The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is off to the races this morning, up 0.50% thanks to tailwinds from mega-cap earnings beats and a sharp pullback in oil prices, even as the Fed’s preferred…
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is down sharply to start the session, giving back yesterday’s record-setting gains. A Wall Street Journal report revealed that OpenAI fell short of its 2026 sales and user…
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT | CAT Price Prediction) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) just printed earnings that frame the two heavy equipment giants in opposite cycle positions. Caterpillar rode a single-quarter record of $19.1…
Dividend growth investing rewards patience like few other strategies. The income stream compounds year after year, and the companies behind those dividends tend to be high-quality and structurally durable. With the Fed…
U.S. factories just posted their strongest quarter in years, and the gains aren’t limited to flashy AI chips. Federal Reserve data released this morning shows manufacturing production excluding high-tech industries rose at…
Rich Duprey Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT | CAT Price Prediction) has climbed from $294.02 to $794.25 over the past year. With the stock trading near its 52-week high and valuation multiples stretched, our model points to…
Vandita Jadeja Investors saw the S&P 500 deliver an impressive 81.3% total return during Donald Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021, according to a U.S. Bank analysis. That ranked it fourth among all…
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT | CAT Price Prediction) is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, with growing exposure to data center power generation through its large reciprocating engines. The company posted…
Trey Thoelcke Ford (NYSE: F) closed 2025 with a $10.70 billion impairment charge tied to Model e asset write-downs and EV program cancellations, crystallizing one of the most expensive pivots in automotive history. The…
While Wall Street fixated on artificial intelligence chips and soaring tech valuations, one blue-chip Dow name delivered returns that left Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) in the dust. Over the past…
Rich Duprey A 1.5% yield sounds unimpressive until you realize the dividend check doubles roughly every seven years. That is the premise behind the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG): skip the high-yield traps and…
With the federal funds rate sitting at 3.75% and the 10-year Treasury yielding 4.13%, investors hunting for meaningful income have to venture well beyond government bonds. Three ETFs currently delivering above 10%…
Monthly dividend checks. A portfolio anchored in Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar, and Microsoft. An expense ratio so low it barely registers. For retirees navigating a market where the VIX has climbed nearly 30%…
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT | CAT Price Prediction) and Deere (NYSE: DE) both reported recent quarters that tell strikingly different stories. Caterpillar posted a record quarter on surging data center power demand. Deere…
Manufacturing value-added reached $2.95 trillion in Q3 2025, accelerating at 3.2% growth after months of cyclical weakness. For investors considering concentrated industrial exposure, Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VIS) offers a…
