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The semiconductor boom of the last two years, in part fueled by pandemic shortages, appears to be coming to an end.
The market is unstable. Your portfolio doesn’t need to be.
Retirees and those seeking secure income got two items of very good news this week, though you may only have heard about one. July’s inflation came in below fears (although a debate now rages on what the “real” inflation rate is—more on that below). Meanwhile, your ability to earn a guaranteed rate of return on risk-free investments, regardless of what happens to inflation, actually went up.
Many semiconductor stocks slumped this year as investors fretted over concerns about slowing sales of PCs and smartphones, the potential overproduction of chips in response to the global chip shortage, and more conservative enterprise spending in a tougher macro environment. As a result, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector index has declined about 24% this year as the S&P 500 retreated just 12%.
John Mackey is bowing out in the battle between CEOs and a new generation entering the workforce, but as he told "Reason," he’s not leaving silently.
Rogers knows how to survive — and thrive — in turbulent times.
On Friday, five of China's biggest state firms announced their exit from Wall Street. More delistings could be on the way as Washington and Beijing remained embroiled in a dispute over audit rules for U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
Readers hoping to buy Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as...
Inflation is still near multi-decade highs. Mr. Wonderful is using these stocks to fight back.
The entrepreneur Mark Cuban just took a stand in a debate that's hotly controversial in business circles and Congress.
SNDL Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDL) ("SNDL" or the "Company") reported its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. All financial information in this press release is reported in millions of Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. All results for the second quarter of 2021 exclude the subsequent acquisitions of Inner Spirit Holdings ("Spiritleaf") and Alcanna Inc. ("Alcanna"), which closed on July 20, 2021, and March 31, 2022, respectively.
Inflation has been making headlines all year, and rightly so; it’s at 40-year high levels, driven by sharp increases in the prices of gasoline and diesel fuels. But oil and its various refined products have come down in recent weeks, and so – the July inflation numbers weren’t as bad as had been feared. The overall year-over-year price increase for the month came to 8.5%, still awful, but less than the 8.7% economists had been predicting. Markets these days are rallying in response. Whether this
Johnson & Johnson stock is hitting its lowest level since March. Here's where it's a steal of a deal.
The S&P 500’s initial surge on Thursday to fresh three-month highs fizzled as the session wore on. The good news for bulls is that this is a Tom Jones rally, as in his famous song: “It’s not unusual.” Specifically, there is nothing superlative about the market’s, notably the Nasdaq’s, resurgence off its mid-June trough, suggests Bespoke Investment Group.
Strong crude oil prices have once again brought investors' attention to energy stocks that have long been underperforming. The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price has largely been above $90 per barrel since the beginning of March. Here are two stocks that have delivered solid dividend growth consistently over the years, irrespective of oil prices.
The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for Lucid Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:LCID ), with the analysts making...
The super investor sees softness. But is sticking to her guns.
Where can you find extremely high-quality dividend stocks with high yields? Starting with this list of Dividend Aristocrats and narrowing it down to the higher-yielding ones can produce truly great dividend stocks. Below, we'll take a look at the three highest yielding Dividend Aristocrats now.
Shares of Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) recently shot up like a rocket in response to a second-quarter earnings call that was a lot more positive than expected. Bringing comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine could make Invitae a top performer in the years ahead. Let's look a little closer at the company's performance this year to see if it's a smart stock to buy now and hold for the long run.
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Julie Biel, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst, and Kevin Nicholson, RiverFront Investment Group Global Fixed Income CIO, sit down with Yahoo Finance Live to talk about inflation's impact on consumers, market rally trends, the outlook of the travel industry, and defensive sectors.
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