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Shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) were pulling back today along with a broader slide in the retail sector, after the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to a four-year-low, with future

Spice and seasonings specialist McCormick (NYSE:MKC) reported fiscal 2025 first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, March 25, that fell just short of analysts' consensus expectations. Earnings per share

I buy a lot of dividend stocks each year. They provide me with passive income that I use to buy more shares of dividend-paying companies. Dividend stocks have also historically produced much higher

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has been a productive investment for generations. The company makes enough money to share profits with investors via dividends and has raised the amount it pays for 52

Retail sales remained strong in 2024, but two companies stood out for their significant gains in market share over the last two years. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) both saw even

The state of the consumer remains a hot topic as inflation pressures persist and shoppers continue to seek value. One company that could benefit from the current economic conditions is Walmart

Most investors know the market's down quite a bit from February's high. Not all investors realize that a handful of compelling stocks were already sliding before the marketwide correction started

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) stock offers passive income investors a robust dividend yield and the potential for capital gains.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 19, 2025. The video

Energy drinks used to be a sleepy category dominated by two players, Red Bull and Monster Beverage. Not much changed in regard to competition each year. Now, that has changed with the emerging

Even well-run companies face hard times now and again. In fact, it is the ability to survive the hard times that makes a company well run in the first place.

Wall Street, however, tends to always

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is a company with more than 50 consecutive annual dividend increases under its belt. You don't achieve a feat like that by accident. It requires having a strong business model

Shares of Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH), the beaten-down maker of energy drinks, were moving higher this week, even though there was no company-specific news.

Instead, Celsius stock seemed to

Affirm's (NASDAQ: AFRM) stock price fell as it lost a key deal with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) that will have huge implications for shareholders.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 16

Investing in top consumer brands when they offer high dividend yields can be a rewarding investment strategy. But a high yield will sometimes reflect something wrong with the business that investors

The stock market has been selling off, and there is an increasing chance that the U.S. economy could be headed toward a recession. In fact, the Atlanta Federal Reserve is now predicting that Q1

After a door-busting 2024 with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) shares soaring 74% on robust growth and earnings, the start of 2025 has proven to be a tougher aisle to navigate. The stock price has rolled back

Reading the headlines might make you nervous about stock investing. After all, you're hearing about tariffs, stubborn inflation, and the possibility of a recession.

Nonetheless, it's imperative to

With the recent return of volatility in the stock market, investors have fallen back in love with sturdy consumer staples businesses -- especially the ones that pay out predictably rising dividends

The consumer staples industry is large and varied. There are always some consumer staples companies that are attracting a great deal of interest on Wall Street while others languish in relative

If you bought shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) one year ago, you're up nearly 14% now. That's just barely beating the 13% return of the S&P 500, but anytime you can beat the market, even modestly

Like any trade dispute, the current one between the U.S. and some of our most high-profile trading partners is affecting companies disproportionally. Those affected by the goods slapped with levies

The start of 2025 has proven to be more challenging for investors compared to the stock market's record-breaking highs of 2024. The Nasdaq Composite index is down approximately 13% from its all-time

There's nothing particularly magical about a 10% drop in a stock market index. It is just a number, like any other. But it still stirs up emotions, particularly the fear of losing money. That's a

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have long been the biggest names in retail, and their shareholders have been handsomely rewarded. Walmart has a market capitalization of around $750