ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 04/06/20

A funny thing happened on the way to Q2 We were rocking along, basking in the long bull market, confident that defensive measures put in place during 2019 and before would serve the portfolio well during any future recession and/or bear market. On January 23, Kirk Spano tweeted that coro...

Introduction This article is a follow-up to a series of articles I recently wrote about how to avoid losses and profit from sentiment cycles. If you are already familiar with the strategy, feel free to skip down the "Opportunity Risk/Reward" section and read from there. If you are new to the...

Going into 2020, the industrial sector had some cause for optimism. While 2019 was definitely a difficult year that dealt with headwinds like the U.S-China trade war, cyclical slowdowns in key industries such as automotive and consumer electronics, and the grounding of the Boeing (NYSE: BA) ...

In a research note entitled, "Near-Term Fundamentals Bearish; Increasingly Stock Bullish," Wells Fargo weighs in on machinery stocks amid the latest downturn from the coronavirus pandemic. More news on: Cummins Inc., Eaton Corporation plc, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Read more ...

This article ranks the 30 Dividend Kings by quality score. Dividend Kings are companies that have increased their dividend payouts for at least 50 consecutive years. This is a remarkable achievement, as these companies have maintained regular dividend increases even in periods of economic re...

Investing opportunities are looking extremely attractive but we are all asking the question "how far down can it go?" Anyone who claims they have the answer either thinks too highly of their own opinion or they have a crystal ball that I would love to get ahold of. The deals are beginning to l...

In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods , host Emily Flippen chats with Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall about the impact of coronavirus on dividend-paying companies, particularly Dividend Aristocrats, and what makes them so resilient. They also share some tips and some stocks for...

(Source: Imgflip) This Looks Like It Will Be A Historic Recession... Economists and analysts are updating their economic forecasts with the first hard data from the effects of the global fight against the coronavirus. To say that the numbers are grim would be an understatement. UBS...

Many of us have faced serious corrections, recessions of varying lengths, and maybe a few here can even recall parts of the Great Depression era. I am not trying to be an alarmist here, but I have been reading some articles right here on Seeking Alpha that I consider to be ignoring some import...

Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here . However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Fu...