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Bid Not Sweet Enough For Hershey
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 5, 201601:49 PM Eastern
The preliminary offer by Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) to take over Hershey Co. (HSY) wasn’t sweet enough, and the creation of the world’s largest candy company will have to wait, or not...
Brexit - Be Careful What You Vote For
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 27, 201610:26 AM Eastern
Global markets were taken by surprise on Friday when the votes were counted in the U.K., as it became clear that Britain was going to leave the European Union (EU) after more than 40 years. Many,...
Utilities - Boring But Steady
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 20, 201610:58 AM Eastern
Utility stocks don’t usually create much excitement among investors, or the market, or in the news, but owning them may provide you with stable returns and low volatility … if that’s what you’re...
10 Stocks That Can Replace Your Government Investments
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 13, 201612:37 PM Eastern
On Friday, there were reports of sell-offs in overseas markets, and the money was flooding into the U.S-specifically to U.S. Treasuries. Given the underwhelming 1.65% yield being offered, is this...
Break-up Alert: American Express soon to move out of Costco
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 6, 201612:57 PM Eastern
News of the crumbling relationship between Costco (COST) and American Express (AXP) had been out for a while and everyone knows that the day when their AmEx cards will no longer work at Costco is...
Housing Data Builds Solid Times for Home Depot and Lowe’s
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 31, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed a 16.6 percent increase in new home sales and a 3.6 percent increase in new residential construction permits for the month of...
Can Bayer Swallow Monsanto with Bid? [UPDATED]
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 23, 201602:04 PM Eastern
Bayer’s (BAYZF) intended acquisition of Monsanto (MON) may be a bit too much to handle. The initial announcement of an unsolicited offer of $45 billion for Monsanto sent Bayer’s shares tumbling...
Macy's Customers Shopping Elsewhere?
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 17, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest numbers indicate that they are. With a disappointing first quarter earnings report, Macy’s (M) stock slumped 15.2 percent last Wednesday closing the day at $31.38 per share.  The...
Breakdown of a Broken Energy Sector
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 9, 201607:00 AM Eastern
[Image: Surface Coal Mine, Gillette, Wyoming by Greg Goebel [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons] With the energy sector struggling to maintain its steam and companies going bankrupt, we’ve...
Big News On TV
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 2, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Charter Communications (CHTR) received approval from the federal regulators last Monday to take over Time Warner Cable (TWC) and is in line to become the second largest internet and television...
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