Dividend stocks are an important piece of any diversified income portfolio. But actually collecting the dividend checks (or more commonly, having the dividend hit your brokerage account) requires a little knowledge of how the process works – and that includes knowing things like ex-dividend dates, dividend pay dates and other important dividend dates. “We love dividend… Continue reading Dividend Dates: A Beginner’s Guide | Kiplinger
Why Are Gas Prices So High If U.S. Is Energy Independent? | Kiplinger
We’ve all seen the rising cost of oil and its ripple effect through the economy, especially on prices at the pump. You may have also read that the U.S. is energy independent or that we export more oil than we import and that Russian oil only makes up 3% of all U.S. oil imports. So… Continue reading Why Are Gas Prices So High If U.S. Is Energy Independent? | Kiplinger
US stocks rally as the solid March jobs report points to the Fed staying aggressive with rate hikes
US stocks finished higher Friday in a volatile session as April and second-quarter trading began. Jobs gains for March and February’s upwardly revised report reinforced expectations for the Fed to deliver big interest-rate hikes this year. The 2-year yield charged up 13 basis points to an intraday high of 2.469% and overtook the 10-year yield… Continue reading US stocks rally as the solid March jobs report points to the Fed staying aggressive with rate hikes
Goldman Sachs warns the dollar is at risk of losing its dominance, and could end up a lesser player like the UK pound
Goldman Sachs has said the US dollar faces a number of risks, and could become a lesser currency like the UK pound. The US’ tough sanctions on Russia have raised concerns that countries around the world could try to move away from the dollar. Goldman said the US’ foreign debts mean that foreign investors may… Continue reading Goldman Sachs warns the dollar is at risk of losing its dominance, and could end up a lesser player like the UK pound
Bored Ape Yacht Club told users not to mint any NFTs after its Discord was hacked briefly
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s official Discord channel was briefly compromised, the company tweeted Friday. A phishing attack infiltrated the Discord group and tried to bait users into minting fake Bored Ape NFTs. Other collections the attacker targeted with the phishing tool included Doodles, Shamanzs, and Nyoki. Loading Something is loading. Bored Ape Yacht Club warned… Continue reading Bored Ape Yacht Club told users not to mint any NFTs after its Discord was hacked briefly
Digital World SPAC tied to Trump’s Truth Social extends two-day decline to 13% after app downloads plummet
Digital World Acquisition extended its two-day decline to 13% as downloads of Truth Social plummet.The Digital World SPAC has plans to merge with a new social media app launched by former President Donald Trump.Downloads of the Truth Social app have dropped by 95% in recent weeks, according to Bloomberg. Loading Something is loading. Digital World… Continue reading Digital World SPAC tied to Trump’s Truth Social extends two-day decline to 13% after app downloads plummet
US stocks edge higher as investors weigh what a solid jobs report means for Fed rate hikes
US stocks rose Friday following a largely solid March jobs report. The US economy added 431,000 job, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%. The S&P 500 begins the second quarter after coming off its first quarterly loss since the pandemic started. Loading Something is loading. Stocks rose Friday as investors started trading in April… Continue reading US stocks edge higher as investors weigh what a solid jobs report means for Fed rate hikes
Housing Market Faces a World of Pain
Several ominous signs face the housing market. First, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage soared to a three-year high of 4.67% in the week ended March 31, according to housing agency Freddie Mac. That’s up from 4.42% a week ago and 3.18% a year ago, To be sure, the rate is down from 6.4% in October 2007. The… Continue reading Housing Market Faces a World of Pain
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