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NTELOS Holdings is paying a 5% dividend and recently reported solid growth.

Unemployed homeowners whose houses are financed by CitiMortgage may be eligible to have their mortgages temporarily reduced to $500 a month, the company announced Tuesday.

The economist called 'Dr. Doom' after he predicted the housing bubble wouldspark a crisis says governments need to do more to stave off a 'near-depression'

DJIA at 2700 before the end of 2009.Price-earnings ratios (along with housing prices) have just recently returned to the neighborhood of historical norms, but that is based on the earnings we see in our rear-view mirrors. If we assume that earnings over the next couple of years will be down by fifty percent or more, and further assume that the market will overshoot at least twenty percent during its capitulation phase, then a DJIA in the neighborhood of 2700 seems entirely reasonable.If you look at a 100 day simple moving average of the Dow up until this point, it looks almost ruler-straight with a negative slope of about thirty-four points per day. Should that trend continue, we would hit 2700 in another 120 trading days, or six months, or in the neighborhood of Labor Day, give-or-take a month.And what is on the horizon that might reverse that trend? A change of heart towards 'Capitalism' by anyone on Capitol Hill or in the White House? A new era of good feelings in the Middle E

Economic activity in Switzerland contracted the most since 2004 as the GDP reading showed that the economy shrank 0.3% during the fourth quarter, while...

The travel services company has just beat estimates once again and shares are taking off.

FRANKFURT (AP) - Germany's Beiersdorf AG, the producer of Nivea brand creams and other skin and beauty-care products, saw net profit rise 29 percent in 2008 but warned Tuesday that declining consumer spending could mean slower growth in 2009.

British house builder Persimmon Plc (PSN.L) in its preliminary results Tuesday reported a net loss in the year 2008, compared to prior year's profit, hurt mainly by write-downs amid a slumping housing market. Owing to its cautious outlook and continued focus on conserving cash, the company said its Board is not proposing a final dividend for 2008, and there would be no dividend for 2009.

The biotech company continues to post record numbers and excellent growth forecasts.

The healthcare company has just announced its third consecutive earnings surprise and revenues are surging.