horton's announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.26 Canadian per share, the same rate it's paid for the past three quarters after raising the...
View ArticleMarriott Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Hotel operator Marriott International announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.17 per share, the same rate it paid last quarter after raising the quarterly payout 31%,...
View ArticlePenn West Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Oil and gas producer Penn West Exploration announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.14 per share, the same rate it paid last quarter after slashing the quarterly payout...
View ArticleBlyth Declares Semi-Annual Dividend
Filed under: Investing Blyth is electing to keep its dividend steady. The company has declared a semi-annual payout for the six-month period ended on June 30. This will be $0.10 per share paid on...
View ArticleAmerisourceBergen Declares Dividend, Launches Share Buyback Program
Filed under: Investing AmerisourceBergen has loaded a double dose of share price-boosting measures. The company declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.21 per share, to be paid on September 3...
View ArticleDCT Industrial Trust Floats New Stock Issue
Filed under: Investing DCT Industrial Trust is attempting to build on its foundation of share capital. The company is floating an underwritten public issue of 20 million shares of common stock at a...
View ArticleOshkosh Truck Contract Passes $4.7 Billion in Value
Filed under: Investing Military armored truck-maker Oshkosh won a new truck contract from the Pentagon Thursday -- one of the largest contracts the Pentagon awarded on the day. Valued at $76.8 million,...
View ArticleIs Panera Bread Destined for Greatness?
Filed under: Investing Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating...
View ArticlePembina Pipeline Raises Monthly Dividend
Filed under: Investing Midstream operator Pembina Pipeline announced today its monthly dividend for August of $0.14 per share, a 3.7% increase from the payout it had paid investors last month of $0.135...
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