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As Fed and inflation worries mount, Casey's General Stores, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo stand out as defensive dividend payers with healthy balance sheets, growing payouts, and buyback programs.

Interest rates are rising, inflation is stubborn, and growth stocks are feeling the pinch. That mix is pushing more investors toward US defensive, dividend-paying value stocks that may hold up better when money gets more expensive and cash flow matters more than hype. This article walks through three stocks exposed to the latest Federal Reserve moves and inflation pressures and explains why each could deserve a closer look in the current environment. The three stocks covered below are just a...

PEP is leaning on automation, digitalization and simplification to boost productivity as inflation and softer North American demand pressure margins.

Retirees don’t need the highest yield on the board. They need the check to keep arriving, and to keep growing, through every recession, rate cycle, and regime change. Three Dividend Kings fit that brief: Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo. Each has raised its payout for decades without a cut, and one benchmark says it […]

The problem with buying bonds is that they can't keep up with inflation, but stocks with growing dividends can.

Chasing the fattest yield on the screen is a trap most income investors fall into, but a handful of companies have quietly raised their payouts through oil shocks, financial meltdowns, and a global pandemic without skipping a beat. The question is what they all have in common.

Sticky inflation is quietly rewarding a specific group of stocks with decades of uninterrupted dividend growth, and Wall Street's top analysts say five of them are built to profit no matter how long rising prices persist.

Treasuries now yield nearly 5%, raising the stakes for every dividend stock in a boomer portfolio. Five companies have raised their payouts through recessions, inflation spikes, and rate cycles, and the case for owning them lifetime has never required more scrutiny.

Berkshire’s stock buybacks climb, Apple may turn to China, why Coca-Cola is clobbering Pepsi, and more news to start your day.

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A single weak jobs report moved more money on Wall Street on Monday than any independent company's earnings ever could. That is what played out on Monday, July 6, 2026, and Jim Cramer thinks it handed patient investors a rare opening. The CNBC host argues that big investment funds sold off shares ...

“We do expect some more pressure on the business from a commodity standpoint,” CFO Steve Schmitt said on an earnings call.

A long-term care policy does not just protect against a future care bill. It also creates a premium bill that may have to be paid for decades. A healthy 55-year-old buying meaningful inflation protection can face annual premiums in the low-to-mid thousands, and a 55-year-old couple can easily cross $5,000 combined. The planning question is: ... What Would It Take to Permanently Cover Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums?

PEP's international growth contrasts with a North America reset as affordability, marketing and tariff refunds shape its 2026 outlook.

PepsiCo Inc (PEP) reports robust international performance and strategic portfolio gains, while navigating North American market pressures and commodity inflation.

Gas prices are squeezing consumers’ wallets. The food and beverage industry is feeling it all. PepsiCo Chief Executive Ramon Laguarta, though, sees new opportunities for one of America’s biggest beverage and snack companies, from portion control to heightening mental focus.

PepsiCo (PEP) stock slides in Thursday's pre-market after the food company's second quarter earnings results illustrated how Americans are cutting back on snacking amid inflationary pressures. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Pras Subramanian and Brooke DiPalma sit down with Monetary Matters Network co-founder Jack Farley to talk about the earnings release and the state of the US consumer.

PepsiCo expects the second half of 2026 to improve.

PepsiCo (PEP) heads into its second quarter earnings report under close scrutiny as investors weigh Frito Lay’s North American snack volumes, international sales trends, and margin pressures from inflation and higher energy costs. See our latest analysis for PepsiCo. At a share price of $142.50, PepsiCo’s recent 1 day share price decline of 1.71% contrasts with a modest 30 day share price return of 1.29%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 10.15% sits against a weaker 3 year total...

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released today. Investors will also be watching on Friday for the expected start of trading for SK Hynix’s U.S.-listed shares. The South Korean chip maker is the latest global company to surpass $1 trillion in market value.

PEP and DAL earnings, Fed minutes and oil markets headline a pivotal week, while three featured stocks stand out with distinct valuation profiles.

<body><p>STORY: Walmart said Monday it would cut prices on many summer barbecue favorites, including meat, chips and soda.</p><p>The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said the retailer was acting at his administration's request.</p><p>In a Truth Social post, he said Walmart would be lowering prices significantly, "to celebrate our great Country's 250th birthday."</p><p>Trump said the firm would, “be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.”</p><p>Walmart said in a statement that the price of one pound of 73% ground beef roll would drop to $5.94 from $6.74 in its stores, a decline of about 12%.</p><p>The retailer also said it lowered prices on items including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sodas and chips.</p><p>Prices for steaks and hamburger meat soared after a persistent drought burned pasture lands and hiked costs of cattle feed, forcing U.S. ranchers to slash their herds.</p><p>Now the price cuts mark a notable shift from last year, when Walmart warned that tariffs would push some prices higher, a move Trump had rebuked.</p><p>The president had previously encouraged low-tariff imports of Argentine beef to cool U.S. prices, which angered American ranchers.</p><p>He had also directed the Department of Justice to investigate whether U.S. meatpackers were colluding to raise prices.</p><p>Walmart is widely viewed by economists and investors as a gauge of U.S. consumer health because of its size and broad customer base.</p></body>

Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday—when minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released. They’ll also be watching for today's inclusion of SpaceX in the Nasdaq-100 index and Friday, when SK Hynix’s U.

Wall Street enters the week with investors focused on the start of the second quarter earnings season, the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes and a handful of economic releases that could offer fresh insight into the outlook for interest rates, economic growth and the artificial...

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader

US equity investors will focus this week on the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes, while keep