Pepsi’s Dividend Near All-time Highs
PepsiCo just kicked off 2025 on the wrong foot, posting disappointing first-quarter results and slashing its full-year guidance. The market didn’t take it lightly. Shares tumbled to a fresh 52-week low, and are now down over 19.8% over the 6 months, approaching levels not seen in nearly five years.
But here’s the twist,
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60.2% Upside In This Forgotten Favorite
When we wrote about Apple’s bullish opportunity frankly we weren’t expecting it to be the only stock that held up in the market but the graphic below highlights just how awful Friday’s market was and how nothing escaped the onslaught but the Cupertino giant.
But what other stock could be on the verge of rising after a period of sustained underperformance?
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Red Hot Inflation, Volatility Soars And Scary Prediction
When the CPI news hit the wires, the market immediately started to sell off on Wednesday. Concerns rose that inflation, which many thought had tempered, was in fact red hot.
Translation: The Federal Reserve would be less likely to cut rates. And since rate cuts have been priced in, the only way for the market to go was down,
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Is a 34.6% Annual Return a Slam Dunk?
The old fox Warren Buffett might still have the midas touch after all. One of his favorite stocks in recent years has been Occidental Petroleum, and it’s been on a tear recently.
A quick look at the chart reveals that the stock has broken out to the upside, above an old yet key resistance level.
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Why Verizon Might Be The Safest Dividend Stock
These are jittery times for investors as trade tensions and talk of a looming recession have stirred up anxiety in the markets. It’s no surprise now to see companies tighten their belts, consumers cut spending, and dividends end up on the chopping block.
But not every company is going to take a hatchet to its dividend and Verizon stands firmly in this category.
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Will Markets Go Up Now That Trump Is President?
Donald Trump was the first president in modern U.S. history to take office without holding a prior public office or serving in the military. This non-traditional path to the White House came with a distinctly corporate approach to economic and fiscal policy, one that both excited and unnerved investors in equal measure.
Key Points
- Trump’s focus on tax cuts,
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Is Apple’s Dip The Perfect Buying Opportunity?
Apple has fallen by almost 15% from nearly $200 per share in recent months. The decline appeared to precede the major market averages more recent correction but does it bode ominously for Apple or has the recent pullback offered new buyers an opportunity to get in on a great company at sale prices?
In the near-term,
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Rises 0.6% & NASDAQ Soars 0.9% After Tech Sell-Off as December Rate Cut Speculation Grows
Encouraging private-sector data further supported the market’s upward movement on Wednesday. ADP Research reported an increase of 42,000 jobs in October, following a revised decline of 29,000 jobs in September.
This positive labor market data further fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve may consider cutting interest rates in December.