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Investors are clearly worried about the safety of Pfizer's dividend, which is reasonable.

A 63-year-old retiree with $400,000 parked in the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) likely picked it for the 100-stock screen and the reliable income stream. The top 10 positions now make up 41% of the fund, which means roughly $164,000 of that nest egg sits in ten names. For a fund managing $94 billion, ... SCHD’s $85 Billion Strategy Now Concentrates 41 Percent of Your Money in Just Ten Stocks

One REIT is firing on all cylinders and could still have lots of upside.

Investing.com -- Wall Street is recalibrating its long-term equity projections even as macroeconomic turbulence shakes the broader market. Citigroup equity strategist Scott Chronert lifted the bank's year-end 2026 target for the S&P 500 to 8100, up from his previous forecast of 7700. This aggressive upward revision hinges on a massive acceleration in corporate profitability rather than expanding valuation multiples, according to Chronert. The strategist now projects index-level earnings to hit $

Several Japanese electronic component manufacturing stocks have doubled or more over the past month.

Explore how active AI exposure stacks up against established tech giants, with key differences in management style, sector focus, and volatility.

Fineqia International Inc (CSE:FNQ) earlier this week discussed the findings of its latest Crypto ETP Report, with Senior Associate Matteo Greco outlining a growing divergence between cryptocurrency markets and traditional financial markets while highlighting several catalysts that could shape...

Compare risk profiles, income potential, and fund structures to see how these two popular precious metals ETFs stack up for different investor goals.

The phrase sounds almost impossible: a short squeeze involving index funds. After all, index funds are designed to be passive, rules-based buyers, not active traders caught on the wrong side of a position. Yet that is exactly the scenario Animal Spirits hosts Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson laid out on Episode 467, “The Biggest Short ... SpaceX IPO Could Create ‘The Biggest Short Squeeze’ of All Time on Index Funds. Here’s How That Happens.

Apple and Oracle will factor into the coming week, but stock market action is likely to ultimately hinge on the scheduled SpaceX IPO.

The stock market is within eyeshot of its priciest valuation in history.

Investing relatively small sums of money in the stock market is better than putting zero capital to work.

The growing influence of artificial intelligence-related companies is reshaping the U. S.

These two companies have encountered some short-term issues, but the long-term prospects remain intact.

Jerome Powell's successor is about to learn the hard truth that it's impossible to appease President Trump and tackle above-average inflation.

<p>The imminent SpaceX IPO will have both immediate and longer-ranging impacts on markets. Find out why one ETF Zoo crew member cautions investors to “hold onto your butts”, the risks of such a tech-dominant stock market, and more on this episode. </p>

Three of those times were after a recession. The other was before a huge market crash.

Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs said strong corporate earnings and resilient consumer spending indicate the U.S. economy remains on a solid footing, although slowing household demand and rising cost pressures could weigh on growth later this year.

Marvell Technology (NasdaqGS:MRVL) is being added to the S&P 500 Index after meeting the index's cumulative profitability requirements. The inclusion follows several quarters of AI focused business activity, including partnerships and new product launches tied to AI infrastructure. This step marks a major milestone for Marvell as it gains a place alongside some of the largest US listed companies. Marvell focuses on semiconductor solutions that sit at the heart of data infrastructure,...

Why did a strong jobs report trigger big sell-offs for Joby Aviation stock?

Explore how portfolio composition and credit exposure set these two leading funds apart for fixed-income investors seeking balance between stability and income.

Archer Aviation stock just got hit with a double-digit valuation slide.

Palantir hasn't participated in this year's AI rally, but that doesn't mean it's immune to new valuation pressures in the space.

REVIEW PREVIEW NEWSLETTER Record Scratch. The Nasdaq Composite just wrapped its worst day in more than a year. The tech-heavy index sank 4.2%, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 695 points, or 1.

The internet infrastructure firm just landed a historic AI deal, but investors should look past the short-term excitement to its long-term portfolio fit.

Marvell Technology, along with Flex, will be included in the S&P 500 starting June 22.

"The lack of a reacceleration of wage growth in recent months points to a labor market that is stable, but not hot."

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street’s nine-week winning streak came to an abrupt&nbsp;halt on Friday, with the Dow dropping about one-and-a-third percent, the S&P 500 sliding more than 2.6% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbling nearly 4.2%, its largest one-day percentage loss in more than a year.</p><p>Selling was concentrated among chip stocks and other technology favorites that have surged in recent weeks as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 rose repeatedly to fresh highs.</p><p>The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index erased more than $1 trillion in stock market value on Friday, suffering its largest one-day percentage plunge since March of 2020.</p><p>Eric Lynch, managing director and co-portfolio manager of Suncoast Equity Management, said tech stocks tanked due to rate-hike and AI spending concerns.</p><p>"The first factor is the blowout jobs report this morning. That has taken the chances of another Fed cut off the table for 2026. That hits long-duration, most exciting speculative stocks the most. [FLASH] But also there's been grumblings about AI, just some concerns about whether or not the token usage is really translating to great returns. And you've seen some consternation kind of bubbling up."</p><p>Among individual movers, AI chipmaker Nvidia, the largest company by market value, lost more than 6%, while Intel, Micron, AMD and Broadcom all slid between about 8% and 13.5%.</p><p>Shares of Lululemon Athletica slumped about 8.5% after the athletic apparel maker cut its annual profit forecast and projected second-quarter earnings well below Wall Street estimates.</p><p>And a more than 4% drop in bitcoin hit cryptocurrency firms, with shares of Coinbase and Strategy each tumbling about 7%.</p></body>

Wells Fargo’s updated framework highlights Reddit’s data as well-positioned for the shift toward AI inference and agentic applications.

Shareholder approval moved the deal forward, but antitrust scrutiny now puts the focus on whether regulators seek divestitures or conditions that could affect the timing and economics of the transaction.