20 income-building stocks that numbers say may become elite Dividend Aristocrats

Back in January, we took a deep look into three groups of Dividend Aristocrat stocks to show which ones had increased their payouts most significantly over the past five years. Now it is time for a fo...

Inflation is cooling, but high prices will stick around

A shopper checks out the egg section at the Publix at Winter Park Village, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Inflation may be cooling. But, f...

Albertsons to finally pay out special dividend, which has been delayed by courts

Shares of Albertsons Companies Inc. ACI, -0.24% jumped 2.0% in premarket trading Thursday, to buck the selloff in the broader market, after the grocery chain, which has agreed to be acquired by Kroger...

Activision acquisition would be good for Microsoft and the overall stock market

Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) nearly $69 billion cash offer to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has been under tremendous scrutiny since it was first announced back in January. But at least...

Dow ends nearly 200 points lower as investors weigh ISM manufacturing and inflation data, await jobs report

U.S. stocks finished a choppy session mostly lower on Thursday after the ISM manufacturing index showed American factory activities contracted to a 30-month low in November. Stocks had opened mostly h...

Kroger (KR) earnings Q3 2022

Kroger on Thursday raised its forecast for the year after stronger fiscal third-quarter sales topped Wall Street expectations and inflation continued to push up the prices shoppers pay for milk, eggs ...

Designer Brands, Lands’ End, Salesforce and more

Store front view of Lands’ End opening of the NYC Pop-Up on Vererans Day with the Bob Woodruff foundation on November 11, 2015 in New York City. Bryan Bedder | Getty Images Check out the compani...

Kroger and Albertsons executives defend proposed merger at hearing

Albertsons and Kroger supermarkets Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images; Brandon Bell | Getty Images The battle over whether grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons should be allowed to combine is ...

Strong labor report could bring bigger Fed hikes

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday told investors that a key labor report could help drive the Federal Reserve’s inflation strategy. “We need to see the unemployment rate go higher, while w...

Disney, Meta Platforms, Lucid Motors, Roblox and more

Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2022. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Disney — Shares of the media gia...

Judge Pauses Albertsons’ $4 Billion Special Dividend From Kroger Merger

A Washington judge has blocked Albertsons Cos. from paying out $4 billion in dividends while regulators review its proposed merger with Kroger.   King County Superior Court Commissioner Henry Judson a...

Beyond Meat’s steak substitute coming to grocery stores

Beyond Meat is launching a steak substitute in grocery stores on Monday. The new product will roll out nationwide at more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores, as well as Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize, J...

Roblox, Continental Resources, Fox Corp and more

Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Roblox — Roblox shares shot up 21% after the online gaming company reported metrics ...

Kroger unveils $24.6 bln deal to buy smaller grocery chain Albertsons

Kroger has inked a deal with Albertsons to purchase the smaller grocery retailer for $24.6 billion. The acquisition will establish a national footprint “to serve America with fresh, affordable food,” ...

Kroger agrees to buy Albertsons for $24.6 billion

Rival grocers Kroger and Albertsons on Friday announced plans to team up. The companies said Kroger agreed to buy Albertsons for $34.10 a share in a deal valued at $24.6 billion. Albertsons shares had...

How Kroger plans to win over regulators, investors

A customer shops for eggs in a Kroger grocery store on August 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Kroger knows it needs the blessing of investors and federal regulators to pull off...

JPMorgan Chase, Albertsons, Tesla, Beyond Meat, Delta and more

Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in New York, June 1, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Albertsons (ACI) – Albertsons lost 4.1% in the premarket after announcing a merger deal with supermarket rival Kroger (KR). Albertsons surged ...

Albertsons merger with Kroger could be announced this week

Kroger could announce a deal to buy rival grocery company Albertsons this week, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. Shares of Albertsons jumped and were briefly halted on Thursday morning after new...

Digital World, Domino’s, Revlon, Albertsons and more

Revlon signage is seen on display in a Boots store in London, Britain, June 16, 2022. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Digital World Acquisition — The...

Ford, Las Vegas Sands, Nvidia, Kraft Heinz and more

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric trucks during a launch event at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Imag...

What Kroger, Walmart, Target learned from China about grocery’s future

Now going on 140 years in business, Cincinnati-based Kroger sped up its push into digital retailing during the pandemic, and grocery store chain isn’t looking back.       Kroger has adopted an o...

Zscaler, DocuSign, Virgin Galactic, Kroger and more

The Kroger supermarket chain’s headquarters is shown in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Zscaler — Zscaler surged 20%...

Beyond Meat’s cash burn is putting the stock at risk of falling to $0, warns New Constructs

Beyond Meat is the latest addition to the list of “zombie stocks” compiled by independent equity research firm New Constructs. The research firm, which uses machine learning and natural language proce...

Walmart to respond to Roe v Wade abortion decision, CEO says

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon speaks at the CNBC Evolve conference November 19th in Los Angeles. Jesse Grant | CNBC Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told employees on Friday that the company is weighing how to r...

Here’s how you can compound dividend stocks to double the S&P 500’s return

Companies announce dividend increases all the time, but here’s one that points to a simple investing strategy that can lower your risk and make you a lot of money over the years. Maybe it isn’t so exc...

Seagen, Moderna, Utz, Kroger and more

The Kroger supermarket chain’s headquarters is shown in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Seagen — Shares of the biote...

Hold off on buying stocks until the market slows down, Jim Cramer cautions

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday warned investors to wait for the market to stabilize before doing some buying. “You don’t fight the Fed and you don’t fight the tape, which is hea...

Dow sinks 700 points, dropping back below 30,000 to the lowest level in more than a year

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled below the key 30,000 level on Thursday as investors worried the Federal Reserve’s more aggressive approach toward inflation would bring the economy into ...

Avoid ‘bogus’ tech companies that should’ve never gone public

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that several tech firms that went public in recent years are beginning to realize their missteps, and he warned investors to take their dollars elsewhere. “Th...

Walmart to open high-tech fulfillment centers to ship online orders faster

Walmart is building four high-tech fulfillment centers that will simplify and speed up the picking and packing of online orders. The first one will open this summer in Joliet, Illinois. Walmart Walmar...

McDonald’s shareholders vote on Carl Icahn proxy fight over animal welfare

Signage outside a McDonald’s Corp. fast food restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s shareholders meeting on...