The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is busy these days. Even as a recent decision could effectively hand the electronic cigarette market to British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) by banning chief rival Juul Labs from store shelves, it has also taken another momentous step that
We’re still firmly in Hard Times. Sure, my article last week about price and macro risk was published just before an eight-hour flurry when bitcoin gained 6.35%, but both hazards remain salient.This article is the second in a three-part series about the risks facing cryptoc
Creating passive income, even at the most basic level, should be a part of every investor's portfolio goals. Dividend stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and bonds are what a lot of investors flock to when searching for passive income streams, but they aren't the only options.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is officially in a bear market after dropping 26% year to date, but some investors are on the hunt for bargains that could spike in value once more optimism returns to the markets. Looking specifically at the 100 largest non-financial compani
Aside from the Great Recession, the last major housing crash was in the 1930s and 1940s during World War II. Crashes are far less common than many think, but the recent scar of the Great Recession has left many worried that we are in a housing bubble after several years of record
Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) is an elite dividend stock. The utility has grown its dividend for 48 straight years, the best growth streak of any utility in the S&P 500. That has it well into Dividend Aristocrat territory and approaching an even more elite level of a Dividen
The technology-focused Nasdaq 100 index has spent the majority of 2022 trading in bear market territory, but it has staged a convincing rebound over the past week and a half with a 9.7% gain from its low point.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) posted its third-quarter earnings results on June 23. The IT services giant's revenue rose 22% year over year (27% in local currency terms) to $16.2 billion, which beat analysts' expectations by $200 million.Its net income grew 15% to $1.79 billion, or $2.79
It's very possible 2022 will go down in history -- among equity investors, anyway -- as The Year of the Stock Split. With share prices pumped by a bull market that was running along briskly until recently, many companies elected to employ this classic piece of financial engineeri
Check Out These Dividend Stocks For Your Late June WatchlistAs the stock market appears to be attempting a recovery, there remains plenty of uncertainty. Thus, dividend stocks could be on the minds of investors. For one, companies that can pay dividends to their shareholders are
Warren Buffett has become a North Star for many investors. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders saw annualized returns of 20.1% between 1965 and 2021, nearly double the returns of the broader S&P 500. That outperformance is a testament to Buffett's abilities
Iran has carried out a second test of its Zuljanah satellite launcher, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday, in a move likely to irk Washington amid expectations of a resumption of indirect talks between the arch foes to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.
T-Mobile stock (NASDAQ:TMUS) has had a stellar year so far, rising by 16% year-to-date, compared to the broader S&P which remains down by about 20% over the same period. While wireless carrier stocks, in general, have outperformed this year as investors seek the stability of
The shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) – a leading producer of aluminum products and alumina – remain down by about 19% year-to-date and are off by around 49% from highs seen in March. The sell-off comes as multiple macroeconomic factors appear to be putting the breaks on the
Discover Financial stock (NYSE: DFS) has lost roughly 21% YTD, as compared to the 22% drop in the S&P500 over the same period. Further, at its current price of $94 per share, it is trading 32% below its fair value of $138 – Trefis’ estimate for Discover
After over a 12% fall year-to-date, at the current levels, we believe CVS Health stock (NYSE: CVS) can see higher levels. CVS stock fell from $104 in early January to $91 now. The YTD -12% return for CVS marks an outperformance with -22% returns for the broader S&P500 index
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) stock price gained just 8% from $60 at 2018 end to almost $65 currently, primarily due to a slight rise in its P/S multiple. However, the company also witnessed a steady rise in its revenue per share, driven by a marginal rise in sales and a drop in i