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The Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike has pushed bond yields higher, so investors now face better income from cash and bonds but more uncertainty over what to own next. That shift can leave strong, cash rich businesses trading at modest valuations as attention swings to fixed income. This article highlights three such quality stocks that still appear overlooked on our value screen. The stocks highlighted below are just a starting sample, as the same process surfaced 27 more businesses with...

A number of stocks fell in the morning session after the latest industrial production report showed slower-than-expected growth for July. Data from the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. industrial production rose by 0.2%, which was half of the 0.4% increase that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had anticipated. While this marked the second consecutive month of growth, it represented a slowdown from the previous month's revised figures. Manufacturing output also saw a modest 0.2% incr

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after April CPI came in hot at 3.8% year-over-year, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.43% and effectively sealing higher-for-longer mortgage rates.