Prudential, Corning, and 8 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends

Prudential Financial, Phillips 66 Tractor Supply and Interpublic were among the various large companies that announced dividend increases this week. It continues to be a busy period for such moves as ...

Raymond James launches coverage of insurance companies with strong buys on three names

Raymond James on Thursday launched analyst coverage of six insurers, with Prudential Financial Inc. PRU, -2.53% (price target $115), Voya Financial Inc. VOYA, -2.53% (price target $84) and Globe Life ...

IBM transfers $16 billion in pension obligation to Prudential, MetLife

International Business Machines Corp. IBM, -2.61% said late Tuesday it will book a charge of about $5.9 billion in the third quarter to offload pension risk. The Armonk, NY-based tech company said in ...

3 Stocks That Could Benefit From Powell Channeling Volcker

WASHINGTON – MAY 14: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker testifies before the Joint … [+] Economic Committee May 14, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The full committee met...

Celebrity Medicare Sales Pitches Are Toned Down After Scrutiny

If it’s football season, you can count on seeing Joe Namath on television, along with William Shatner and Jimmie “J J” Walker. They are the most prominent pitchmen for what has become an annual fall s...

ConocoPhillips, CME Group and Others Boosted Dividends

Energy exploration and production giant ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) said it will pay an ordinary dividend of 46 cents a share and a second-quarter variable return of cash of 30 cents a share. That’s ...