20 income-building stocks that numbers say may become elite Dividend Aristocrats

Back in January, we took a deep look into three groups of Dividend Aristocrat stocks to show which ones had increased their payouts most significantly over the past five years. Now it is time for a fo...

The 20 worst U.S. stocks in February: the biggest loser dropped 35%

Updated with month-end prices. The euphoria of January reversed in February, with broad declines for stocks across the board as interest rates continued to rise. Bond interest rates are more attractiv...

Trade Desk stock rockets as CEO says company is outperforming like never before

Shares of Trade Desk Inc. surged on Wednesday after the advertising-technology company issued an upbeat outlook that helped quell fears about the digital-ad market. Chief Executive Jeff Green spoke po...

15 dividend stocks whose 5% to 10% yields appear safe in 2023 and 2024 by this analysis

Corrected dividend stock screen table, because Hanesbrands had eliminated its dividend on Feb. 2. See note above table. If you are investing in dividend stocks, the last thing you want to see is a com...

Energy Earnings Could Drop 11%

After two years of skyrocketing growth, oil and gas earnings are now past their peak. The good thing for the stocks is that the peak was remarkably high, and the decline is likely to be very gradual. ...

It’s Pharma Time: Why Merck and Lilly Stock Are Buys, but not Pfizer.

My 2023 biotech outlook calls for continued momentum in name changes. I just need to figure out what the stocks will do. Last year, Respira Technologies became Qnovia. It’s run by a former tobacco exe...

The Housing Boom Is Over. But Housing Stocks Could Still Be Winners.

Plunging orders. Widespread price discounting. Shrinking profits. These are just some of the factors weighing on home builders after surging mortgage rates burst the pandemic-era real estate boom. Hom...

How Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Mountain of Debt, Falling Revenue and Surging Costs

To make the deal work, Mr. Musk has been trying to add subscription revenue and reassure advertisers about the platform’s future. Twitter was losing money before Mr. Musk bought the company, and the d...

Elon Musk Complains of High Workload After Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk said he has “too much work” as the chief executive of both Twitter and Tesla as he undertakes mass layoffs and grapples with an advertising backlash at the social-media company.   “I am real...

Opinion: Oil companies can’t just ‘drill baby drill’ at will. Here’s what it really takes to ramp up energy production.

As energy prices rage, President Biden and Republicans have urged companies to increase drilling to lower oil and gasoline prices from 14-year highs. But it’s not that simple. Even after permits are a...

Google ad sales take a hit and widely miss estimates, Alphabet stock drops 6%

Alphabet Inc. is feeling the sting of a downturn in digital-ad spending. Google’s parent company reported just 6% sales growth year-over-year Tuesday and missed widely on its advertising revenue, push...

McDonald’s and A.O. Smith Declare Dividend Increases

Text size Chernetskaya/Dreamstime.com McDonald’s and A.O. Smith declared dividend increases this week in an otherwise quiet stretch on that front for large U.S. companies. McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) pla...

Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Big Player in Retail Advertising

The proposed merger of Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. would reshape the U.S. supermarket industry by combining its two largest operators. It also would create a big player in so-called retail media, o...

Netflix and Tesla stocks are not having a good year, but here comes a chance to turn it around

Two stocks that have defined Wall Street’s boom in the past decade — streaming giant Netflix Inc. and electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. — will hope to turn around some poor recent trajectories as earn...

Why Is the Stock Market Up Today? It’s Complicated.

“Stop making sense,” the Talking Heads once sang. The stock market took it literally on Thursday with a massive rally following an inflation reading that everyone agreed was way too hot. So what gives...

21 dividend stocks yielding 5% or more of companies that will produce plenty of cash in 2023

When the stock market has jumped two days in a row, as it has now, it is easy to become complacent. But the Federal Reserve isn’t finished raising interest rates, and recession talk abounds. Stock inv...

These 20 stocks in the S&P skidded as much as 21.5% during another brutal week for the market

Another difficult week for U.S. stocks ended with shares of oil producers sliding and Ford Motor Co. tumbling further on concerns over supply shortages. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.72% fell 1.7% on Friday...

