We are now more or less two thirds of the way through earnings season. This seems like a good time to revisit a screen we first ran about a month ago. Using the data we generate as we scan over 7200 stocks and ETFs at Alert HQ, we assembled a screen that is composed of stocks with the following characteristics: The stock must have shown sequential quarterly growth as well as year-over-year growth in both EPS[More...]

Back from Key West thirty six hours late, thanks to Delta. I had the opportunity to read lots of financial clutter in paradise - a tedious task the Keys made pleasant. Between the Mohitos,fresh fish and other assorted culinary delights, I navigated a conclusion that earning a nice yield (assuming a stable dollar, more reasonable fuel cost expectations and other commodity cost stabilization) with ETFs and stocks that are less thrilling than the double shorts and other eclectic plays should be just fine for Mr. and Ms. Investor. And perhaps for more sophisticated investors such as yourself.The following ETFs are higher yielding securities that one may consider to fulfill this theme:HYG -iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond at 8.06% priced at $93.63IPE -SPDR Barclays CapiTIPS at 5.41% priced at $51.35LAG -SPDR Lehman Aggressive Bond at 4.87% priced at $52.78SDY -SPDR S&P Dividend at 4.63% priced[More...]

(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- As their merger deal was being filed before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Delta Air Lines Inc ( NYSE:DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corporation ( NYSE:NWA) both announced on Wednesday that they suffered enor [More...]

(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- In a long awaited announcement, Delta Air Lines Inc. ( NYSE:DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corporation ( NYSE:NWA) jointly announced on Tuesday that the companies struck a merger deal that would create the country’s l [More...]

(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- After weeks of speculation over whether the negotiations would ever resume after the failed talks of their pilot unions, the press is reporting that Delta Air Lines Inc ( NYSE:DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp (NYS [More...]