June 2024
Banking Barrens – As Loans Dry Up, Local Companies Scramble for Credit
Stubbornly high interest rates, problem loans and a push by regulators for banks to keep…
February 2024
J&J Can’t Promise Wall Street No More Tears
J&J faces investor skepticism amid unresolved baby powder lawsuits. Kevin Gade of Bahl & Gaynor…
January 2024
Medpace, Cintas top list of Cincinnati’s best stocks of 2023
In a year in which only a select few stocks beat the market, three Greater…
September 2023
Fifth Third Increases Its Dividend. Again.
For the eighth consecutive year, Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend to shareholders.
August 2023
Fifth Third Defies Banking Trends
Cincinnati based Fifth Third Bancorp beat second quarter predictions, today reporting adjusted earnings...
August 2023
Local Stock Index Hits All-Time High
While the overall market has yet to reach previous peaks, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports...
June 2023
Kroger Increases Dividend
June 23, 2023 The nation’s largest traditional grocer is raising dividend payments to shareholders by…
April 2023
Fifth/Third Earnings Report Displays Stability
Cincinnati’s largest locally owned bank reports first quarter earnings that beat...
February 2023
P&G Files to Raise > $2B
Procter & Gamble filed paperwork this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
February 2023
Fifth Third’s 4Q Earnings Beat the Estimates
Cincinnati’s largest locally based bank posted...
December 2022
Inflation Takes a Toll on Local Stocks in ‘22
A Cincinnati Business Courier review of 22...
November 2022
Cincinnati Stocks Soar, Here’s Why
In the wake of a better than expected inflation report, shares of several...
October 2022
5th/3rd Earnings Fall Short of Expectations
Though reports show 3rd quarter Fifth Third...
October 2022
If Kroger Buys Albertsons, Are We the Winners?
Two powerhouse grocery chains confirm...
October 2022
Merging Grocery Giants?
Both hurdles and opportunities abound as reports indicate a proposed merger...
September 2022
Kroger’s Omnichannel Retail Success
A recent article on CNBC.com claims...
September 2022
5th/3rd Dividend Increase No Surprise
The largest Cincinnati based bank, Fifth Third Bancorp, announces a 10% increase...
August 2022
Grocery Store Wars: Where Kroger Stands
In its most recent financial report...
July 2022
Great Resignation Meets Potential Recession
The factors affecting our workforce...
July 2022
Are We Headed for Recession?
Rising prices and Fed rate hikes have many economists predicting...
July 2022
Bahl and Gaynor: Successors Announced
Nearly 32 years after our firm’s birth, Bahl & Gaynor announces some changes in…
June 2022
Kroger Raises Annual Dividend 24%
The Kroger Company Board of Directors has approved...
June 2022
Market hits bear territory – local stocks react
Inflation soared beyond expectations in May...
June 2022
Surplus Goods Eat at Corporate Profits
In the face of rising inflation, consumers are buying less, forcing many U.S. retailers...
May 2022
Worst Day for Local Stocks in Nearly 2 Years
Greater Cincinnati stocks dropped today...
May 2022
Stock Market Takes a Beating
Though largely positive yesterday after the Federal Reserve...
April 2022
5th/3rd Earnings Down; There Are Positives
Fifth Third Bancorp posted first quarter...
March 2022
Shoppers React to Rising Prices
With inflation reaching its highest level in 40 years...
February 2022
Impact of Ukraine Crisis on P&G
As the ruble drops to record lows against the dollar...
February 2022
Volatile Markets and Staying the Course
Are there lessons to be learned for investors...
February 2022
Impact of Ukraine Attacks on Energy
Oil and natural gas prices are up across the US...
February 2022
Pfizer’s 2022 Outlook Falls Short of Expectations
Pfizer Inc. expects to generate record...
February 2022
Procter and Gamble To Raise Nearly $2B
The consumer giant plans to raise the funds by selling debt.
January 2022
4th Quarter Earnings: 5th/3rd Bancorp
Cincinnati’s largest locally owned bank posted...
November 2021
Local Stocks That Soared
Investors who bought Greater Cincinnati stocks in the early days...
November 2021
Impact of the GE Split
The recent split of General Electric Co. into three separate enterprises...
October 2021
Why Procter & Gamble Seeks Foreign Investors
Investors reacted positively after Proctor...
October 2021
New CEO at Procter & Gamble
Investors reacted positively after Proctor and Gamble’s Board of Trustees named...
October 2021
Investors Lukewarm on Fifth Third 3Q Earnings
Fifth Third Bancorp’s third-quarter earnings...
October 2021
Proctor & Gamble Raising Prices
Cincinnati based Proctor & Gamble announced...
October 2021
Merck’s New CVD-19 Pill Shakes Up Healthcare
Positive clinical trial results...
September 2021
Another Dividend Increase
Cincinnati’s largest locally owned bank increased its quarterly dividend...
July 2021
Consumer Products Giant Names New CEO
In a surprise move, Procter and Gamble hires...
July 2021
Fifth Third Unveils Dividend Increase
Fifth Third Bancorp easily beat analysists’ second quarter earnings estimates...
June 2021
Alzheimer’s News Renews Investor Interest in Biotech
Recent approval by U.S. regulators of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s...
April 2021
Teach Your Child to Save
April 28, 2021 When to start teaching your kids to save? Our Maura Kelly says…
April 2021
5/3 Bancorp Earnings Surprise Analysts
Jim Russell quoted in the Cincinnati Business Courier
March 2021
5/3 stock on the rise, 8% the last two days
Jim Russell quoted in the Cincinnati Business Courier
January 2021
5/3 Bank Returns Jump Dramatically
Jim Russell Quoted in the Cincinnati Business Courier