Price of Access to the Details on This $1.13-Billion Cash Windfall? Nothing about this opportunity makes any sense. Billions in cash paid out after a merger failed? Regular investors with the same shot as rich ones? Cash paid into your account in just weeks? Everything you need to know to potentially claim a share of this cash for just $7.95? It makes no sense at all. Unless you're curious about how much $7.95 can really buy you. Go here for more details. Just $7.95. |
How much are you willing to pay to get what you want? This question is especially important right now because there are so many good companies that currently have expensive valuations. Procter & Gamble (PG) is a perfect example. As I explained earlier this week, the company's total valuation has become stretched, and the stock's recent underperformance is glaring. But it's not the only Dividend Aristocrat that's lagging... As the S&P 500 continues to reach all-time highs, many Dividend Aristocrats aren't even close to breaking out. Is this an early warning sign that the Aristocrats are set for an ugly fall from grace? Read more »
Soccer fans around the globe were dumbfounded by the shellacking that Brazil took in the World Cup semifinals against Germany. Once the final 7-to-1 score was posted - officially making it the worst loss by a host country in the history of the World Cup - people expected riots in the streets of Rio and São Paulo. Many also anticipated a continued downward spiral in Brazilian sentiment regarding the economy and government. What the world didn't expect, however, is that the crushing defeat would send Brazilian stocks higher! Despite the loss, companies like Petrobras (PBR) and Vale (VALE) are on a serious upswing - with the former up almost 20%. And all signs indicate that the momentum will continue. So what caused the sudden rally? Read more »
Yesterday, a death-row inmate named Joseph Wood was executed in Arizona. The only problem is that, like Clayton Lockett's execution in April, yesterday's procedure went horribly awry. Witnesses report that Wood snorted and choked for nearly two hours after receiving his lethal injection, a procedure that usually takes no more than 10 minutes. Wood's death marks the fourth "botched" execution so far in 2014, a disturbing trend for even the staunchest of death penalty advocates. In fact, according to New Republic, that makes 2014 the most problematic year since lethal injection was first used in 1977. Read more »
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