Dividend funds pulled in $24.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, their strongest opening quarter in four years, and a lot of that cash went looking for a boring place to…
Energy stocks just gave investors a buying window. After WTI crude spiked to $114.58 per barrel on April 7, on the Strait of Hormuz disruption, prices have cooled to $78.94 per barrel…
Crude oil has fallen sharply from its spring highs, yet many drivers are still paying far more at the pump than they were expecting. In a recent CNBC segment, Helima Croft, Head…
Savita Subramanian, Bank of America Securities’ head of US equity and quantitative strategy, took to CNBC this week with a simple message. Corporate earnings are “gangbusters”, and the trade you actually want…
On CNBC’s Squawk on the Street this morning, Jim Cramer looked at the June jobs data and told Carl Quintanilla he cannot square what he is reading with what he is seeing.…
The Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) has turned into one of the best large-cap stories of 2026, trading near $218 with a 16% year-to-date gain and a 27% advance over the past year.…
Mario Gabelli built his closed-end fund around two sectors most investors overlook, and the strategy is drawing serious attention from income-focused investors.
Crude oil has whipsawed investors all year. WTI spiked to $112.25 per barrel in mid-May as the Iran conflict rattled supply lanes, then drifted back to $84.65 by June 15. For income…
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) has had a volatile two months. XLE climbed to $61.29 on May 19 as Brent crude touched $124.61 in early April on the de facto…
While the hopes for a permanent cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities are the ultimate end-game plan for Iran and the Middle East, the reality is that while spot prices have plummeted…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading modestly higher after a stunning opening to the week, as all major indices rocketed higher. The announcement of a cease-fire deal with Iran, which the…
Value stocks are having their moment again, and Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:MGV) is the cleanest way to own that rotation without overpaying for it. MGV returned 28%…
Although Wall Street has spent the better part of two years cheering an artificial intelligence buildout that has dragged the Nasdaq 100 up roughly 30% over the past year, the technology-packed Nasdaq…
The three biggest U.S. oil majors are sending mixed signals at current prices: Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) at $185.82 looks constructive, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) at $146.60 looks constructive, and Occidental…
On a recent Diet TBPN segment, co-host John Coogan read at length from an Economist piece making a striking claim about where corporate America now lives. The thesis, quoted directly: “Texas is…
