With earnings season now in full swing, dividend hikes are raining down on the market. Only last week we saw enhancements from a raft of large and small companies.
Among the crowd making their stockholders a little richer were Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB), and 3M (NYSE:MMM). Here's a...
World stocks were in their biggest two-day dive in six months on Tuesday and commodities were also jammed in reverse, as rising U.S. borrowing costs cooled financial markets’ euphoric start to the year.
The move above 2.7% by U.S. Treasury yields — the benchmark for world lending rates — helped...
European stocks fell Tuesday, tracking losses across global markets, as investors grew increasingly concerned about a sharp rise in U.S. bond yields and its impact on the cost of borrowing.
Heavily-weighted oil companies led the decliners, as crude-oil prices came under pressure.
What are markets doing?
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP,...
World stocks declined in their biggest two-day dive in 16 months on Tuesday as tumbling oil prices and a jump in global borrowing costs cooled the year’s euphoric start in financial markets.
Lackluster German inflation curbed a rise in U.S. Treasury yields - the benchmark for world lending rates -...
Harris Corp. (HRS), a maker of wireless equipment and other electronics for the military and private sector, rose 6.2% on Tuesday, the best performance of any stock in the S&P 500.
Harris posted strong fiscal second quarter earnings and raised its guidance. Its results were "bolstered by 26% tactical radio...
There's good news and bad news today for General Electric (GE). And so far, the good news appears to be more powerful, sending the stock 1.3% higher in afternoon trading to $16.35.
The good news: Well-known investor Mario Gabelli, a member of the Barron's roundtable, announced he's been buying the...
Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT 1.89%
stock gained around 3 percent Monday to trade above its prior 52-week high of $345.11. The security and aerospace company reported its fourth quarter results which came in ahead of Wall Street's expectations. The company said it earned $4.30 per share on revenue of $15.1...
It seems like nearly every technology company is pursuing some form of artificial intelligence these days. But while there are many companies hoping to benefit as this burgeoning market expands, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are already leading the way.
Here's how these companies are transforming...
If you've missed out on the booming stock market, you could be in luck.
Some Wall Street analysts think the red-hot rally will finally take a breather soon, giving investors on the sidelines a chance to jump in.
The S&P 500 is "very likely" to retreat about 5% from its all-time...
1. Stock market overview: U.S. stock futures were a bit sluggish Monday after major indexes hit fresh record highs last week.
Asian markets closed with mixed results, and European markets also struggled to find direction.
The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all rose by more than 2% over...
