Apple Raises $17 Billion in Largest Corporate Bond Sale Ever by CNNMoney May 1st 2013 10:19AM Apple sold $17 billion worth of bonds late Tuesday in the largest sale of corporate bonds ever, part of a plan to increase its share buyback program and boost its dividend.
Don't Ignore the Dangerous Side of Dividend Stocks by Dan Caplinger May 1st 2013 5:00AM Conservative investors fleeing low-yield, fixed-income investments have flocked to dividend stocks. But they often ignore just how much more dangerous those stocks can be.
IBM Pulls the Stock Market Out of a Morning Slump by The Associated Press Apr 30th 2013 5:50PM News that IBM will buy back more stock and raise its dividend helped pull major stock indexes out of a morning slump Tuesday. The S&P 500 index ended April with a 1.8%...
Pfizer 1Q Profit Rises, but Trims Full-Year Outlook by Reuters Apr 30th 2013 7:58AM Pfizer reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue and the largest U.S. drugmaker trimmed its full-year profit outlook.
Led by Tech Stocks, S&P 500 Reaches New High by The Associated Press Apr 29th 2013 2:11PM Technology companies led the stock market higher Monday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index above the all-time closing high it reached earlier this month.
Kodak to Sell 2 Units to Settle U.K. Pension Obligations by The Associated Press Apr 29th 2013 12:03PM Kodak has agreed to sell its personalized and document imaging businesses to its U.K. pension plan as part of an agreement that settles $2.8 billion in claims.
Goldman Loan Lends a Boost to Penney's Flagging Finances by Reuters Apr 29th 2013 11:15AM J.C. Penney confirmed Monday that Goldman Sachs will provide it with $1.75 billion in financing, confirming rumors that first surfaced Friday.
Bayer to Buy Calif. Birth-Control Device Maker for $1B by Reuters Apr 29th 2013 7:33AM Bayer has agreed to buy U.S. contraceptive devices maker Conceptus for $1.1 billion, aiming to underpin its position as the world's largest women's healthcare provider.
