Broadcom refuses to provide full-year outlook, cites limited visibility as it ‘scrubs’ backlog

Broadcom Inc. late Thursday gave Wall Street analysts quarterly earnings and an outlook that topped consensus estimates, hiked its dividend and recommitted to share buybacks, yet analysts kept asking ...

Opinion: Five energy companies are seeing bullish stock buying from their own executives

Even though energy stocks are up 49% this year, executives keep buying their own companies’ shares. Does that make sense? Yes, for two reasons. Oil will trade a lot higher next year, and energy stocks...

Campbell Soup, Pinterest, Toll Brothers and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – Campbell Soup beat estimates by 14 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share. Revenue also beat consensu...

Walmart Stock Price Await for Dividends, Here’s an Overview

Walmart stock price is declining after forming an inverted hammer candle on November 28. The share price is going to retest the 20 day moving average on the daily price chart. Investors are looking fo...

Texas Is Investing In Men’s Basketball, Seeing Dividends

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What to watch for as J&J gets ready to spin off its consumer unit

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is preparing next year to spin off its consumer health unit into a publicly traded company separate from its pharmaceutical and medical technology operations. Ahead of the ...

10 Dividend Aristocrat stocks expected by analysts to rise up to 54% in 2023

Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded l...

Qualified vs. Non-Qualified Dividends: What’s the Difference?

qualified vs nonqualified dividends Many people wonder whether they should be investing in qualified or non-qualified dividends and what the differences are. The largest difference is in how each is t...

McCormick, PulteGroup, and Merck Boost Dividends

McCormick PulteGroup and Merck Merck were among the large U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week. McCormick (ticker:MKC) will boost its quarterly disbursement to 39 cents a share fr...

How To Achieve The Mythical “Dividends Only” Retirement

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Gun maker Sturm, Ruger to pay $5 special dividend, stock surges

Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. rallied toward a four-month high Thursday, after the firearm maker said it would pay a special dividend of $5 a share. Shareholders of record on Deb. 15 will be paid t...

It’s Rough Out There. Stick With Dividend Stocks to Stay Afloat.

Dividend stocks are poised to notch an impressive victory this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend index is ahead 5.5%, cruising past the S&P 500 index, down 14.4% in total returns. Even more...

20 dividend stocks with high yields that have become more attractive right now

Income-seeking investors are looking at an opportunity to scoop up shares of real estate investment trusts. Stocks in that asset class have become more attractive as prices have fallen and cash flow i...

My Top 3 Tax-Free Dividends Ranked Worst To First

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Hormel Foods and HP Inc. Declare Dividend Increases

Text size Hormel stock has returned about 3% this year through Friday, dividends included. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Hormel Foods and HP declared dividend increases in a light week for such announcements...

3 Big Bank Stocks With Improved Price Chart Patterns

Bank Building getty That more investors are convinced the Fed will pivot next year to lower interest rates may be the reason for the buying coming into bank stocks. The expectation that such a favorab...

6 Preferred Stocks That Offer Safety and High Yields

There still is plenty of yield in the depressed preferred-stock market—even after the recent half-point yield decline in the Treasury 10-year note to 3.7%. Many preferred issues yield 6% or more and o...

These 3 Low P/E Stocks Trade Below Book Value And Pay Dividends

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Invest Like The Wealthy – Focus On Dividends

getty Wealthy investors approach the stock market differently than traditional investors. Unlike most traditional investors, they are always adjusting – looking for opportunities to capitalize o...

Best Buy (BBY) earnings Q3 2023

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Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more

A pedestrian stands outside of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ab...

Now Could Be The Best Time To Retire On Monthly Dividends

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Dividends In The Bargain Bin! 4 Cheap Yields Up To 9%

Studio shot of a waste basket filled with money getty Thank you, bear market. Thanks to a terrible 2022, we have four dirt-cheap dividend payers dishing up to 9%. These are cash cows I’m talking about...

Insurer Sees Strong Demand for Preferred Stock With Juicy 9% Yield

Income-oriented investors got a gift when insurer Lincoln Financial Group offered $1 billion of preferred stock this week, including a deal with a 9% annual dividend rate that is accessible to retail ...

Veteran manager offers 5 ‘cheap, quality, dividend’ stocks that will let you play one of tech’s biggest themes.

2022 may be remembered as the year investors fell out of love with tech stocks. While the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -3.91% is up about 5.3% this quarter, that’s after three dismal ones, and a 28% loss fo...

Bath & Body Works, Norwegian Cruise Line, Macy’s and more

Bath & and Body Works entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bath & Body Works – Bath & Body Works’ stock surged 24% afte...

Buy American Tower, Crown Castle, and SBA Communications Stock. The REITs Look Ready to Rebound

Certainty during rocky macroeconomic times deserves a premium. Predictable and dependable profits are exactly what cell-tower real estate investment trusts provide, and yet their stocks are selling at...

Verizon Makes List of Undervalued Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks have outperformed the broader market in 2022, as the market’s volatility has sent investors to the safety of stocks with regular payouts. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index has e...

If You Invested $10k In Annaly Capital Management 5 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Be Making In Dividends Today

Income investors are always on the lookout for stocks that will produce high-yielding dividends, but many of these stocks do not perform well over the long term. Ironically, one of the most popular mo...

D.R. Horton and 7 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends

Text size D.R. Horton plans to boost its quarterly payout by 11% to 25 cents a share. Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg It was a busy week for dividend increases among large U.S. companies across a varie...

Preferred Dividends Are Part Stock, Part Bond. How They Can Provide Income.

We won’t know for a while if the recent rally in bonds has legs. Yields tumbled Thursday, pushing up prices, after a relatively tame inflation reading, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will e...

Two High-Yielding Mid-Cap Spin-Offs On Sale (OGN & VTRS)

As I suspect that many have limited exposure to small- and mid-cap stocks, we’ve updated our special report, Small Companies, Big Potential. Mid-Cap Value Stocks are Attractive Kovitz We also offer a ...