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...

Whirlpool, NXP Semiconductors, UnitedHealth and more

An employee stands next to a Whirlpool washing machine inside a home appliances showroom in New Delhi. Anindito Mukherjee | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  NXP Semico...

What Tension? China Appliance Leader Midea Upbeat On U.S. Market

Comedian and actor Sam Richardson has starred as the “chief idea officer” in a Midea brand campaign … [+] this year. Midea It’s been a tough year for ties between the U.S. and China ...

Whirlpool Corporation’s Cash Flow Increases The Safety Of Its Dividend Yield

Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment concept getty Recap from October’s Picks On a price return basis, the Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio (14.8%) outper...

The Housing Boom Is Over. But Housing Stocks Could Still Be Winners.

Plunging orders. Widespread price discounting. Shrinking profits. These are just some of the factors weighing on home builders after surging mortgage rates burst the pandemic-era real estate boom. Hom...

Retail Discounter TJX Is Thriving as Inflation Pressures Consumers

Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...

Use the recent uptick in Whirlpool stock to cut exposure: BofA

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) has climbed nearly 10% since last Friday – an uptick that a Bank of America analyst suggests should be used to pull out of this stock. Whirlpool stock could slide ano...

Snap, CSX, Whirlpool and more

Snapchat logo displayed on a phone screen is seen with a laptop in the background in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 10, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check ...

A Look At Some Of The Earnings Coming The Week Of October 17

Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment concept getty After a bit of a hiatus, the week’s coming earnings are once again back on my radar. As we head into this wee...

3 Undervalued High Yielding Stocks

I understand that stocks historically have been far more volatile than bonds, so it makes sense that the financial press will focus on the losses with headlines like Dow Falls Sharply As Rate Worries ...

Walmart, Target, Whirlpool and more

People talk outside a Wal-Mart Pickup-Grocery store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Rick Wilking | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Walmart — Shares dropped more than 8% in exte...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

Whirlpool to dump its Russian business for deferred payments; What’s next for WHR stock?

On June 28, 2022, Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) apparently agreed to sell its Russian operation for deferred payments. Namely, the buyer of the operation is Arçelik A.S. which will pay a sum of €2...

Ex-Dividend Reminder: Whirlpool, Unilever And Cummins

Whirpool Getty Images On 5/19/22, Whirlpool, Unilever, and Cummins will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Whirlpool will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.75 on 6/15/22, Un...

Whirlpool CEO says company is coping with inflation challenges

Whirlpool is handling inflationary pressure and has seen supply chain shortages start to ease, CEO Marc Bitzer told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.” “Inflation challenges are ...

These 10 S&P 500 Stocks Have Solid Dividends, Not Just Big Buybacks

Last week’s Income Investing column focused on shareholder yield, which combines dividends with stock buybacks, by sector. This week, Barron’s decided to drill down and look at the shareholder yields ...

After an Incredible Rally, Beware a Dead Cat Bounce

An oil tanker stands at an oil terminal Thursday at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Getty Images Text size It has been a tough year for stocks. A rally on Wednesday seemed to promise some reversal of the tren...

What CEOs Are Saying About Inflation: ‘The World Has Changed’

This is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said on their quarterly earnings calls this week about what they are seeing and doing about inflation. “We’re seeing inflation.…Logistics, as I’ve me...