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Rate hikes, stubborn inflation and policy headlines are reshaping the income corner of the market, and that mix is putting high-quality dividend-paying stocks in the spotlight for investors who care about both cash flow and resilience. Miss the right opportunities and you risk watching others collect steady payouts while you sit on the sidelines. This article walks through three stocks from our screener that appear positively exposed to these shifts at the moment. The three individual stocks...

The beverage giant says its U.S. system contributed $85 billion to GDP and supported nearly 1 million jobs in 2025

PEP is leaning on automation, digitalization and simplification to boost productivity as inflation and softer North American demand pressure margins.

Retirees don’t need the highest yield on the board. They need the check to keep arriving, and to keep growing, through every recession, rate cycle, and regime change. Three Dividend Kings fit that brief: Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo. Each has raised its payout for decades without a cut, and one benchmark says it […]

These consumer staples stocks are Dividend Kings and could become increasingly attractive if stubborn inflation pushes the Federal Reserve back toward monetary tightening.

Chasing the fattest yield on the screen is a trap most income investors fall into, but a handful of companies have quietly raised their payouts through oil shocks, financial meltdowns, and a global pandemic without skipping a beat. The question is what they all have in common.

Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F reveals a stock portfolio far more concentrated than most investors realize, with the bulk of its equity weight sitting in just three consumer franchises that Buffett has held through recessions, bubbles, and every market cycle since the 1980s.

Some dividend stocks raise their payouts through one recession, maybe two. A handful of consumer staples names have kept writing bigger checks through every downturn for decades, and the cash flow behind that streak is more durable than most investors realize.

J.M. Smucker stock jumped after an earnings beat and debt reduction to 2.9x leverage, though weak volume trends and an overbought RSI raise questions about the rally's durability.

Three consumer giants have kept raising their dividends through oil shocks, financial crises, and every other economic storm since 1970, and the cash flow numbers behind their streaks reveal why retirees treat them less like investments and more like utilities.

A seven-figure portfolio looks like security until federal taxes, Medicare surcharges, Social Security phase-ins, and inflation each take their share. What actually clears into your checking account from $1.55 million depends on decisions most retirees never see coming.

The Bahnsen Group CIO, David Bahnsen, talks with Market Domination's Josh Lipton about how dividend growth investing can build long-term wealth and outperform inflation. Bahnsen emphasizes that young investors benefit from a dividend growth strategy because of its compounding potential.

Treasuries now yield nearly 5%, raising the stakes for every dividend stock in a boomer portfolio. Five companies have raised their payouts through recessions, inflation spikes, and rate cycles, and the case for owning them lifetime has never required more scrutiny.

Federal debt just crossed a staggering new threshold while Treasury scrambles to prop up the bond market, and the intervention collapsed within 24 hours. Where Berkshire puts its money instead reveals something most retirees holding long bonds have not yet reckoned with.

The company told CBS News it will direct the refunds toward groceries and general merchandise.

Some companies have handed investors a bigger paycheck every single year for more than six decades, surviving every recession and rate shock along the way. Five of them look particularly compelling right now, and one trades at a price not seen in over a year.

A Washington proposal to strip inflation out of capital gains calculations has investors asking a simple question: after 60 years of buy-and-hold investing, could Warren Buffett's tax bill all but disappear? The real answer is more surprising than either side of the debate admits.

While the rest of the market chased AI headlines and flinched at every tariff rumor, three famously unglamorous stocks kept raising their dividends and quietly compounding wealth. Here is why August may be the right moment to pay attention.

Berkshire’s stock buybacks climb, Apple may turn to China, why Coca-Cola is clobbering Pepsi, and more news to start your day.

Consumer sentiment is flashing recession warnings, yet three blue-chip dividend legends are quietly building cases for returns that would shock most defensive investors heading into 2027.

The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is going through a major shift this year, with broad inflation-driven price hikes having reached their peak. With core inflation hovering around 2.5%, CPG growth has shifted firmly back to a volume-driven imperative. Broader national brand unit volumes across the sector fell 0.6% year-to-date, indicating a polarized consumer base […]

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Interest rates have not moved since December's quarter-point cut to a range of +3.50-3.75%.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose, but tech futures dropped as chip stocks Micron and Sandisk dived. Coca-Cola jumped on earnings.

Retail sentiment remains ‘bearish’ on SPY and deteriorated to ‘extremely bearish’ on QQQ, amid growing anxiety around technology stocks.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Coca-Cola, UPS, Boeing, Sherwin-Williams, Hilton, Centene, PayPal, S&P Global Earnings (p.m.): Visa, Ford Motor, Mondelez International, Waste Management, PPG Industries, Bloom Energy, Avis Budget, Seagate Technology Economic data: Consumer confidence index, Johnson Redbook retail sales index, U.

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Dow and S&P 500 futures gain 0.8% and Nasdaq futures 1.4% ahead of Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon results and Wednesday's Fed call.

Wall Street is heading for a pivotal week as Big Tech earnings, the Federal Reserve's rate decision and key inflation data test a market hovering near record highs. The busiest stretch begins on Wednesday, when Microsoft and Meta Platforms report earnings before the focus quickly shifts to...