blue chip stocks
Closing Bell 7/2/20: Double Dose of Jobs Data Drives Stocks Higher
Closing Bell 7/2/20: Double Dose of Jobs Data Drives Stocks Higher
The Nasdaq closed the holiday-shortened week at all-time highs after Thursday's data dump showed progress on the American employment front.
July 2, 2020
Closing Bell 7/1/20: Nasdaq Hits New Highs to Start Q3
Closing Bell 7/1/20: Nasdaq Hits New Highs to Start Q3
The first day of 2020's second half kicked off with a mixed trading session that saw Amazon (AMZN) and Facebook (FB) help the Nasdaq to new highs.
July 1, 2020
Closing Bell 6/30/20: Stocks Close Stellar Q2 With a Flourish
Closing Bell 6/30/20: Stocks Close Stellar Q2 With a Flourish
A late Tuesday run sent the Dow to its best quarterly finish since 1987, the Nasdaq's top quarter since 2001, and the S&P 500's best Q2 since the inde…
June 30, 2020
Closing Bell 6/29/20: Home-Run Home-Sales Data Delights Wall Street
Closing Bell 6/29/20: Home-Run Home-Sales Data Delights Wall Street
A boffo pending home sales report Monday, as well as good news for Boeing, kept investors' minds off COVID-19 data and lifted the Dow by more than 580…
June 29, 2020
Closing Bell 6/26/20: Banks Burned as Stocks Break Sharply Lower
Closing Bell 6/26/20: Banks Burned as Stocks Break Sharply Lower
The Fed's limitations on big banks' dividends and share buybacks coupled with swelling COVID-19 caseloads to weigh heavily on stocks Friday.
June 26, 2020
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13 Best Vanguard Funds for the Next Bull Market
13 Best Vanguard Funds for the Next Bull Market
Optimistic that the bounce since March is indeed the start of the next bull market? Here are the 13 best Vanguard funds to help you make the most of i…
June 25, 2020
Closing Bell 6/24/20: Market's Roller-Coaster Ride Takes a Steep Drop
Closing Bell 6/24/20: Market's Roller-Coaster Ride Takes a Steep Drop
Bad economic and COVID-19 news both weighed on stocks Wednesday.
June 24, 2020
20 Best Stocks to Buy for the Next Bull Market
20 Best Stocks to Buy for the Next Bull Market
The stock market isn't out of the woods yet, but it's getting late in the game for defense. These are 20 of the best stocks to buy now as you prepare …
May 22, 2020
7 Safe Dividend Stocks With Big Dividend Growth Potential
7 Safe Dividend Stocks With Big Dividend Growth Potential
Dividend growth announcements have taken a back seat to cuts and suspensions lately. But a few dividend stocks have what it takes to up the ante going…
May 6, 2020
20 Best Stocks to Invest In During a Recession
20 Best Stocks to Invest In During a Recession
Recessions necessarily change the spending habits of tens of millions of Americans. These are the best stocks to invest in as long as the U.S. economy…
April 30, 2020
25 Blue Chips With Brawny Balance Sheets
25 Blue Chips With Brawny Balance Sheets
In the midst of an economic scare as severe as this one, investors should look to blue-chip stocks to weather the storm.
April 30, 2020
Best Airline Stocks to Own When the Industry Takes Off Again
Best Airline Stocks to Own When the Industry Takes Off Again
Airline stocks will indeed be bailed out, but that doesn't make the entire industry a buy. Here, we examine eight carriers for clues as to where the b…
April 15, 2020
7 Blue-Chip Stocks You’re Selling, But Insiders Are Buying
7 Blue-Chip Stocks You’re Selling, But Insiders Are Buying
As the media and investors whipped up a frenzy of COVID-19 panic selling in March, some corporate insiders (such as CEOs and directors) had an entirel…
April 2, 2020
5 Safe-Haven Stocks to Buy on Broader Market Weakness
5 Safe-Haven Stocks to Buy on Broader Market Weakness
March 11, 2020
Hedge Funds' Top 25 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now
Hedge Funds' Top 25 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now
Blue-chip stocks are a staple of most hedge funds' portfolios. Here, we examine their 25 favorite stock picks and what makes them so attractive.
January 23, 2020
Pros' Picks: The 13 Best Dividend Stocks for 2020
Pros' Picks: The 13 Best Dividend Stocks for 2020
The bull market went into overdrive in 2019.
January 2, 2020
10 High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2020
10 High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2020
High-yield monthly dividend stocks allow you to better align your income with your spending obligations - something most income payers don't offer.
December 10, 2019
20 Large-Cap Dividend Stocks With More Cash Than Debt
20 Large-Cap Dividend Stocks With More Cash Than Debt
More than a decade of historically low interest rates has prompted companies to go on a borrowing binge.
October 25, 2019
13 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
13 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
The stock market’s major indices are at or near all-time highs, and as stocks go up, dividend yields go down.
September 17, 2019
13 Blue-Chip Stocks With Risks You Need to Watch
13 Blue-Chip Stocks With Risks You Need to Watch
Every company faces headwinds at some point.
July 2, 2019
14 Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks Yielding 4% or More
14 Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks Yielding 4% or More
While the markets have rebounded from last year’s late plunge somewhat in 2019, there’s still one positive remnant from the selloff.
May 29, 2019
13 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy on the Next Dip
13 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy on the Next Dip
There’s an old Wall Street saying that goes, “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” No one really knows who originally said it, b…
May 28, 2019
10 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy for Under $10
10 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy for Under $10
Cheap stocks – those that trade for a small nominal dollar amount, say, less than $10 – are a double-edged sword.
March 11, 2019
12 Blue-Chip Stocks With Red-Hot Growth Estimates
12 Blue-Chip Stocks With Red-Hot Growth Estimates
Much of the market was shelled in October and November – even no-doubt blue chips that typically can take a beating.
November 29, 2018
10 Safe Blue-Chip Stocks You Want to Own
10 Safe Blue-Chip Stocks You Want to Own
When markets get jittery (like they are now), investors’ thoughts often turn to so-called “safe stocks,” to protect their portfolios against losses.
May 22, 2018