The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Earnings Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Joel Greenblatt. This value model looks for companies with high return on capital and earnings yields.PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC (PBH) is a mid-cap growth stock
After a painful down year in 2022, the cryptocurrency market is back in investors' good graces, as its valuation currently sits at $2.3 trillion (as of May 16). That's up considerably from about $800 billion at the start of 2023.
Investors have already seen some big stock price jumps in 2024. Several winners are in the popular artificial intelligence (AI) space, of course, with companies like Nvidia and Meta Platforms posting excellent year-to-date returns. But there are also a few top stock performers th
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the hottest stocks on the market in recent months, and that's not surprising, as the company has played a critical role in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) made a new record high earlier this year, cementing the bull market that began when the index bottomed in October 2022. As it continues to march higher, investors might be wondering if it's too late to buy.Timing the market is next to impossible,
If you're like me, you don't remember much from your high school geometry class. However, I still recall a few things -- including the intriguing curve called the parabola.
Anyone familiar with Warren Buffett knows the famous investor likes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He has called the company a better business than any of Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiaries and better than longtime Berkshire holdings American Express and Coca-Cola.
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has skyrocketed since the start of 2023, with the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT kicking off a boom in the industry. As a result, many tech stocks have enjoyed significant gains over the last 12 months as investors have grown bullish over the
Many people strive to max out their Social Security income, but aiming to get every possible penny from the program might not be worth it for most.The maximum monthly retirement benefit in 2024 is $4,873. Receiving that amount requires a long, highly paid career and a lot of pati
The big story in the stock market over the past few years has been artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI, which can create text, images, videos, and audio, looks likely to be a transformative technology. Tech leaders like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Advanced Micro Devices are
It may be hard to fathom building a million-dollar retirement portfolio when the median retirement savings for American households is $87,000. However, a shift in your mindset and finances can take you far.
On April 30, coffee giant Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter of 2024, and the stock was immediately crushed as a result. In a subsequent interview with CNBC, CEO Laxman Narasimhan identified the company's problem from his perspective
Before the pandemic disrupted its operations, AT&T (NYSE: T) was a reliable dividend stock. Not only that, but it was also a dividend-growth stock. For decades, the company increased dividend payments, and in 2019, its streak hit 36 consecutive years of quarterly dividend h
You're, of course, familiar with e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It's one of the world's biggest companies (as measured by market cap), while its stock is one of the market's best-performing equities since the company went public back in 1997, up nearly 250,000% from that
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, more than 125 years old, is one of the major U.S. stock market indexes. And although it contains just 30 components -- compared to hundreds for the S&P 500 and thousands for the Nasdaq Composite -- the Dow is still seen as a good benchmark fo
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) has quietly done a magnificent job of growing value for its shareholders over the long term. The Canadian energy infrastructure giant has increased its dividend annually for nearly 30 straight years. The company's high-yielding, steadily rising dividend has h
Investors are highly anticipating Q1 earnings from Nvidia NVDA next week with the broader indexes printing fresh highs fueled by reassuring inflationary data in April.
The wheat complex posted weakness across the board on Friday. Chicago contracts were down 2 to 12 cents, led by the front months. Kansas City futures closed with contracts 4 ¼ to 11 ½ cents. MPLS spring wheat futures were down 7 ½ to 9 ¾ cents across the board....
Lean hogs slipped lower into the weekend, with contracts down anywhere from a tick to $1.87, led by the nearbys. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was back down 76 cents on Friday afternoon at 88.57. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 37 cents on May 15...