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Dividend-paying stocks worth paying for
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WEEKEND INVESTOR
Dividend-paying stocks that are worth paying for
More investors in search of higher yields are looking to equities to pick up the slack, but not
all dividend payers are created equally it seems.
• Dividend stocks 'overpriced': Ramsey (The Tell)
• 'Dividendsanity' and the negative narrative
U.S. ECONOMY
Gas is cheaper, so where's the extra cash going?
Gasoline has dropped 10% since April, but consumers haven't been pumping that unspent money back into the economy.
• $3 a gallon price for gas by Halloween
• In charts: Recession coming, or just a bump?
• Americans are working more hours
• Full coverage in Economy & Politics
U.S. stocks recoup a portion of the hefty losses from the previous session as investors cheered news the
ECB would ease collateral for banks.
• Germany vs. Greece: Euro 2012 humor (The Tell)
• MarketWatch's top 10 stories of the week
Social stocks active late
Facebook and Zynga shares remain active in the evening, with Facebook adding to dayside gains.
FUNDWATCH
'U.S. stocks
aren’t cheap'
There’s nothing wrong with a
little market optimism, but this just isn’t the time for it, according to GMO asset manager Jeremy Grantham.
• Grantham: 'Bonds are disgusting' (The Tell)
• Time to rethink risk: Morningstar panel (The Tell)
• Germany vs. Greece: Euro 2012 humor (The Tell)
• MarketWatch's top 10 stories of the week
Social stocks active late
Facebook and Zynga shares remain active in the evening, with Facebook adding to dayside gains.
'U.S. stocks
aren’t cheap'
There’s nothing wrong with a
little market optimism, but this just isn’t the time for it, according to GMO asset manager Jeremy Grantham.
• Grantham: 'Bonds are disgusting' (The Tell)
• Time to rethink risk: Morningstar panel (The Tell)
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Japan boosts nuclear prospects
Demand for uranium is poised to strengthen once Japan restarts its first nuclear reactor since last year's catastrophe, writes Myra P. Saefong.
• Oil closes higher, but still down 5% for week
FINANCIALS
Banks shrug off Moody's
Investors take string of banking-sector downgrades in stride as financial stocks gain Friday.
• Downgrades 'just not as bad as expected'
• Ratings cuts a plus for three banks (Trading Deck)
CBS Radio
to launch
sports network
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• NBA Digital enjoys bumper season
EUROPE IN CRISIS
Selling in Spanish stocks
yielding opportunities
Investors may not be to rush back in, but several analysts say the selloff has gone too far.
• Dump Greece, save Italy and Spain: Gold
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Why buy, when you can borrow that ebook?
More and more libraries are now stocking ebooks, but a new survey finds that most of us have no clue.
More and more libraries are now stocking ebooks, but a new survey finds that most of us have no clue.
Wild to mild: Previewing Detroit’s 2013 lineup
Power and performance will define U.S. auto makers' 2013 offerings, highlighted by the return of the Viper (left) and a remodeled, generation-ending 427 Corvette, says Ron Amadon.
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