Here's a look at where markets ended the week as Wall Street anxiously awaits the Federal Reserve rate decision next week. We got the final inflation data before the meeting, showing a surprise drop in annual wholesale prices, while consumer prices saw their biggest annual jump since January. Investors still believe a quarter point rate cut is inevitable.Joining me now, former St. Louis Federal Reserve President and one of the candidates being considered to be the next Fed chair, James Bullard. Jim, it's gr ...

The AI revolution has made Nvidia the most valuable company on the planet.There's no denying that Nvidia (NVDA 0.43%) has been leading the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Its chips are in high demand, and the company's monster success has pushed the stock up to astronomical heights in recent years. Investors might be wondering if it's time to look elsewhere when allocating capital, especially since this top AI stock has soared so much. Perhaps it's time to consider a consumer electronics giant, one that ...

Alan Brochstein, CFA, is one of the first investment professionals to focus exclusively on the cannabis industry. Alan got his start as a financial professional in the securities industry in 1986, managing investments in institutional environments until he founded AB Analytical Services in 2007 in order to provide independent consulting to registered investment advisors. He is also the managing partner of New Cannabis Ventures, a leading provider of relevant financial information in the cannabis industry si ...

Hedge fund manager Philippe Laffont recently trimmed his stake in Meta Platforms and bought stock in The Trade Desk.Billionaire Philippe Laffont is the founder and portfolio manager at Coatue Management, a hedge fund that nearly tripled the returns of the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.05%) in the last three years. That makes him a good role model for individual investors.Laffont made some interesting trades during the second quarter. He sold 76,900 shares of Meta Platforms (META 0.70%), a popular artificial intelligenc ...

Vinci ( OTCPK:VCISF )( OTCPK:VCISY ) is offering a great opportunity to get exposure to infrastructure growth as it moves into the next phase of the cycle from a place of rare strength. MotorwayI have over 13 years of diverse financial analysis experience across various sectors, including Auto, Industrials, and IT. Worked in a Ford and Caterpillar treasury, and managed Investor relations and Strategic finance of a listed IT company of market cap ~USD 2.5bn. My early background also includes equity research ...

You can have your cake and eat it too, with these two high-yielding dividend stocks.Dividend stocks offer income investors, or anyone, really, the ability to offset market downturns and slowly build wealth through reinvested dividends, and are historically stable and mature businesses. Those are all comforting things, but what investors give up with most dividend stocks is potential for high growth in the stock price -- as the businesses are typically larger and more mature.In these two cases, however, inve ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT is countering Boeing Co.‘s BA F-47 sixth-generation fighter victory with a cost-effective F-35 upgrade using sixth-generation technology. Lockheed Strikes Back After Boeing Contract LossCEO Jim Taiclet revealed on Thursday that the Pentagon shows “very active engagement at an extremely high level” regarding the enhanced F-35 concept, reported Business Insider.Check out the current price of LMT stock here. The strategic response seeks to provide 80% of the F-47’s capabilities at hal ...

In my last piece on North West Company (TSX: NWC:CA ) - a rather unconventional retailer-and-service provider operating mainly in remote communities across Northern and Western Canada, as well as the Caribbean and the Virgin Islands - II’m an equity analyst and founder of Goulart’s Restaurant Stocks, a research firm focused on the U.S. restaurant industry — from quick-service and fast casual to fine dining and niche concepts. I lead all thematic research and valuation efforts, applying advanced financial mo ...

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Two dividend stalwarts, two very different engines behind the checks.Shares of WM (WM -0.64%) and McDonald's (MCD -0.97%) have both held investor interest in 2025 for their dependable cash returns.WM, formerly known as Waste Management, is the largest North American waste services provider. The waste company is tying dividend growth to a rising free cash flow outlook and a slate of high-return projects in recycling, renewable natural gas, and newly integrated medical-waste operations. McDonald's, the global ...