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Investors have flocked to safe haven precious metals including gold and silver in recent months, helping to drive the price of each of these metals up by about a third in the last year. Gold in

The stock market occasionally offers investors an unfair risk-to-reward setup to take advantage of some of the best and most stable stocks. Today, there’s no apparent recession or systemic

When markets start to get choppy, investors typically look for the most affordable stocks that promise some upside potential for the coming quarters. After the S&P 500 had a small version of a

Nucor (NYSE: NUE) is a basic materials firm that manufactures steel and steel products. It is the 14th largest firm in the metals and mining industry. Nucor is underperforming its industry so

Income is fundamental to investing success, and few income streams are as safe and reliable as dividends from the Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 companies with a track

The new market cycle could be the best environment for ‘boring’ stocks to take off. Recently, there has been some interest in the real estate sector, especially after Warren Buffett started buying

American integrated steel producer United States Steel Co. (NYSE: X) lowered its adjusted Q2 EBITDA guidance on June 17, 2024. However, the stock reaction was minimal, as shares continued to chop

Evidence is mounting to support a bullish outlook for the agricultural sector. A closer look reveals that shares of FMC Co. (NYSE: FMC) could become one of the most attractive options within the

After outperforming the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLI) by more than 15% over the past five months, shares of Nucor Co. (NYSE: NUE) have now fallen behind the sector after

The retail investor has one undeniable advantage over Wall Street’s professionals. The big guys need to show quarterly returns; otherwise, no performance fees can be collected. This places a

When the economy enters a new cycle, investors must rotate their portfolios accordingly or else live with leaving money on the table. Mid-capitalization stocks outperform all others during an

The stock market is about to go on a new tear. Some may call it a continuation of an existing trend. Others may consider it an explosive turnaround. Where do the indices get room to make a

Every new cycle brings on a new set of opportunities to investor portfolios, and markets provide new waves of shifts between sector performances. Today's market is different from the one you

United States Steel (NYSE: X) was once a more important American company than it is today, having been a Dow component until 1990. But it's back in the headlines after Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.

The expectation for peak interest rates and the eventual loosening of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy sent gold into a rally beginning in October. That rally was fueled by softening

Shares of the world’s largest gold miner, Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM), are trading 60% below their April 2022 record peak. Meanwhile, spot gold prices are within 10% of their all-time high. The

The 2023 version of the U.S. stock market must have recently picked up Johnson & Johnson product Listerine — because it has good…wait for it…‘breadth.’

In investment terminology, market breadth

Since riding the pandemic global e-commerce boom, International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) has been beaten to a pulp. With demand lower and costs higher, shares of the packaging products specialist