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Here Are the 10 Highest-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks
High dividend yields are a nice offset to inflation, now running at more than 7%, the highest rate in four decades. Barron’s screened the S&P 500 for the 10 highest-yielding stocks based on data f...
8 Biotech Stocks So Cheap That Their Technology Is Effectively Free
Text size A number of biotechs have market values that are less than the cash on their balance sheets. Dreamstime It’s mid-February, and the beleaguered biotech sector is showing no real signs of reco...
GE Stock Could Light Up Your Portfolio. Here’s Why.
Text size General Electric was once known as the company that brings good things to life—but so far this century, holding shares of the conglomerate has been a portfolio killer. That all may soon chan...
The Worst Big IPOs of 2021
Text size Oscar Health shares closed at $6.20 on Friday, down 84% from the IPO price. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg IPOs soared for most of 2021, making the year one of the best ever for companies to list the...
5 Energy Stocks Poised for Cash Gains
Text size Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil companies have just begun reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and analysts expect many of them to show large increases in free cash flow. Investors have been parti...
Netflix and 10 Other Stocks That Expanded Profit Margins—Despite Inflation Pressure
Text size Henrik Jonsson/Dreamstime.com Americans are paying higher prices for almost everything—which could spell bad news for many companies. The producer price index, which measures the costs domes...
Johnson & Johnson Is One of Our Stock Picks for 2022
Text size Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images This article is an excerpt from Barron’s 10 favorite stocks for 2022, published on Dec. 17. To see the full list, click here. Johnson & Johnson is shaki...