6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy

Most dividend stocks pay their shareholders quarterly, but a few dividend-yielding stocks offer monthly distributions. The group is small: less than 100, with many of the offerings being exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or closed-end actively managed funds. And so investors looking for monthly dividend stocks to buy are limiting their universe quite a bit.

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  Your Definitive Dividend Investing Guide

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  This is Why Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) is a Great Dividend Stock

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Apple Card will make credit card fraud a lot more difficult

Apple's new credit card has a curious security feature that will make it much more difficult to carry out credit card fraud. The aptly named Apple Card is a new credit card, built into your iPhone Wallet app, which the company says will help customers live a "healthier" financial lifestyle. The card is designed to replace your traditional credit card and give you perks, such as daily cash.

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  Apple to take on Netflix?

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  Apple TV+ to Stream Original Shows

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McDonald's $300 Million Tech Deal Is Its Largest in 20 Years

The world's biggest restaurant chain is spending more than $300 million on Dynamic Yield Ltd., according to a person familiar with the matter. With the new technology, McDonald's restaurants can vary their electronic menu boards' display of items, depending on factors such as the weather -- more coffee on cold days and McFlurries on hot days, for example -- and the time of day or regional preferences. Since taking the helm in 2015, Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook has pushed technology -- including self-order kiosks, digital menus boards and delivery -- to boost sales and help McDonald's stand out among rivals.

Apple Day was a game changer for its customers, not Wall Street, Jim Cramer says

Jim Cramer explains why the analysts are wrong about Apple's new products and why investors should buy the stock.

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  Olive Garden-parent Darden isn't screaming a recession is coming, Jim Cramer says

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Former Fed chair Yellen says yield curve may signal need to cut rates, not a recession

Former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. Treasury yield curve may signal the need to cut interest rates at some point, but it does not signal a recession. Yellen, who led the Fed between 2014 and 2018, was speaking at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. The yield curve inverted on Friday for the first time since mid-2007, a shift that has in the past signaled the risk of recession.

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  World stocks slide on economy concerns, U.S. yields drop

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  Economic worries weigh on Wall Street

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How Medicare for All Could Eliminate the $600 Billion Private Insurance Industry

A groundswell of support for Medicare for All among prominent Democratic presidential contenders has spooked the industry, with some candidates professing the private health insurance sector may (and even should) eventually be tossed into the dustbin of history. Sen. Bernie Sanders—author of a comprehensive Medicare for All bill—has never shied away from a fight with large corporations, and universal health care has long been one of his hobbyhorses. Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Cory Booker, have all cosponsored Sanders's legislation.

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  Medicare's New 'Preclusion List'

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• Mike Trout's $430M contract: Comparing tax bills for California, New Jersey vs. no-income-tax states

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7 Energy Stocks to Buy Now

With crude oil bouncing back, it's time to think about buying into energy stocks again. Crude has, in fact, been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the recovery in the markets. Since the end of 2018, NYMEX crude is back up from $42 to $59.

S&P 500 Price Forecast – Stock markets take wild ride on Monday

The S&P 500 continues to be very volatile, as the Monday session saw a lot of selling, followed by a nice recovery. That being the case, it's very likely that we are going to continue to see choppiness as a matter of fact. This is a market that has been tested rather severely over the last couple of trading days, but it does look as if it is willing to pick up losses as they occur.

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  EUR/USD Price Forecast – EURO Flat Near Previous Session Lows on T.Yield Dilemma

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  USD/JPY Price Forecast – US dollar looking for support at major level

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Apple reveals Apple News Plus for $9.99 a month at March 25th event

Apple (AAPL) on Monday finally unveiled Apple News+, a paid news subscription service, which will offer users access to content from over 300 publications. Launching in the U.S. and Canada in English and French on Monday, Apple News+ will charge users $9.99 a month — a flat fee that applies to all members of a family — in exchange for access to more than 300 newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Wired, Essence, the Los Angeles Times, The Skim, and Grub Street, among others. “With over 5 billion articles read each month, Apple News is now the number one news app,” pointed out Apple CEO Tim Cook during a company event in Cupertino, California on Monday.

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  Stock Market Today: Apple Rolls Out New Services

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  Apple event - As it happened: Steven Spielberg among celebrities launching TV streaming, new credit card and magazine subscription services

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Apple launches credit card, experts underwhelmed

Apple (AAPL) announced a credit card on Monday, backed by Goldman Sachs' banking engine (GS) and the MasterCard (MA) payment network. Apple Card is a digital-first product designed to work within the ecosystem of Apple Pay and the Wallet apps, though a prestige-looking white, titanium card exists when a physical swipe or dip is necessary. The card offers a not-exactly-groundbreaking 2% cashback reward for most purchases, and 3% on Apple products — if you use Apple Pay for them.

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  Monday Apple Rumors: Apple May Announce Games Service Today

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  Everything to Expect From Apple's Big Video and News Event On Monday

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Lithuanian man pleads guilty to stealing more than $100M from Google and Facebook

A Lithuanian scammer pleaded guilty last week to a scheme to steal more than $100 million from Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. by sending them fraudulent invoices that the Silicon Valley giants promptly paid for more than two years. Evaldas Rimasauskas, 50, pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud and faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison when he appears in court again in July. Federal investigators claim Rimasauskas opened a company in Latvia called Quanta Computer, and sent multimillion-dollar invoices to Google and Facebook between 2013 and 2015.

