NASDAQ Index, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Forecasts – US Indices Pull Back a Bit Early
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Read MoreCaterpillar, Honeywell, and Chevron Lead the Dow Jones in 2026
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) has climbed 3.4% year-to-date through Wednesday, but three industrial and energy giants are leaving the broader index behind. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON),
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Read MoreRetirement 2026: How Market Crash Warnings Can Quietly Destroy Your Nest Egg
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When it comes to the stock market, there are no guarantees. If you’ve invested in the stock market as part of your retirement planning strategy, it’s good to be prepared. This means knowing the signs of a potential market downturn (insofar as such things can be predicted) and finding other ways to protect your portfolio.
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Read MoreUS Stock Market News: The Mag Seven Got All the Attention While These 3 AI Stocks Got the Money.
The Magnificent Seven dominate the artificial intelligence narrative because they sit at the most visible points of the ecosystem. Nvidia designs the chips, Microsoft and Amazon provide cloud platforms, Alphabet trains large-scale models, and Meta and Tesla integrate AI into consumer-facing products. Their size and visibility made them the default proxy for AI exposure.
US GDP growth disappoints to cap 2025. Trump blames government shutdown.
The US economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025.
New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis published on Friday showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the final three months of 2025. Economists had expected GDP to grow at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the fourth quarter.
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Sleep-Well-at-Night Stock That Sends You a Check Every Month
Nicknamed “The Monthly Dividend Company,” Realty Income isn’t your average real estate play. It’s one of the few publicly traded companies that sends a dividend check every single month, and it’s done so like clockwork for more over 600 consecutive months.
Its current forward yield sits at precisely 5.60%, a hefty figure in today’s environment.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is This Healthcare Stock Set To Rally?
Eli Lilly has been a frustrating hold so far this year. Shares are slightly down year to date, a rare stumble for a company that has delivered nearly 5x returns over the past five years.
For a stock that’s become a poster child of the weight-loss and diabetes boom, the slowdown in momentum has left investors wondering if the story has run its course.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
1 Cash Cow ETF That Beat The Market
There’s a reason even Warren Buffett advocates his heirs to buy an exchange-traded fund over Berkshire Hathaway when he passes on. They are low-cost, tax-efficient, and, for the most part, transparent.
But not all ETFs are built the same, and the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF has some features that will be highly attractive to some investors.