With uncertainty reigning supreme as to whether dividend tax rates will rise in 2013, several companies are set to pay out special dividends in 2012. Buy before the announcement. Read More

AIG's successful repayment of its federal bailout funds contrasts sharply with the hopeless bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Jim thinks there may be a lesson in all of this. Read More

The iconic motorcycle maker has zoomed back from the depths of the recession—and it looks like it has miles of open road ahead. Read More

Wasatch Funds gathers its best ideas in this top-performing global mutual fund. Read More

Although Canada’s conservative banking system saved its economy from the worst of the 2008-09 financial crisis, policymakers are increasingly concerned about a burgeoning asset bubble in real estate. Read More

There are lots of reasons to be upset with Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but its recent decision to buy back $1.92 billion in stock is not one of them. Read More

When a company makes a secondary equity offering, the market often responds with a selloff because investors assume the additional shares will merely dilute their holdings. But strong companies deploy the proceeds from such issuances toward productive ends, which will ultimately flow through to the share price and payout. Read More

Monetary policymakers in the US and Europe appear to hold the keys to fragile investor sentiment. Read More

One of the newest, most promising areas for deepwater exploration is offshore East Africa. Read More

Fast food chains are racing to get a piece of the fast-growing Indian market, and Yum’s successful international record gives it an edge.  Read More