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This weekend in Barron's online: the Barron's midyear roundtable, high-yield bond funds with tax-free payouts, as well as the prospects for Prudential Financial, Precision Castparts, Expedia, Denny's, Smith & Wesson and more. Cover Story "Barron's Midyear Roundtable: Picking Your Spots" by...

Data center REITs provide investors an innovative way to cash in on the exponential growth of big data and the cloud computing revolution. Industry pioneer Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) has increased dividends for 10 consecutive years and has returned shareholders an eye-popping ~40...

A family-friendly employer doesn’t just make it possible for parents who work there to care for their children without worrying about jeopardizing their job status. In addition, a true family-friendly employer also provides useful benefits that match the needs of working parents. Here...

U.S. stocks rose to start off the holiday-filled shortened trading week on a positive note as investors found plenty of reason to be optimistic on retail sales which jumped the most since 2012. Investors were also encouraged by Citigroup's better than expected earnings which eased investor...

While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...

The earnings season is beginning to wind down, and much of the focus this week will turn to central bank meetings and economic data from China and the United States. But, there are still plenty of earnings reports on the schedule this week, including those from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Time...

After taking a look at the prospects for higher interest rates and how investor sentiment might be affected by them, analysts at UBS (NYSE: UBS) have recommended three financial stocks that stand to benefit most from rising rates over the short term. They are insurers Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC...

It is clear that as the housing market recovers, the home builder stocks, and even the big-box home improvement retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW), have benefited from the boom. But in a research report released Tuesday, UBS (NYSE: UBS) analysts offer a list of...

The S&P ended last week above 1,500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 14,000. Some strong earnings reports could push the markets higher, and there are plenty of quarterly reports on the schedule this week. Analysts by and large expect to see year-over-year earnings per share (EPS)...

Here is a quick look three top-performing financial stocks based overseas and with a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. They are ING Groep (NYSE: ING), Lloyds Banking (NYSE: LYG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (NYSE: SMFG). ING Groep This Amsterdam-based financial services company...

There is no question that economic conditions are rough in Europe, where a number of countries have fallen back into recession. American companies with exposure in Europe are seeing the effects on their bottom lines, but there are always silver linings. Judging by the consensus Strong Buy...