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CenturyLink’s Dividend X-Ray

Not all dividends are created equal. Here, we’ll do a top-to-bottom analysis of a company to understand the quality of its dividend and how that’s changed over the past five years. The company we’re looking at today is CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL  ) , which yields 7.8%. DividendTo evaluate the quality of a dividend, the first thing [...]

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BP Whiffs on Earnings

BP (NYSE: BP  ) reported earnings on Feb. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), BP whiffed on revenues and earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly. Margins grew across the board. Revenue detailsBP [...]

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Downgrade-palooza Continues – S&P To Cut Portugal, Italy, Spain, Austria

The downgrades from Standard & Poor‘s keep coming, with anonymous government officials now identifying many more targets beyond France. Now, insiders are saying Italy, Spain and Portugal will have their sovereign credit rating downgraded by two notches. Austria is also set to lose its Triple A rating along with France. Germany and the Netherlands are [...]