Key Points The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF’s selection process acts as a natural vet for investors. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is a good mix between yield and stock price growth potential. The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF contains more tech stocks than you’ll find in a typical dividend ETF. 10 stocks we like ...
Key Points Though artificial intelligence (AI) is the stock market’s premier catalyst, it’s Wall Street’s trillion-dollar members that have lifted the major stock indexes to new heights. Since most trillion-dollar companies are reinvesting their cash flow into high-growth initiatives, it’s the ideal metric for evaluating and valuing Wall Street’s most influential businesses. A trio of ...
Key Points When investors look for innovative companies, they may turn to Cathie Wood for inspiration. The chief executive officer of Ark Invest is a specialist in this area, aiming to invest in tomorrow’s technology winners today. Wood loves uncovering companies with big dreams and cutting-edge methods of accomplishing those dreams. And this top investor ...
Key Points The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is a powerhouse index, with decades of history surviving even the worst bear markets, crashes, and recessions. It’s also a market-cap-weighted index, meaning larger stocks are weighted more heavily within the portfolio. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as large companies often add more stability to the index. ...
The Cooper Companies, Inc. COO sits at the intersection of two durable healthcare trends: premium vision care and fertility demand. Its CooperVision business benefits from contact lens upgrades, while CooperSurgical gives it exposure to IVF and women’s health. The issue is execution. Long-term demand remains attractive, but Asia-Pacific softness, portfolio transitions, cost pressure and litigation ...
Microsoft MSFT shares slid to a 52-week low of $349.20 on June 25, extending a decline tied largely to the scale of the company’s ongoing investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The selloff reflects continued investor scrutiny of capital spending set at roughly $190 billion for calendar 2026, directed mainly toward data centers, GPUs and the ...
Key Points Netflix shares have fallen close to a 52-week low after a string of setbacks. The company expects its advertising revenue to roughly double again in 2026. The sell-off has pulled Netflix’s valuation down to its lowest level in years. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › Shares of streaming giant Netflix (NASDAQ: ...
Key Points Ford is shifting from its EV battery tech to energy storage as data centers use more energy. Some analysts estimate the company will generate $500 million in operating profit from Ford Energy by 2030. Ford Energy could be a good move for the company, but it’s not worth buying Ford stock because of ...
Alibaba Group BABA is offering $1.5 billion to acquire Chinese grocery delivery firm Pupu, initiating a bidding war as part of a broader campaign to wrest market share from online commerce rival Meituan. The proposed price is more than double an earlier $600 million bid from Sun Art Retail, a former Alibaba affiliate now backed ...
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF enters fiscal 2027 with a wider platform but a more complicated investment setup. Rhode, Naturium, e.l.f. SKIN and international expansion give the company more growth levers. The key question is whether those levers can offset slower momentum in the flagship e.l.f. brand. ELF Has More Than One Growth Engine e.l.f. Beauty ...
