Here Are 6 Stocks That Pay a Lot in Dividends and Have Solid Yields. And Microsoft and Apple.

PepsiCo total quarterly dividend payout and yield make for an intriguing combination. Here, a Pepsi display at a shop in Grovetown, Ga., earlier this year. Billy Blume/Dreamstime.com Text size Sometim...

Antitrust Merger Expert Says Spirit Acquisition By Frontier Or JetBlue Likely To Be Approved

Proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines by both Frontier and JetBlue will face scrutiny from the … [+] Department of Justice. getty Because of my business relationships and stock holdings with b...

If There’s a Recession Coming, Not Even the Fed Could Stop It Now

The word recession is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Influential investor and philanthropist George Soros is talking about it in Davos. The Federal Reserve, on the day minutes are published, is cons...

Verizon Joins AT&T in Raising Wireless Prices as Inflation Bites

(Bloomberg) — Verizon Communications Inc. will raise prices on its wireless bills for the first time in two years as the largest US wireless carrier grapples with higher costs. Most Read from Bl...

Preferred Stocks Have Plunged This Year. But There Are Opportunities If You Know Where to Look.

The preferred-stock market has suffered one of its worst selloffs in decades as yields on leading bank preferred issues have risen to about 6% from 4%. But with yields now at their highest levels in f...

Has Dotdash Meredith Found Hidden Value In Underappreciated Brands?

Brands can be notoriously hard to value. So when brands play a major role in merger transactions, they represent something of a wildcard. On paper, the AOL/Time Warner merger looked like a canny play ...

Yes, You Can Get Dividend Yields Around 5%. Here’s How.

If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...

Netflix and Disney Stocks Hit a Rough Patch. Don’t Count on a Quick Bounceback.

Netflix hasn’t done much wrong, despite a 35% plunge on quarterly results this past week, and a 22% one back in January. The company has convinced 222 million customers worldwide to hand it an average...

Verizon Stock Had Its Worst Its Day Since the Pandemic Hit

Verizon Communications’ first-quarter report won’t be changing any investors’ thesis on the stock. The wireless giant continues to spend big on improving its 5G network to meet management’s promises f...

Is AT&T Stock Back in Action and Worth Buying Now?

AT&T  (T) – Get AT&T Inc. Report is rallying on Thursday, up more than 4% after reporting earnings. For long-time shareholders, it’s been quite a nice reprieve over the last few weeks. T...

AT&T CEO John Stankey on the Dividend, Inflation, and Why to Buy the Stock

The focus is on 5G wireless and fiberoptic broadband services. DirecTV, WarnerMedia , Vrio, and Xandr all are gone or in the process of being divested. AT&T (ticker: T) completed the spinoff of it...

HBO Max And HBO Rise To 76.8M Global Subscribers

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 29: Tony Goncalves peaks onstage at HBO Max WarnerMedia Investor Day … [+] Presentation at Warner Bros. Studios on October 29, 2019 in Burbank, California. (P...

AT&T Shareholders Who Sell Warner Bros. Stock Face Tax Complexities

Text size AT&T shares have risen 10% since April 8. Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images Since the AT&T spinoff of its 71% stake in Warner Bros. Discovery to its shareholders on April 8, ma...

United Airlines, AT&T, Tesla and more

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. David Paul Morris | B...

Is the AT&T stock a good buy after strong earnings?

The AT&T (NYSE: T) stock price tilted upwards on Thursday after the company published strong quarterly results. The shares rose to a high of $19.43, which was the highest it has been since January...

Due diligence Can Lead Investors to Some Solid Companies With Yields of about 5%.

If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...

American Airlines, Blackstone, AT&T and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Airlines (AAL) – American soared 10.5% in premarket trading after reporting a smaller-than-expected loss and predicting profitability...

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to date. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sh...

AT&T Earnings, Snap Earnings, Powell Speaks: 3 Things to Watch

By Sam Boughedda Investing.com – Stocks ended the day mixed on Wednesday as a 35% plunge in Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares weighed on tech stocks but strong earnings from other companies lifted the Dow....

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Watch.

Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to dae. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sho...

U.S. Stocks Poised for a Lower Open on Monday

U.S. stock markets are poised for a subdued open on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Text size U.S. stocks are set for a lower open on Monday. On Sunday night, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell...

Tesla, AT&T, Netflix, Bank of America, IBM, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size First-quarter earnings season picks up next week, with 67 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report.  Bank of America will be Monday’s highlight, followed by Netflix , Johnson & Johnson ...

AT&T and WBD Stocks Both Look Attractive. Here’s Why.

Text size Barron’s praised AT&T’s Warner Bros. spinoff in a May 2021 cover story. Both stocks are attractive now. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T has officially closed the book on a tumultuo...

Costco Just Raised Its Dividend. It’s One More Reason to Own the Stock.

Text size Costco raised its dividend again. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Costco Wholesale just raised its dividend–and it’s just one more reason to own its stock. After Wednesday’s close, Costco (ticker: C...

AT&T, Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Leaves Plot Twists for Investors

Primetime TV came early — really early — on Monday morning for investors as the blockbuster deal between Discovery and AT&T (T) had closed, clearing up the picture for the new Warner B...

Is AT&T Stock a Buy Following Warner Bros. Discovery Spinoff? J.P. Morgan Weighs In

On Monday, Warner Bros. Discovery began trading as a separate entity for the first time after being spun off from AT&T (T). By choosing to go down the tax-free route rather than pursue a more comp...

AT&T ‘Looks More Like Verizon.’ What Wall Street Is Saying About the Stock.

Text size AT&T has spun off WarnerMedia. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Investors sent AT&T stock up nearly 8% on Monday after the spinoff of WarnerMedia. Wall Street analysts seem to be just as upbe...

AT&T Isn’t Calling My Name, But I Have a Trade Idea

On Friday, AT&T (T) and Discovery closed the $43B “Reverse Morris Trust” deal that turned their media operations into one larger, potentially key player in that space, while separating...

AT&T Cut Its Dividend With the Spinoff. Why It’s Still Generous.

Text size AT&T’s dividend commitment will total around $8 billion annually. Dreamstime AT&T has officially spun off its media business, with Warner Bros. Discovery trading on its own for the f...

AT&T Stock Rises After Completion of WarnerMedia Spinoff

Text size AT&T has completed the spinoff of WarnerMedia. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T wrapped up its WarnerMedia spinoff late last week, and the stock was rising on Monday. The stock jump...

How the AT&T Spinoff Has Complicated Trading in Its Stock

Text size Photograph by Mike Mozart Trading in AT&T stock on Monday may confuse some investors, because the base share price has been adjusted to reflect the closing on Friday of the merger of AT&...