Politicians hate stock buybacks. Companies love them—and right now they show no signs of stopping. Yes, buying back stock might seem difficult for companies right now. President Biden, in his State of...
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Home Is Where The Heart Is
HOMEBUILDING IS DOWN BUT NOT OUT The January reading for new-home sales is due next week, but the figure rose 2.3% in December. This was better than pessimistic projections, though the naysayers argue...
The 3 Top Dividend Kings for 2023
Dividend Kings are the companies that have grown their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. There are only 48 companies that belong to this best-of-breed group. Most of them enjoy a meaningful...
Bill Ackman says stocks will soon be a ‘buy’ now that the Fed is ‘doing what it has to do’ to fight inflation
“‘Once people realize the Fed doesn’t have to keep increasing rates and will soon take rates down…that will be a buy signal for markets.’” — Bill Ackman Pershing Square Capital Management’s billionair...
Bitcoin may have hit its low after Powell’s speech
After Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole, experts say it may be time for Bitcoin to restart after hitting its low. Is bitcoin at its low after Fed Chairman’s words? The Fed‘s number one, Jerome P...
Interesting Ideas In Retail Stocks
As second quarter 2022 earnings season wraps up, this week has proven to be an important one for the Retail sector. First, investors got the chance to hear from some of the top retailers such as Walma...
Dow Futures Dip as Wall Street Seeks Rates Guidance From the Fed
Text size The focus for investors Wednesday will be on minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Getty Images Stock futures dipped Wednesday after strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home ...
Duke Energy Sees a Bright Future for Nuclear Power
I figured I’d put the uranium rods near the basketball hoop. Water from the nearby garden hose would serve as both the coolant and the moderator, slowing the neutrons enough to keep my chain reaction ...
Home Depot & Lowe’s: Do-It-Yourself Profits
Miniature model house standing on a heap of dollar bills. Photo with clipping path.Some similar … [+] pictures from my portfolio: getty There are few industries in which just two companies hold ...
Pfizer’s New CFO David Denton Negotiated One of the Biggest Healthcare Deals in History
Pfizer on Monday named a new chief financial officer with a resume that hints at the company’s plans to spend big with its Covid-19 vaccine windfall. David Denton is taking up the CFO role at Pfizer (...
Home Depot cut its overall workforce but boosted salaried employees by 20% last year
Home Depot Inc. HD, -1.62% disclosed that it cut its overall workforce by 2.8% in the fiscal year ended Jan. 30, 2022, while increasing the number of salaried employees by 19.9%. In the home improveme...
Home Depot’s stock tumble cutting more than 220 points off the Dow’s price
Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, -9.72% tumbled 9.8% in afternoon trading Tuesday, to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s decliners, after the home improvement retailer reported fiscal fourth-q...
Bitcoin, Ether Plummet To 6-Month Lows As Crypto Crash Wipes Hundreds Of Billions Off Market
Topline The prices of bitcoin and ether fell to six-month lows Monday morning, continuing a sell-off of major cryptocurrencies that has dashed more than $1 trillion in value from the market since Nove...
14 dividend stocks that rose 100% or more in 5 years as the payouts doubled
In basketball, a double-double is a combination of at least 10 or more of the following in a game: points scored, rebounds, assists, blocked shots or steals. For dividend stocks, you might find a scre...