10 dividend stocks for investors who also want growth

Dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors adopt a defensive strategy amid market selloff

U.S. dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors are on the hunt for ways to play defense amid concerns over economic growth and President Trump’s tariff plans.

MarketWatch - 3d

2-, 10-year yields end at 2025 lows as investors navigate fears about growth

U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing 2- and 10-year yields to lows for the year, amid worries about the outlook for economic growth against a backdrop of sticky inflation.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks

TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three dividend-paying stocks, including McDonald's and Ares Capital.

CNBC - Feb. 23

Stocks tumble as Walmart sales growth forecast disappoints

Stocks tumbled from all-time highs Thursday in the wake of Walmart projecting a lower-than-expected sales outlook.

NBC News - Feb. 20

GM raises quarterly dividend, initiates $6 billion stock buyback

General Motors said Wednesday that it is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program.

CNBC - 5d

Who wants Aaron Rodgers?

Two weeks from today, the Jets will release quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Time for ESG investors and defence stocks to call a truce

Governments are pledging to spend more on defence and want to make it easier for private investors to join in

Financial Times - 3h

How the EU wants to tweak its merger rules to boost growth

Also in this newsletter: Brussels sets the record straight on women’s rights

Financial Times - 5d

C3.ai’s stock falls as revenue growth beats expectations but slows down

C3.ai shares tumbled more than 5% in extended trading Wednesday.

MarketWatch - 4d

U.S. stocks are near record highs. Why are investors so worried?

Sentiment gauges have soured — but the S&P 500 was at record highs just a few days ago. What’s going on?

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Market winners can fall hard — as investors in these favorite stocks found out

‘Magnificent Seven’ investors, take note.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Stagflation is a new threat to the stock-market rally. What investors should know.

Worries about an unwelcome mix of inflation and stagnating economic growth are back, only this time such fears are becoming harder for investors to shake off.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Snowflake’s stock soars as revenue and guidance cheer up investors

Snowflake shares soared in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue topped estimates and it offered upbeat guidance for fiscal 2026.

MarketWatch - 4d

The stock market is luring investors with promises. Here’s why they should be nervous.

The S&P 500’s false upside breakouts should give stock buyers pause.

MarketWatch - 4d

10-, 30-year yields see biggest monthly drop since December 2023 on growth fears

U.S. government debt rallied on Friday, pushing yields broadly lower, after inflation from the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure came in as expected for January.

MarketWatch - 3d

Why investors who fear a recession and the end of ‘American exceptionalism’ may be overreacting

U.S. stock-market volatility has been rising amid signs of a softening economy, but that doesn’t necessarily spell recession or the end of “American exceptionalism.”

MarketWatch - 2h

Lucid aims to double EV production this year, stock rallies nearly 10%

Shares of Lucid Group Inc. shot up in after-hours trading Tuesday after the luxury EV maker narrowed its quarterly loss and announced a CEO change.

MarketWatch - 5d

10 things to watch in the stock market Monday including bitcoin and Tesla

Wall Street is set for a higher open Monday, building off Friday's rally.

CNBC - 7h

Palantir drops 10% for worst day since May as investors continue dumping onetime market favorite

The stock notched its fourth straight losing session.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Warner Bros.’ stock gets boost from upbeat guidance about strong subscriber growth

Warner Bros. Discovery’s DTC and studios results were “very encouraging,” one analyst noted.

MarketWatch - 4d

Canopy Growth’s stock falls to all-time low on pot company’s share-sale plans

Canopy Growth Corp.’s stock fell 9% to an all-time low on Monday after the cannabis company said it would sell up to $200 million of its stock.

MarketWatch - 4h

Trump wants to use $5 million 'gold cards' to replace foreign investor visas

Trump proposes creating a type of green card program for wealthy foreign investors that would give them permanent residency and a pathway to citizenship for $5 milllion.

NBC News - 5d

President Trump is losing the stock market war to the rest of the world so far. Here's where investors are taking advantage

Emerging market stocks, China and European stocks are beating U.S. indexes since the inauguration of Donald Trump.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Stock investors stopped freaking out over interest rates. Now this threat is re-emerging.

Investors appear to be doing a lot less hand-wringing over higher interest rates lately, but plenty of market risks are still coming up on the horizon.

MarketWatch - Feb. 23

These stock-market sectors are dominating the S&P 500 so far this year as investors play defense

It may be time for investors to shore up portfolios with defensive stocks — but their appeal goes beyond just providing protection.

MarketWatch - 6d

Value investor Bill Nygren explains why Nvidia isn’t the best AI stock to own now

Look at companies that use AI effectively — not AI hardware manufacturers — Oakmark Fund manager says.

MarketWatch - 4d

Extremely fearful stock-market sentiment shows investors scare easily right now

It doesn’t take much to spook stock-market investors in 2025.

MarketWatch - 4d

U.S. stocks had a rocky February under Trump’s return. Should investors be worried about March?

February felt anything but brief as heightened macro uncertainty gripped Wall Street, with seemingly endless twists and turns on the U.S. stock market.

MarketWatch - 7h

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out?

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Three AI stocks to buy if you want to look past the Nvidia hardware build-out

Nicole Kornitzer manages the Buffalo International Fund. She expects these companies to make their corporate clients more effective and efficient as they implement AI.

MarketWatch - 6h

10 Yankees players who were most impacted by team's facial hair policy: Johnny Damon, Randy Johnson, more

With the Yankees lifting their ban on beards, we're looking at 10 notable players who were forced to shave

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Who needs a CEO? Not Intel. Its stock has soared this month without one.

Intel joins short list of companies doing well without permanent CEOs, but the balance of corporate power still tips toward having someone at the helm

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

2025 Kentucky Derby horses, futures, odds, date, preview: Expert who hit 10 Derby-Oaks Doubles relays picks

When is the Kentucky Derby 2025? Jody Demling revealed his 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for the Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs

CBS Sports - 3h

Matthew Stafford trade rumors: Steelers, Giants among teams eyeing Rams QB, who wants huge raise, per reports

The veteran quarterback appears to have plenty of suitors

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Tucker again denies allegations, also apologizes

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has released a new statement maintaining that he did not act inappropriately while receiving professional bodywork treatment. He also offered an apology.

ESPN - 4d

Portfolio trading — now also A Thing in European bonds

We love big bond trades and we cannot lie

Financial Times - 8h

A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation

President Trump floated giving taxpayers a piece of any savings that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting generates, which could reignite inflation.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

'Beyond the Gates' is making history, but it's also a 'messy and entertaining' soap

The first soap opera to premiere in more than 25 years will feature a primarily Black cast, a historic breakthrough for a genre that is a throwback to an earlier time.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 24

10 dividend stocks for investors who also want growth

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