The puffs of air that sway the grass on a summer’s day, the result of the uneven heating of the earth and its rotation, are one key to reducing humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels. Wind could be key...
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The hunt for stocks with rising dividends: These fund managers have a strategy to keep your payouts growing
The broad stock-market rally so far in 2023 might make it easy to forget what a rough ride investors faced last year. It was a time when some active strategies focused on dividends, good cash-flow tre...
A Decentralized Blockchain Solution with Multiple Utilities
Advertisement     Among the revolutionary blockchain ecosystem that has recently found their way into the fast-emerging world of blockchain is Qi. Qi is a decentralize...
99% Of U.S. Coal Plants Are More Expensive Than New Renewables. A Coal-To-Clean Transition Is Worth $589 Billion, Mostly In Red States
Nevada’s last coal plant is scheduled to close in 2025 after 40 years of service due to rising operation costs. The closure will dramatically improve air quality, yet the economic impact will be borne...
2 Natural-Gas Stocks to Play the Coming Rebound
The collapse in natural-gas prices in recent months has generated a fraction of the attention of the run-up of the first half of 2022. But it could dent 2023 profits industrywide—and dampen inflation ...
Nokia Earnings Top Expectations. India is Powering Its 5G Growth.
Nokia stock climbed on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications company beat analysts’ expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings and sales, as 5G installation in countries such as India underp...
Why Utilities and Energy Are the Stock Market Sectors to Play Right Now
If 2022’s stock market could be described as brutal, 2023’s might best be described as befuddling. Thankfully, there is a portfolio for that. What’s so befuddling? It’s not just that there is uncertai...
Citigroup, Target, Lennar, and 2 More Companies Keeping Their Dividends Steady
PPL, a utility based in Allentown, Pa., said this week that it plans to raise its next quarterly dividend by 7%. It was an otherwise light stretch for such announcements among large U.S. companies. PP...
Inflation Isn’t the Stock Market’s Biggest Problem Now. Deflation Is.
Generationally high inflation was the story of 2022. That’s not going to be the story of 2023. The boogeyman of disinflation—and even some deflation—is about to become the biggest risk to stocks, and ...
CVS eyes next-generation health clinics after Amazon’s move for One Medical
CVS Health Corp. is investing in a young chain of health clinics, and may be looking to acquire another. CVS CVS, -0.12% invested $100 million in a Carbon Health Inc., a San Francisco-based chain of u...
Natural Gas Prices Are Coming Down. What to Expect for Energy Stocks.
The good news is that energy prices are coming down for households. The bad news is that energy stocks are feeling the pain. The best-performing sector in the stock market last year is finding itself ...
Utility And Telecom Picks For 2023
As part of our MoneyShow Top Picks report 2023, we ask the nation’s leading financial newsletter advisors to select their favorite ideas for conservative investors and income seekers. Here are 6 such ...
Leased electric vehicles now qualify for $7,500 tax break that kicks in Jan. 1
The U.S. Treasury Department will now allow electric vehicles that are leased to qualify starting Jan. 1 for up to $7,500 in clean vehicle tax credits. The law allows for a conditional $4,000 tax cred...
DApp is now Live – Oryen Network Releases Major Utilities During Presale and Attracts Fantom and Avalanche Holders
Advertisement     After recording 3X gains, Oryen Network has launched its staking dApp and DEX. The platform’s new features offer practical utility for $ORY tokens an...
Gas prices are now lower than at this time last year. Could they fall below $3 a gallon in the months ahead?
Gas prices on Thursday were slightly less on average than they did one year ago — with a slim one-cent margin — but experts say there could be cheaper gas in the weeks and month to come. Thursday’s na...
CMS Energy CFO Rejii Hayes: The C-Suite Interview
Rejii Hayes often shows up on top CFO lists as a strategic leader who’s adept at doing deals, managing multiple stakeholders and driving growth. Recruiters say he’s shown leadership during...
T. Rowe Price Has Had a Rough Time of Late. Negativity in the Money Manager’s Stock Could Be Overdone.
Money manager T. Rowe Price Group has fallen way out of favor on Wall Street. There are 15 analysts covering the stock, according to FactSet. None say to buy. More say to sell than hold. That’s approa...
Nearing retirement? Here’s how to shift your portfolio from growth to income.
Over the decades, perhaps you’ve been very good at saving your money and investing it for long-term growth. But when the time comes for you to stop working or to step back to a part-time job, you migh...