Shares of Cigna Corp. CI, -3.75% bounced 1.1% in premarket trading Friday, after closing the previous session at a 3 1/2-month low, after the health insurer reported fourth-quarter profit that topped ...
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6 Defensive Healthcare Stocks for 2023
As investors face another uncertain year for public equities, large-cap healthcare stocks remain an attractive defensive play. They offer a shot at insulating capital from the downturn many still expe...
Where Is the Stock Market Going? It Could Have a Messy Fall.
If 2022 were to end tomorrow, or the day after, it would enter the books as a dismal one for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13% year to date, the S&P 500 index is off 17%, and...
AbbVie, Gilead and 4 Other Defensive Healthcare Stocks With Big Dividend Yields
Text size An AbbVie bio safety hood Courtesy of AbbVie Deep into the second quarter of the year, stocks have yet to recover, and investors are seeking safety in defensive plays. One sector that’s bene...
Stocks Could Return About 10% in 2023—But First, They’re Going to Fall
For U.S. investors, 2023 could seem like two years wrapped in one, with the stock market first falling in anticipation of a recession, only to rebound as the outlook improves toward 2024. The one cons...