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Mid-cap stocks – typically, companies between $2 billion to $10 billion, though some indexes view them differently – are too often overlooked. Large-cap stocks are valued for their stability and dividends, while small-cap stocks are favored for their growth prospects. But avoid the happy medium at your own peril. Many of 2022’s best mid-cap stocks… Continue reading 15 Mighty Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy for 2022 | Kiplinger

Another slow-news session saw stocks rebound considerably from yesterday’s slippage – then dodge what was shaping up to be another afternoon swoon. With little on the data front, most eyes were on the earnings calendar, which provided a few fireworks. Peloton Interactive (PTON, +25.3%), for instance, reported a quarterly loss and hacked down its full-year… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Earnings Help Stocks Muscle Higher Into the Close | Kiplinger

While there is ample supply of dividend stocks to be found on Wall Street, finding high-quality ones whose payouts are secure can be a little more tricky.  What’s more, following years of big gains in the equity markets, stock prices for many of the best dividend payers is in the clouds.  The S&P 500, for… Continue reading 7 Discounted Dividend Stocks With Market-Beating Yields | Kiplinger

stocks Lehman Brothers and Enron are notorious for destroying shareholder wealth, but they can’t compete with these 20 names.When folks think of the worst stocks of the past 30 years, Lehman Brothers, Enron or Arthur Andersen are but three among legions of notorious names that might immediately come to mind. Yet somehow, those corporate catastrophes… Continue reading The 20 Biggest Wealth Destroyers of the Past 30 Years | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Stocks broadly slip amid a slow-news Monday, but earnings and a pivotal CPI report are on deck later this week.The stock market followed up on its best weekly performance of 2022 with an up-and-down Monday session. A slow day on the data front allowed investors to further process last week’s better-than-expected January… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Energy Rises, Comms Fall on Mixed Monday | Kiplinger

Most investors tend to shy away from troubled companies because they can really weigh on returns. Activist investors, on the other hand, actively seek out underperforming businesses, acquiring big equity stakes in the anticipation of forcing changes that will improve the share price. Activist investors target companies that are poorly managed, inefficient, overpaying for acquisitions… Continue reading 7 Stocks Activist Investors Have in Their Sights | Kiplinger

stocks Our preview of the upcoming week’s earnings reports includes Walt Disney (DIS), Coca-Cola (KO) and Peloton Interactive (PTON).It’s another busy week for the earnings calendar, with entertainment and media giant Walt Disney (DIS, $140.39) among several Dow Jones stocks set to report. DIS is scheduled to unveil its fiscal first-quarter earnings report after Wednesday’s… Continue reading Walt Disney (DIS) Remains a “Show-Me Story” Ahead of Earnings | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today A positive reaction to Amazon earnings helped the Nasdaq easily outperform its peers.Two of the three major indexes closed higher on the final trading day of a volatile week thanks to a pair of well-received earnings and economic reports. On the earnings front, Amazon.com (AMZN) surged 13.5% after the company last night… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Rally Resumes After Amazon Earnings, Jobs Data | Kiplinger