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Federal Reserve President John Williams Calls for Rate Hike
Rate Hikes “Preferably Sooner Rather than Later” With economic data indicating strength in the U.S. economy, rate hikes are back on the table. This time, it’s the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams who is calling for interest.
Former Fed Chairman Greenspan Sees Interest Rates Going Higher
Greenspan Hawkish on Interest Rates Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave an interview recently in which he predicted that higher interest rates were just around the corner. He gave a wide-ranging interview regarding monetary policy, including forecasts on central.
MGE Energy, Inc. Announces Dividend Increase
41 Consecutive Years of Dividend Hikes Utility companies are known as stodgy, boring investments, but shareholders of MGE Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:MGEE) don’t seem to be complaining. On Friday, MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGEE) board of directors approved a quarterly cash.
G&K Services Inc Hikes Dividend 5%
G&K Cash Flows Boosted By Recent Acquisition Just before being bought out, this uniform and facility services specialist decided to raise its payout to investors one more time. On Friday, G&K Services Inc (NASDAQ:GK) announced that its Board of Directors.
ePlus Inc. Announces New Share Repurchase Program
Authorizes Buyback of 500,000 Shares Over the Next 12 Months In the eyes of investors, IT companies might not be as hot as they used to be, but one of them is still returning value to shareholders through aggressive buybacks..
Brinker International, Inc. Hikes Dividends 6%
Brinker’s Yield Now Over 2.5% The restaurant business can be lucrative, as proven by a Dallas, Texas-based multinational restaurant chain having raised its dividend again. On Thursday, August 18, Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) announced that its board of directors has.
Community Bank System Hikes Quarterly Dividend 3.2%
Shares Surge After Better-Than-Expected Earnings Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) said its board has approved a 3.2% increase in its quarterly cash dividend payout to shareholders on its common stocks, reflecting the strength of the bank’s capital position. Community Bank.
ECB Stimulus Sends Spanish Bond Prices Soaring
Spanish Bond Prices Rise 4.9% in 3 Months Despite being locked in middle of an epic political battle, Spanish government bonds continue to provide relative safety. Yields on the 10-year note dipped below one percent this month as investors clamored.
Wal-Mart Outlook Suggests Rising Consumer Confidence
Retail Earnings Suggest Consumers Are Feeling Good Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) blamed U.S. consumers when it lowered its guidance for the year, but the Chief Financial Officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is saying something else entirely. Plenty of other retailers.
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Rebounds in August
Manufacturing Index Returns to Positive Territory Manufacturing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region rebounded in August, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Fed released its Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey for the.
