Blackstone Stock Is a Good Investment, Even in a Downbeat Economy

These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...

Who Makes Abrams M1 Tanks? What to Know About General Dynamics.

As the Ukraine-Russia war continues, the U.S. has decided to send 31 advanced Abrams tanks to Ukraine. That military staple comes from American aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics which repor...

3 Recession-Proof Dividend Stocks for a Bear Market

The bear market that has roiled stock investors for the past 12 months has renewed focus on safety and quality. That means that investors have once again focused more on stocks that pay reliable divid...

Putin’s Tough Talk Is Boosting Defense Stocks and Tanking Chinese EV Makers

Text size Defense stocks are rising after Russia’s Putin talks tough. Sarah Silbiger / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Defense stocks are rising along with global tensions after Vladimir Putin talked ...

General Dynamics Stock: Why It’s Time to Buy

Text size General Dynamics M1 Abrams battle tanks. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Russia’s war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending, and the news of civilian deaths in places like Kramatorsk, Bucha, and Irpi...

Defense Stocks Rose With the Ukraine War. Then a Tight Proposed Budget Set Them Back.

Elias Stein Text size Defense stocks took a surprising blow after a proposed defense budget was released last week. The Biden administration asked Congress for $773 billion to fund defense for fiscal ...

Defense Stocks Take a Hit on U.S. Defense Spending Request

Text size Defense stocks trade for about 18 times estimated 2022 earnings. Jose Luis Magana / AFP) Defense stocks are taking a small hit after details of the coming defense budget were released. On Mo...

PepsiCo and 4 Other ‘Low-Volatility’ Stocks That Can Beat the Market

Text size Pepsi products for sale Mario Tama/Getty Images Investors have been buying up low-volatility stocks to protect their portfolios against stock market declines. These stable stocks can probabl...

Stock Market Today: Dow Tumbles With Ukraine in Focus, Oil Surges, Gold Pops

Stocks tumbled into the start of a new trading week, as the invasion of Ukraine and a wave of new sanctions on Russia weighed on investor sentiment. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4...

The Hottest ETF Sectors for Investors to Bet On in 2022

Many investors are bracing for a more-volatile stock market this year as interest rates, inflation, the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, oil and supply-chain bottlenecks continue to cause uncertainty....