Dividend Stocks Trailing The Bull Market

NEW DELHI: The biggest growth story under Modi Sarkar is playing out in the sky " thanks to an increasingly click-happy Indian consumer who has begun paying a premium to e-tailers for express deliveries via air. The race among online vendors to deliver first has propelled India's domestic air cargo traffic since May 2014, enabling it to grow at an unprecedented 21% to 25% in six of the past 14 months, with double-digit growth in virtually every month.

By Double Dividend Stocks: Even though the market has had a big run over the past few months, the Dow 30 is trailing the Nasdaq significantly in 2012, (the Dow is up 6.78% YTD vs.

It was supposed to be a routine refuelling stop in Zimbabwe by a U.S.-owned cargo plane, traveling from Germany to South Africa. Then airport officials noticed blood splattered on the fuselage, and found a corpse and a small fortune in South African cash inside.

Feeling dizzy yet? After a dismal start to the month, stocks have found some footing. The Dow jumped nearly 323 points—a feat we haven’t witnessed since December 2011. The S&P has erased all of its October losses. After tanking for weeks, a broad market rally has emerged in this manic market. This monster move comes to us courtesy of our dear friends in Washington. In their infinite wisdom, they blessed us with the beginnings of negotiations that could (maybe) end the standoff over the 10-day old shutdown…

By Kevin Quon:For an aircraft leasing company, having a sturdy capital structure remains one of the most important aspects of the business. The average cost of a commercial airplane ranges from $100 million to $300 million. Such heavy investments often require leasing companies to take on a significant amount of debt. As such, when a leasing company is able to improve upon its the balance sheet and cash liquidity, investors should take note of this situation.

It's a curious thing when the world's biggest growth market, Asia, has dramatically underperformed American and European stock markets, this year and over the past 12 months. Particularly as it should be a key beneficiary of any green shoots of global economic recovery. More curious still is that Asia's most cyclical markets - China, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia - which should be the largest winners from any economic pick-up, have been among the worst performers in Asia.

By Double Dividend Stocks: Verizon, (VZ), is one of only 2 Dow 30 high dividend stocks with a dividend yield over 4%, but the market has been hanging up on VZ in August, sending its shares down over 5%. VZ also trails the S&P year-to-date: