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McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) had a solid quarter, but headwinds cut into the top line and will persist for the foreseeable future. The headwinds include war in the Middle East and consumer pull-back in

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) are among the highest-yielding components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 

Are these

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) share price is driven by its growing position in the cloud. Late to the game, Microsoft has leaned hard into cloud and cloud services and AI, gaining share from Amazon

You don't hear as much about the Dow Jones Industrial Average as investors did a few decades ago, as the broad consensus has deemed the S&P 500 a better indicator of market conditions.

But the

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) stock is trading at its best levels in nearly 10 years. 

Take a look at the IBM chart: The stock is up 14.42% in the past month and up 32.47% in the

The whole world has turned its attention to the escalating conflicts in the Red Sea involving United States and United Kingdom military personnel. While the media may underplay the significance of

Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Q4 results and guidance for Q1 were mixed, to say the least, giving ample reason for the market to sell off, but the depths of the correction may have already been plumbed

The overall market continues to trade at all-time highs, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) already up an impressive 2.5% year-to-date and over 16% during the previous three months. The

For a stock that could do nothing wrong for a long time, it's been a tough couple of months for Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE). A dodgy earnings report last month, including the dreaded weak forward

Now that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) has pivoted its strategy to the opposite end of where it had been throughout 2023, meaning they are now proposing to cut interest rates after an aggressive

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) have presented value and yield to investors for years. 

However, they failed to sustain interest in their stocks, creating a drag on

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently overtook Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the world's most valuable company while also setting its all-time high; expectations are high for Apple to make

In the early days of 2024, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is soaring near its all-time high, primarily driven by the impressive rally in the technology sector. Over the past month, it has

Telecom stocks as a group are entering 2024 as “middle-of-the-pack” players. 

Relative to the broader Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLC), telecoms as a group lagged in

In a move that marks a significant milestone in the telecommunications industry, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced a groundbreaking $1.5 billion deal with Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD), setting a

A downgrade isn't necessarily bad, just like an upgrade isn't always a reason to buy. 

Sometimes, downgrades or downward revisions to price targets are a natural and healthy part of market

Good traders ride the trend; they were the ones who came up with the saying, "The trend is your friend." 

While they may successfully ride the waves in the big market movers, those who take on

When markets become uncertain about the economy's direction and stocks trend in a bumpy and indecisive pattern, some sectors usually attract investment dollars because of their perceived safety.

Every cycle brings about its own set of surprises, ones that, by their very own definition, are quite unpredictable. Today, the market and investors, just like you, may have been accustomed to a

You know those stocks from arcane industries that don’t get all the attention of, say Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA)? 

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When autonomous driving tech specialist Mobileye Global Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLY) got smacked down on January 4 on a surprise cut in its revenue forecast, it was signaling trouble throughout the

The big banks will get the headlines, but investors should watch UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH). The health insurance giant scored a double beat when it reported fourth-quarter earnings on

Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) surged more than 5% immediately following the Q4 earnings release. The release aside, the move higher has extremely bullish implications for this market

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM) stock is up more than 3% after Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) upgraded the stock from a Hold to a Buy with a $74 price target, which is significantly

If you believe that a stock in any stock sector will make a large price move, you can make an options trade called a straddle to capitalize on the anticipated big price move. How large of a move