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The 10 U.S. Companies That Will Be Most Profitable in 2012

8:30AM 1/19/2012

Investing, Earnings, JP Morgan Chase, IBM, Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, Stock Picks, Wells Fargo & Co, Procter & Gamble, Chevron

Each January, 24/7 Wall St. makes its predictions about which publicly traded U.S. companies it feels will have the highest profits in the year ahead. Read on, and find out which of the Fortune 500 will rake in the biggest fortunes.

The 5 Dow Stocks Every Dividend Lover Should Own

7:00AM 1/14/2012

By Dan Caplinger

Investing, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, McDonald's, Stock Picks, Procter & Gamble

Millions of investors have discovered how profitable dividend stocks can be, and it's not hard to find great companies for your dividend portfolio. Here are the five Dow stocks that best combine high dividends with a consistent track record of gains.

How to Make Up for Social Security's Meager Raise

9:15AM 12/28/2011

By Chuck Saletta, The Motley Fool

Retirement, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsico, Stock Picks, Chevron

For the first time since 2009, Social Security recipients will get a COLA increase in their checks in 2012. But that 3.6% bump probably isn't going to cover the real rise in your expenses. So where should you invest to find that extra income?

FDA Revisits Safety of Newer Birth Control Drugs

2:35PM 12/05/2011

By The Associated Press

Health Care, Johnson & Johnson

Birth control drugs that were heavily promoted as having fewer side effects are now under scrutiny from the FDA in the wake of new research suggesting that they are more likely to cause blood clots than older drugs.

3 Things the Economy Needs to Recover

6:00PM 10/18/2011

By Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool

Economy, JP Morgan Chase, First Solar, General Electric , Google , Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Facebook, 3M, Wells Fargo & Co

What's going to fix the economy? An entrepreneurial spirit, a free market, and the infrastructure to bring them together to bear fruit will help the U.S. pull through. But what we really need are three things that on the surface seem less concrete than new tax laws and regulatory changes: certainty, innovation, and, most importantly, time.

A Stinky Situation: The High Cost of Pricey Diapers

11:15AM 10/13/2011

By Rich Smith, The Motley Fool

Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart Stores, Costco, Amazon.com, Procter & Gamble, Family Money

Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble -- America's diaper duopolists -- are making good on their threats to increase prices on diapers and baby wipes. They're putting the pinch on parents, and making it hard to keep up with the rising cost of bringing up baby.

The Most Powerful Women in Business

7:15AM 9/29/2011

By Special to DailyFinance

Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsico, Xerox, DuPont, The Price of Fame

From PepsiCo to Avon to Xerox, these women are responsible for some of the biggest companies and brands that consumers touch and feel everyday. And this year, there's a new No. 1 on Fortune's list of the most powerful women.

3 Ways to Prepare for a Falling Market

5:30PM 9/27/2011

By David Meier

Investing, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Waste Management

Despite today's rally -- which saw the Dow headed for its third straight day of gains, making up most of last week's 737-point plunge -- signs point to the stock market continuing to fall. Here's how to protect and grow your portfolio.

Aware of Wrongdoing? Blowing the Whistle Can Net You Big Bucks

6:15PM 9/21/2011

By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool

Johnson & Johnson, Crime

If you have proof of financial crime -- corporate malfeasance or tax evasion, say -- you shouldn't keep it to yourself: Rewards for whistleblowers can reach as high as 15 to 30 percent of the money recovered by the government. Read on for some recent examples of richly rewarded whistleblowing, as well as tips for anyone thinking of blowing the whistle.

On Wednesday, in a shift that symbolizes a sea change in American business, Apple's market capitalization surpassed that of ExxonMobil, making the tech firm the world's most valuable company. Here's why it happened, and what the underlying changes mean for investors.