Netflix and Disney+ Ads Are Almost Here. What It Means for Streaming Stocks.

“We’ll be right back after these messages.” The age-old commercial lead-in takes on new meaning at a time when a bounceback for Netflix and Walt Disney shares rests on the coming launch of ad-supporte...

It’s a great time to scoop up bargain stocks. Here are 21 examples that could make you a lot of money.

Are you a contrarian investor? Sometimes it seems everyone claims to be one, but it isn’t easy, especially after a wipeout such as the one we saw on Sept. 13. An investor who wishes to pay bargain pri...

The Meta meltdown: This chart shows Facebook’s fall from grace among the most valuable U.S. companies

Dogged by competitive and macroeconomic threats, Meta Platforms Inc. is sinking down the ranks of the largest U.S. companies. After a 9.4% daily slide in its stock, Meta META, -9.37% ranked 10th by ma...

Apple decimated Meta’s adtech empire. Now, it’s honing in on its advertisers

In terms of Silicon Valley feuds, you’d be hard pressed to find one that’s spicier than the years-long battle between Meta and Apple. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg started steering his company to...

The bear market in stocks has a long way to go, this money manager warns. Here are the 2 strategic moves he’s making.

As if everyone isn’t tense enough, bubble expert Jeremy Grantham is warning that we’re in the last throes of a superbubble that’s about to burst. (In fairness, he’s been crash calling for roughly a de...

20 dividend stocks with high yields that are expected to raise payouts the most through 2024

There are different ways to select stocks based on dividends. An investor might look for companies paying high dividends, with the hope that payouts will keep rising. Or the investor might focus less ...

Here are 5 reasons why energy stocks look like a buy despite rising 74% in a year

Stocks in the S&P 500’s energy sector still have plenty of upside despite their 74% surge in the past 12 months, according to Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial. The strong ...

EV Charging-Station Operators Set to Battle for Ad Dollars

The next battleground in the fight for U.S. marketers’ advertising dollars may be charging stations used by the growing number of Americans who own electric or hybrid plug-in vehicles. ChargePoint Hol...

Bill Ackman says fast-food chains are an inflationary shield. Here’s two he likes, and one he just sold.

A cautious session is ahead for Tuesday, following the worst smackdown since June for major indexes. That’s as an increasing number of investors see the Fed pivoting from rate hikes to be a tall order...

This dividend-paying ETF is beating the stock market this year — and its manager expects the ‘euphoria’ recently seen in stocks won’t last

Hi! In this week’s ETF Wrap, you’ll get a look at how Austin Graff, a former PIMCO portfolio manager, is beating the stock market with the TrueShares Low Volatility Equity Income ETF. Please send feed...

Oil prices are down, but energy companies’ earnings estimates keep rising — these stocks are cheap

Oil prices have fallen from a peak earlier this year. But energy companies’ earnings estimates have kept rising on stronger demand and low capital spending. Below is a screen of large-cap oil stocks a...

Trade Desk stock shoots 15% higher as ad-tech powerhouse’s sales, forecast top expectations

Trade Desk Inc. reported stronger-than-expected sales and guidance Tuesday amid doubts about the online-advertising industry, sending shares 15% higher in extended trading. Trade Desk TTD, -0.86% repo...

Shale Drillers Warn of Higher Costs as They Report Record Profits

Shale companies are reporting banner profits but are warning that inflation in the oil patch is leading them to increase their spending. Oil prices hovering around $110 a barrel in the second quarter ...

Oracle Lays Off Hundreds of Employees

Oracle laid off hundreds of employees this week as the business software provider prioritizes its healthcare IT services and cloud businesses, according to people familiar with the company’s actions. ...

Buy Opendoor Stock. The iBuyer Is a Bargain.

Opendoor has more than doubled the number of metro markets in which it operates, to more than 50, since 2021. Courtesy of OpenDoor Text size When Zillow Group abandoned its online buying of homes in N...