Apple Day was a game-changer for customers but not investors, Cramer says

Jim Cramer explains why the analysts are wrong about Apple's new products and why investors should buy the stock.

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  Olive Garden-parent Darden isn't screaming a recession is coming, Jim Cramer says

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Filing your taxes on paper in 2019: How hard could it be?

Every year in early January, when my W2s come in the mail, and I start seeing ads for tax preparation services, a chill runs down my spine. In fact, it went so poorly that I ended up filing my taxes through TurboTax, because I was thousands of dollars off by my initial calculations. My cousin, a math teacher, tried to help teach me when I was a kid, as did my own math teachers, but I took to it like a duck to an airplane propeller.

Jet Airways Chairman Resigns After Two-Thirds of Fleet Grounded

Naresh Goyal, a former ticketing agent who went on to build one of India's biggest airlines, has stepped down as chairman of cash-strapped Jet Airways India Ltd. after caving in to pressure from creditors. Jet's board approved the resignation of Goyal, 69, and his wife Anita, the second-biggest full-service airline in India said in a filing Monday. Banks, which will get 114 million new shares in the company, will provide the carrier with an immediate funding of as much as 15 billion rupees ($218 million) in debt.

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  Qatar Airways backs Boeing despite MAX crash crisis

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  Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal steps down as banks move in with rescue plan

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Apple, Qualcomm Stoke China 5G Fear as Fight Hurtles Toward End

The agency is scheduled to release key decisions on Tuesday in the long-running fight over patent royalties -- including one that could lead to an import ban on one of the U.S. economy's most iconic products. A ruling from the trade commission favoring Apple could undermine Qualcomm's attempts to defend its business model and keep on charging billions of dollars in technology licensing fees. If Qualcomm prevails, Apple may face restrictions on its ability to import and sell some versions of the iPhone, the main source of its revenue.

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  Qualcomm Launches New Smart-Speaker Chips

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  Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock Remains an Attractive Dividend Pick

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Best Mutual Funds Awards By Category: Blend Funds

p This list highlights the best blend funds from 2009 to 2018, based on each fund outperforming the S&P 500 over the last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Shaded cells indicate the best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance.

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  These 2 Hot Sectors Help Morgan Stanley Stay Among Top Mutual Funds

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  Best Mutual Funds For 2019 Can Put Award Winners On Your Side

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IQ Stock Is on the Verge of Another Massive Plummet

Brumley rightly reminds readers that iQiyi isn't just a video-streaming service, it's also a platform for user-generated video content making it a hybrid of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and YouTube, operating in one of the strongest economies in the world. That's a big edge. iQiyi is a hit among Chinese consumers, many of whom are still relatively new to the trappings of high-speed connectivity and the massive amount of entertainment available on demand.

Google to Boost Reach in Online Payment Space With eBay Deal

Alphabet's GOOGL division, Google is expanding footprint in the online payment industry on the back of partnerships, which is evident from its latest move. The company teamed up with eBay EBAY to offer the online payment app called Google Pay as one of the payment options on eBay's online shopping app. From April, customers of eBay will be able to use Google Pay to make payment for the purchased products.

Gold Price Prediction – Prices are Breaking Out

Gold prices held up despite Friday's drop in the euro and rally in the greenback. This has paved the way for higher gold prices. Gold prices rallied on Monday climbing 0.7% and poised to test target resistance near a downward sloping trend line that comes in near 1,345.  Supports is seen near the 10-day moving average at 1,307.

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  Natural Gas Price Prediction – Prices Rebound but Trend is Down

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  Natural Gas Prices to Remain Under Pressure This Week

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TDS (TDS) Down 14.4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Telephone & Data Systems (TDS). Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. Telephone and Data Systems reported relatively modest fourth-quarter 2018 results with year-over-year increase in revenues and adjusted earnings.

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  All You Need to Know About Red Lion Hotels (RLH) Rating Upgrade to Buy

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  ASOS PLS ADR (ASOMY) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

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6 Excellent Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now

The return of volatility with the escalation of global growth concerns and the risk of recession in the United States has raised the appeal for dividend growth stocks. This is because dividend-paying securities are the major sources of consistent income when returns from the equity market are at risk. Stocks that have a strong history of dividend growth belong to mature companies, which are less susceptible to large swings in the market, and thus act as a hedge against economic or political uncertainty as well as stock market volatility.

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  6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy

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  This is Why Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) is a Great Dividend Stock

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Yield Curve Inversion Signals Recession: 5 Utility Picks

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below the yield on the 3-month Treasury bill for the first time since 2007. An inversion of the yield curve, which traces returns on bonds with different maturity dates, is widely believed to indicate that a recession is more than likely within a year or two. The Fed's two policy decisions announced on Mar 20 contributed toward the dampening of investor sentiment.

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  Flattened yield curve reason to be nervous, but U.S. economy solid: Fed's Evans

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  Fed rate cut seen nearer as yield curves invert

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