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A Chevron gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Adding dividend-paying stocks to a portfolio helps enhance total return while ensuring income and diversification. Moreover, the appeal of dividend stocks increases as interest rates decline, as is currently the case. Following the recommendations…

In this article HTA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Healthcare Realty Trust building in in Nashville, Tennessee. Source: Google Maps Company: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Business: Healthcare Realty Trust is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around hospital campuses. The company selectively grows…

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.…

A novelty Bitcoin token arranged in front of the price of the cryptocurrency against the US dollar, reaching over $100,000, in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.  Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin‘s long-awaited push above $100,000 comes during the culmination of a year in which the leading cryptocurrency was embraced…

In this article SKYY IGV XLK CRM MRVL AAPL AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Technology stocks powered to new highs on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 1% and investors poured into key software and megacap players. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced…

Rafael Enrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Macroeconomic uncertainty and potential policy changes under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump have driven the stock market to new heights the past four weeks. But investors stand to benefit if they ignore short-term noise to focus instead on companies that can navigate challenges and deliver solid returns…

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Verona GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide…

Just_super | E+ | Getty Images Can artificial intelligence be so transformative as to solve one of the U.S. economy’s biggest problems: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit? According to three economists at the Brookings Institution, the answer is yes — AI could prove a positive “critical shock” for the country’s fiscal health.  A working paper released…

In this article BTC.CM= RUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mustafa Ciftci | Anadolu | Getty Images Rumble, a video platform aimed at conservatives, said Monday evening that it will begin allocating a portion of its excess cash reserves to bitcoin and making purchases of up to $20 million in the cryptocurrency. Shares rose…

In this article HSIC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Henry Schein (HSIC) Business: Henry Schein is a solutions company for health care. It operates through two segments: health care distribution, and technology and value-added services. The health care distribution segment distributes an array…

An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to…

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, February 27, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Cathie Wood is defending her underperforming ARK Innovation exchange traded fund following a rocky stretch. “We have a volatile fund,” she told…

In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images The board of Acurx Pharmaceuticals approved Wednesday the purchase of up to $1 million in bitcoin to hold as a treasury reserve asset. Shares of the the company were last lower by more than 6% after spiking about…

In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Company: Meta Platforms (META) Business: Meta Platforms builds technologies that help people find communities and grow businesses. The company’s products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets,…

In this article HSIC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 1, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Dental care supplier Henry Schein advanced in Monday trading as investors bet that Robert F.…

In this article UBER SQ AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images The postelection rally has hit some turbulence in recent days, giving investors a bumpy ride in the near term. However, these choppy markets can harbor plenty of opportunities — for those who know where to look.…

In this article MSFT CEG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is embarking on an ambitious plan to restart operations before the…

A chip and snack food display at a convenience store in Miami Beach, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Processed food stocks tumbled on Friday as investors feared a crackdown under President-elect Donald Trump and ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Soda titans PepsiCo and Coca-Cola dropped more than 3% and 1%,…

In this article GLRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Einhorn speaking in New York City on April 3, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Hedge fund investor David Einhorn’s cautious stance all year made his performance suffer as he navigated what he believes is the priciest stock market of his career at Greenlight Capital.…

In this article BTC.CM= BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The BlackRock logo is pictured outside the company’s headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City on May 25, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters BlackRock has expanded its tokenized money market fund to include several more blockchains. The investment manager said Wednesday that…