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These dividend stocks have been wealth-creating machines over the years.

Brent crude briefly topped $95 a barrel Wednesday after an 11th consecutive night of U.S. strikes against Iran, with Fed rate hike odds climbing

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.

The market has performed well in recent years, but investors will continue to find reasons to worry.

PINK has stronger one-year and three-year returns, while IXJ offers lower costs and a higher dividend yield.

The S&P 500 has only been this expensive on one other occasion in the past century.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is often seen as a benchmark for strong businesses, but that doesn’t mean every stock is worth owning. Some companies face significant challenges, whether it’s stagnating growth, heavy debt, or disruptive new competitors.

Fear has surged in chip stocks while remaining remarkably contained across the broader market.

July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could decide

ProPetro has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 11.7%. The stock now trades at $13.14, marking a 19.5% gain. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.

Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the industry’s six-month return of 4.3% has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 7.7% rise.

Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the industry’s six-month return of 4.3% has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 7.7% rise.

Stocks were on track to open lower on Wednesday after a jump in oil prices revived fears that a flare-up in inflation could drag down the market. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.8%. Stocks looked set to give up some of those gains on Wednesday amid a rally in oil prices, after the U.S. launching strikes against Iran for an 11th straight night.

Stocks slid as markets braced for a round of Big Tech earnings, the next AI trade test.

Stocks slid as markets braced for a round of Big Tech earnings, the next AI trade test.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment declined to ‘extremely bearish’ on SPY and ‘neutral’ on QQQ.

Inflation has become a broad-based problem, according to one of the 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Jul, 22 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher, with key contracts linked to the S&P 500 up about 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures up roughly 1.3%, as investors weigh fresh inflation worries against easing rate fears abroad. In the US, the 10 year Treasury yield sits near 4.6%, and markets see roughly a 50 to 60% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, which matters for mortgage costs, credit cards and growth focused stocks. At...

Investor Ross Gerber renewed his call for a major shake-up at The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) on Tuesday, saying shareholders have “suffered too long” as the stock significantly lagged the S&P 500 over the past 11 years. Gerber Says Disney Should Be Broken Up Responding to a post on X by Creative Planning‘s Charlie Bilello showing Disney lost 10.93% over the past 11 years while the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) gained 320.1%, Gerber said “It’s time for real change at Disney.” Ger

More than 550 million viewers watched on television screens, with the Spain-Argentina final averaging 21 million viewers per minute.

Why Analog Devices Stock Is Back In Focus Analog Devices (ADI) moved higher in its latest session, outperforming the S&P 500, as investors turned their attention to an upcoming earnings report that is attracting increased interest. See our latest analysis for Analog Devices. At a share price of $382.81, Analog Devices is coming off a period where the 30 day share price return declined 11.89%, yet the year to date share price return of 39.84% and 1 year total shareholder return of 64.73% point...

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% to 67,511.12, after the government reported that both imports and exports rose last month from a year earlier, as the weakening yen raised the value of both when converted from dollars to yen. More gains for makers of computer chips and other companies benefiting from the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher.

The stocks were the top three gainers in the S&P 500 on Tuesday.

U.S. futures declined amid rising oil prices as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies ahead of the peak earnings season.

Semiconductor stocks made some of the easiest money on Wall Street this year. Now they're quickly giving back their gains. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), which many investors use to bet on chips, has crossed into bear market territory after falling from its June high. And one closely ...

The large-cap fund's price is well above its trend, but the advance was narrow, raising a tough question for holders.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7% while the S&P 500 rose 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3%. Semiconductor stocks logged their best day in a month. Overall, traders “shrugged off the news from the War in favor of buying the chip makers again, presumably on the hope that the AI hyperscalers, when they report second-quarter earnings over the next few days, will also report large capital spending plans,” wrote Macquarie Strategist Thierry Wizman.

Microsoft reports earnings on July 29.

It looks like a great buy-and-hold option.

Dimon said he wouldn't do one thing in particular right now.