Dividends
These dividend growers are also on Goldman Sachs’ buy list
Dividend stocks may be back in the spotlight, but investors should make sure they are buying quality companies that are growing their payouts, said Goldman Sachs. Dividend-paying equities are expected to get a lift as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. That’s because income investors may turn to them as their yields begin to appear […]
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PepsiCo trims revenue outlook as North American snacking, key international markets lag
A truck with Pepsi logo on a semitrailer is seen at Interstate 95 highway in Maryland, United States, on October 21, 2022. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday lowered its full-year outlook for organic revenue after its second straight quarter of weaker-than-expected sales. The repercussions of the Quaker Foods North America […]
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Stellantis CEO says too soon to confirm 2025 dividend as shares slide
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks during a news conference at the Fiat automobile manufacturing plant in Kragujevac, Serbia, on Monday, July 22, 2024. Oliver Bunic | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares on Thursday left the door open for possible cuts to its dividend and share buybacks next year […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron Technology, Starbucks, CarMax and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Starbucks — The coffee chain rose more than 2% after Bernstein upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform. The firm is bullish on new CEO Brian Niccol who began on Sept. 9. New York Community Bancorp — Shares of the regional lender gained more than […]
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Darden Restaurants earnings disappoint as Olive Garden, fine dining sales struggle
A sign hangs on the front of an Olive Garden restaurant on June 22, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olsen | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue as sales weakened at Olive Garden and its fine dining restaurants. “While we fell short of our expectations for the first quarter, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Kroger, Petco, Moderna, Roku and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Kroger – Shares of the supermarket chain rallied more than 4%. Kroger reported mixed fiscal second-quarter results, posting adjusted earnings that beat expectations by 2 cents a share. Revenues came up shy of Wall Street’s estimates. Petco — Shares of the pet retailer soared 14%. That […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves before the open: Apple, Oracle, Boot Barn, Mission Produce and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Mission Produce — The avocado producer surged 21.6% after reporting revenue for the fiscal third quarter jumped 24% from a year ago. The company reported sales of $324 million, compared with $261.4 million in the same three-month period one year before. Rival avocado producer Calavo Growers […]
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It’s too late to buy utilities — a red-hot AI play — except for 2 stocks, says top Morningstar strategist
Utilities stocks have been a red-hot play off the artificial intelligence boom, with AI leading to the need for much power. The Vanguard Utilities ETF, for instance, has soared nearly 21% year-to-date, more than the S & P 500’s 18%. But the sector has now run too far, according to Morningstar’s Dave Sekera. He said Morningstar […]
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Lululemon cuts guidance, misses sales estimates after botched product launch
Signage at a Lululemon store in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Lululemon Athletica Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 29. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lululemon lowered its guidance and posted its first revenue miss in more than two years on Thursday after it botched a highly […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, HP Inc. and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — The chip designer and artificial intelligence bellwether slipped more than 4% despite surpassing Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line in its fiscal second quarter. Nvidia earned 68 cents per share on revenue of $30.04 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG forecast […]
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