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Few consumer staples have been treated as roughly by the higher-for-longer rate regime as Clorox (NYSE:CLX). The stock sits down 18.6% over the past year, pushing the yield to a level rarely seen for a household-name aristocrat. With Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) projecting the Fed to cut another 50 basis points to 3-3.25% in 2026, income ... Clorox’s 5.5% Yield Is a Safe-Haven Sending Retirees Sprinting Back to This 51-Year Dividend Aristocrat

The world’s biggest investors are still buying stocks, even as the U.S.-Iran war keeps inflation risks high.

Stocks were mixed at the open on Tuesday as Wall Street looked through lower oil prices and toward the start of the Federal Open Market Committee's June meeting. The Dow rose 315 points, or 0.6%. Any close higher would be a fresh record close for the Dow.

The unprecedented federal clearance of the massive media merger transforms the entertainment sector and creates lucrative opportunities for modern investors.

The S&P 500 index gained about 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3%.

Oil prices dropped below $80 a barrel Tuesday on optimism over the promised reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation pressures on global economies even though traders are eyeing the risk of Iranian "service fees" on ships transiting the strait.Oil hit a three-month low as Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dropped 4.0 percent to $79.87 a barrel, dipping below $80 for the first time since early March, before edging back up to $80.52.

Prior to the start of the Iran War, President Donald Trump had been feuding with Jerome Powell about cutting interest rates. Despite tremendous capital inflows from tariffs, record-low inflation, and a revived business climate due to cutting bureaucratic Biden-era restrictions, Powell stubbornly refused to cut rates. Kevin Warsh took the Fed chair oath on ... Long Bonds Just Lost Money for a Sixth Straight Year, And One Quiet ETF Is Engineered for the Reversal

Gold rose for a third session early Tuesday as inflation fears ebbed while oil prices eased after th

Federal unit secures renewal tied to Microsoft 365 services.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.04%, and the actively tr

Markets are pausing after the S&P 500's best 3-day stretch in over a year, while SpaceX stock eyes a pass of Amazon by market cap

US equity markets were tracking in the green before the open Tuesday as traders await the Federal Re

Ding, dong and morning, folks Wall Street looks set to catch its breath on Tuesday after a record-setting run, as the giddy reaction to peace with Iran gives way to harder questions about oil and the Federal Reserve. Dow futures ticked up 0.1% after Monday's all-time closing high, with the...

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.01%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.01% this morning, taking a breather after a three-day rally, while investors turn their attention to the first Federal Reserve meeting under Kevin Warsh.

Pricing discipline will matter more than policy growth.

Four of the world's major central banks — the US Fed, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of Australia — will all set rates this week.

Global markets were broadly cautious on Tuesday as investors assessed the implications of a preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran, monitored a surprise policy move from the Bank of Japan and continued to track the extraordinary post-IPO surge in SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX). Futures Trade in Narrow Range Ahead of Fed MeetingU.

The S&P 500 closed Monday at 7,554.29, up 1.65%, as the Nasdaq surged 3.1%. This sharp rally appeared closely tied to geopolitical developments. On Sunday, June 14, President Trump announced the US-Iran peace deal via Truth Social, simultaneously authorizing the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and removing the naval blockade. Consequently, WTI crude dropped roughly 5% to around $80, while Brent fell to $83, their lowest levels in months. The S&P now walks into one of the most consequ

Investors should expect a leaner, quieterFederal Reserve coming up very soon. That’s Morgan Stanley’s forecast for Kevin Warsh’s debut as Chair of the Federal Reserve which includes a warning to Wall Street about the central bank’s near-term rate path and long-term communications style. Morgan ...

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ has remained ‘bearish’ despite the recent rally.

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hikes might best be viewed as a necessary evil for Wall Street.

The Dow index jumped to a new all-time intraday high on Monday, while the Nasdaq jumped to its best close since the end of March.

After a four-day trial, a federal jury invalidated the design patent Deckers Outdoor Corp. had for its Ugg Ultra Mini Boot, giving Quince the win.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes rallied on Monday, with the Dow gaining nearly 1% to notch a record-high close, the S&P 500 climbing about one-and-two-thirds percent and the Nasdaq soaring 3%.</p><p>Investors cheered the news of a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;</p><p>Kevin Mahn is president and chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management.</p><p>"I believe that the theme of the day for investors is that a deal has been reached. We think the strait has been opened, we think, and the market has rallied, at least for now. Obviously, if the first two tenets of that theme start to get unwound, then we're going to see this market rally go in the opposite direction. But as it stands now, we believe that ultimately a deal between the U.S. and Iran will be signed in Switzerland on Friday and in all likelihood, tankers will start to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and that should start to ease inflationary pressures that are a result of higher oil prices that have been in place now since the beginning of March."</p><p>U.S. crude futures settled down 4.9% and hit their lowest level since March, helping to lift shares of energy-sensitive airline and cruise companies and hurting energy stocks.</p><p>Easing inflation fears also helped boost technology stocks as investors were more comfortable taking on riskier bets.</p><p>Chip giant Nvidia gained 3.5% and Micron Technology jumped nearly 11% after at least two brokerages sharply raised their price targets for the stock.</p><p>Investors now turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which concludes Wednesday.</p><p>Traders expect the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged, but they'll be watching closely for signals from Kevin Warsh in his first press conference as Fed chair.</p></body>

Investors are starting to brace for the Fed's policy decision after its meeting, which begins today.

Investors are starting to brace for the Fed's policy decision after its meeting, which begins today.

US stock futures wavered as investors shifted their focus from the US-Iran deal announcement to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

All eyes will be on new Fed chair Kevin Warsh.

A federal judge handed Elon Musk his second defeat against OpenAI after finding xAI failed to show OpenAI improperly obtained confidential info.

Stocks kicked off Fed week on a high note as market participants celebrated news of a potential peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.