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6 Smart Beta Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

Though the prospect of higher-than-expected rates hike and rising bond yields have diminished the appeal of dividend stocks, applying some smart beta strategies to the dividend investing world could fetch higher returns. This is because the strategy helps to capture market inefficiencies in a transparent way by adding extra metrics like volatility, revenues, earnings, momentum and other fundamental factors to the market cap or rules-based indices. And nothing seems better than picking the dividend growth strategy […]

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Bet on These 4 Top Liquid Stocks for Solid Returns

Liquidity is an important yardstick that many investors tend to ignore. It primarily indicates a company’s capability to meet debt obligations by converting assets into liquid cash and equivalents. These stocks have always been in demand due to their potential to provide maximum returns […]

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Sempra Energy (SRE) Tops on Q4 Earnings, Issues ’18 EPS View

Sempra Energy ’s SRE fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.54 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 by 10%. Earnings rose 1.3% from the prior-year quarter figure of $1.52. Barring the one-time adjustments, the company reported GAAP loss of $1.99 per share in the quarter, as against earnings of $1.51 in the prior-year quarter. […]

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Tenet Healthcare (THC) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates

Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted net income of $1.40 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.30 by 7.7%. The bottom line also rose from 23 cents in the year-ago period. The company’s fourth-quarter results were strong across its business segments on the back of volume growth in its hospital and Ambulatory segments, prudent cost management as well as strong financial results at USPI and Conifer segments […]

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Eastman Chemical (EMN) to Hike Prices of Selective Products

Eastman Chemical Company EMN will raise the list and off-list selling prices of few products. The price hike will be effective from Mar 1 or as contracts permit. The company will increase the prices of acetic acid all grades, acetic acid dilute and acetic acid-anhydride blend by 2 cents per pound in North and Latin America […]