Companies Keep Buying Back Their Shares. These Stocks Are Worth a Look.

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...

Lowe’s Earnings Beat Estimates. Why the Stock Is Dropping.

Lowe’s earned more than expected in the fourth quarter but fell short in terms of revenue, warning of a slowdown in the home-improvement market and sending the stock tumbling. The company reported adj...

Home Depot raises dividend, boosting yield above 2.8%

Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday it will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.0%, to $2.09 a share from $1.90 a share. The home improvement retailer said shareholders of record on March 9 will be paid the d...

Home Depot Beat Earnings Views, Boosted the Dividend. Why the Stock Is Falling.

Home Depot beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations, but missed on revenue and issued disappointing guidance for fiscal 2023. It also raised the dividend, but shares of the home-improvement retailer ...

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...

This Analyst Sees a 17% Downside to Home Depot Stock. Here’s Why.

Home Depot and Lowe’s could be in for a rough year, with one analyst forecasting that the shares could lose more than 10% of their value. Rising interest rates, persistent inflation, a weaker labor ma...

Google Moves to Cut Costs. The Tech Gravy Train Has Hit the Brakes.

After years of rapid growth amid bumper profits, the tech sector is now firmly in cost-cutting mode. Alphabet Google was the latest company to highlight this Thursday, confirming plans to merge the te...

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...

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...

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 ...

Lowe’s Marvin Ellison: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s Courtesy of Lowes Text size Lowe’s was in need of retooling when CEO Marvin Ellison, 57, took the helm in July 2018. Four years later, the proof of his efforts is in the ...

Why Is the Stock Market Down Today? Dow Slides and Target Tumbles.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst day since 2020 on Wednesday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Text size Sometimes it ta...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Spent Billions on Chevron. This Might Be Why.

Text size Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images There is a cottage industry on Wall Street predicting what would Warren would buy. That, of course, refers to Berkshire Hathawa y (ticker: BRK.B) C...

Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Other Stocks That Can Keep Climbing—Even If the Housing Market Slows

Text size Home improvement retailers like Home Depot will thrive even if the housing market has peaked. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Home improvement stores were big beneficiaries of the white-ho...

The Pandemic Made These Retailers Stronger. Their Stocks Are Buying Opportunities.

Far from killing retail, as initially feared, Covid-19 wound up being a boon for the industry. It’s the recovery that looks more perilous. The pandemic was a great time for retailers. Consumers were f...

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 (...

Ackman’s Closed-End Fund Trades at a Steep Discount. Maybe It’s the High Fees.

Investor Bill Ackman recently highlighted market-beating 17% annualized returns generated by his Pershing Square Capital Management since 2004. But many investors in Ackman’s largest investment vehicl...

Lowe’s Stock Rises. The Retailer Had Strong Earnings and Sees Higher Profits Ahead.

Text size Lowe’s same-store sales grew 5% in the fourth quarter. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Lowe’s reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates and raised guidance f...

Lowe’s Beats Profit Estimates and Boosts Fiscal-Year Forecast. The Stock Rises.

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Lowe’s reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates and raised guidance for the next fiscal year. Shares of home-improvement retailer ...

Moderna, Alibaba, Coinbase, Home Depot, Etsy, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Fourth-quarter earning season resumes when Wall Street returns, with results from Agilent Technologies , H...

Moderna, Alibaba, Coinbase, Home Depot, Etsy, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Fourth-quarter earning season resumes when Wall Street returns, with results from Agilent Technologies, Home Depot, and Medtron...

Russia-Ukraine Tensions Mount and Fed Tightening Weighs. There’s Only 1 Certainty for Markets.

U.S. stocks are being bumped around from crisis to crisis as if in a pinball machine. The uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s policy and the future path of interest rates keeps surfacing on a reg...

Home Depot Was the Dow’s Best Performer. Why the Gains Are Set to Continue.

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Home construction and improvement stocks are poised to continue their gains in 2022, as the work-from-home trend continues, mortgage rates remain low, and proper...