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Key Points Coca-Cola is a defensive stock, especially worth considering if you expect a market pullback. Its dividend recently yielded a solid 2.4%. If you’re worried about the stock market correcting or crashing this year or next, you might be stressed out regarding which stocks to buy. It’s true that when the market pulls back,…

Warren Buffett served as chief executive officer of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -0.04%)(BRKB +0.11%) investment company between 1965 and 2025. He turned it into a $1 trillion conglomerate with numerous wholly owned subsidiaries, a $350 billion stock portfolio, and more than $300 billion in cash. That leaves some very big shoes to fill for Buffett’s…

With a little over three months left in 2026, it’s shaping up as another stellar year for Wall Street and investors. Through the closing bell on Sept. 15, the time-tested Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.18%), benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.17%), and growth stock-dominated Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.39%) had gained 8.4%, 10.8%, and 11.8%. Wall…

ROANOKE, Va. – If you receive Social Security, your monthly benefit is expected to change next year. That’s because Social Security benefits are adjusted each year for inflation through what’s known as a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. Recommended Videos The 2026 COLA was 2.8%. The Social Security Administration says it will announce the next COLA…

Most of the market’s attention has gravitated to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. But Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is out to prove that sizable wealth can be made in boring industries. Investors don’t have to just stick to the technology sector. In the past decade, shares have risen 486% (as of Sept. 17). Including dividends,…

Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s PFG expansion of its Featured Partner Program should strengthen its Retirement and Income Solutions business by making private-market investments more accessible within defined-contribution (DC) retirement plans. The program brings together asset managers, trust companies and fiduciaries to develop collective investment trust (CIT)-based solutions that combine public and private assets. The expansion…

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in August as households boosted purchases of a range of goods while also spending more at restaurants and bars, reinforcing the economy’s resilience even as consumers grow more anxious about high inflation. The stronger-than-expected report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday prompted…

🐾Image Summary🐾 Good work! 🐾Sunday, September 20th, our market strategy meeting for next week! Target period: September 21st (Mon) – September 25th (Fri)* The Tokyo Stock Market will be closed from the 21st (Mon) to the 23rd (Wed), and trading will resume on the 24th (Thu). Since the US market will be trading during this…

Investors are seeing a triple-whammy unfold before their eyes. And in case you aren’t familiar with the term, a triple-whammy isn’t a good thing. Three separate negative developments have occurred so far in September. Each has been a key ingredient in significant stock market declines at times in the past. Is a stock market crash…

The U.S. stock market is having a decent year despite economic uncertainty created by the Iran conflict. The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has advanced 11%, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) has added 14%, and the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) has added 7%. However, investors got bad news from the Federal Reserve last…