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Thursday looked like it would be another weak day for the stock market, as investors reacted negatively to comments from various Federal Reserve officials about interest rates. Futures contracts on

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) offers a generous dividend yield of 3.6%, more than twice what an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the S&P 500 index would offer investors today. That yield is also at

Dividends are a way for companies to return value to investors, but they are also a signaling mechanism. A long streak of annual dividend increases is a sign of both success and commitment to

The coronavirus pandemic put investor irrationality on display with intense market gyrations that pushed some stocks sharply lower and others sharply higher. In many cases, those directions ended up

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) seeks to be an insurance market disruptor, which isn't an easy task during a time of sticky inflation. Just achieving a profitable financial profile will be a major hurdle for

Next year is going to be challenging for COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA). With up to $19 billion in revenue this year potentially coming from its vaccine, there could be a sizable drop

The entire crypto industry has been struggling after the major crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy last week following a liquidity crunch and opening of federal investigations into the actions

2022 has been a year of extreme volatility, and quite frankly it's been nerve-wracking to see the headlines each trading day.

The news cycle is constant, but the vast majority of the headlines are

Investors may be lamenting the market meltdown this year, but even with the S&P 500 off 17% so far in 2022 -- and many individual stocks having fallen way more -- shares still aren't cheap across

Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) recently gave investors a lot to think about. The video game giant said in its Q3 earnings update that sales trends are weakening in the mobile-gaming niche that

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is a top healthcare company with a rich history that goes back to 1876. The Indiana-based business markets its products in 120 countries and has nearly 9,000 employees who are

Dividends tell a story if you are willing to listen. And one of the most important tales that investors can gather from dividends is consistency, which is indicated by long histories of annual

Demand for fossil fuels has steadily risen for years, propelled by population and economic growth. It has driven the need for more infrastructure like pipelines, processing plants, and export

If you're a Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) shareholder, your portfolio isn't the happiest place on Earth right now. The entertainment giant's stock was trailing the wider market through early November, and

It should come as no surprise that PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) experienced a sharp drop in its growth trajectory in the third quarter. With the global economic outlook getting murky and the U.S. Federal

Today, we will discuss three completely different investment opportunities for investors to earn high-yield returns. We will look at W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) as well as a High-Yield Bond, and a

Heading toward year end, it's clear that 2022 won't go down in the history books as a good one for the stock market in general or for growth stocks in particular. Major indexes like the S&P 500 and

Over the past year, SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) stock has dropped as much as 80%. However, the fintech has rapidly added customers, increased product sales, and posted excellent growth across its

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) -- the leading online dating company around the world and home to apps such as Tinder and Hinge -- is one of the worst-performing stocks over the past year. Shares are

Millions of seniors today collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. And for many, that benefit is their sole or primary source of income.

This year, many seniors who are heavily reliant on

Hostess Brands (NASDAQ: TWNK) delivered a record third quarter, posting double-digit growth on both the top and bottom lines. The Twinkies maker also raised its expectation for full-year sales

The economy has been the defining story of 2022, and consumers and businesses alike have been scrambling to adjust to the ongoing macro headwinds. The most widely followed read on inflation -- the

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is an entertainment juggernaut, which makes the stock's 40% or so decline over the past year look very enticing. The problem is that the drop may make more sense than

Mortgage bankers have had a rough year as origination volumes have collapsed in the face of the Federal Reserve's tightening of monetary policy to combat inflation. We have seen some big names exit