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☆ Juice your portfolio income with these dividend payers that offer high yields, Wells Fargo says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

High dividend yield stocks can boost investors' portfolio income — if they are willing to take some risk — and Wells Fargo Investment Institute has a list of its favorite picks. Further, a company that offers a high dividend yield may be more likely to cut the payment when times get tough. Chevron , a top pick in Wells Fargo's integrated oils coverage, made the high dividend yield list. Wells Fargo Investment Institute also highlighted PepsiCo in its high dividend yield screen. Other names on Wells Fargo's high dividend yield list include Medtronic , Lockheed Martin and Cisco Systems .

Persons: Thomas Christopher, Christopher, Wells, Roger Read, Hess, Read, Jefferies, Kaumil Gajrawala, Omnicom, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Investment Institute, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Hess Corp, PepsiCo, Gatorade, Quaker Oats, Frito, Omnicom, Lockheed, Cisco Systems Locations: Wells Fargo, Guyana

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, NXP Semiconductors and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On the other hand, the company saw $5.09 billion in revenue for the second quarter, under the consensus estimate of $5.2 billion. That overshadowed the company's better-than-expected report for the second quarter. In the second quarter, Nucor earned $2.68 per share on $8.08 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG anticipated $2.35 a share and $7.69 billion in revenue. Zions earned $1.28 per share in the second quarter, above the $1.10 figure penciled in by analysts polled by LSEG. Calix said it had $198.1 million in revenue for the quarter, while analysts polled by FactSet forecasted $200.8 million.

Persons: FactSet, Nucor, LSEG, Crown, NXP, Zions, Calix, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Cadence, Systems, Crown Holdings, Semiconductors, Revenue, LSEG, SAP —, SAP, FactSet Locations: Cleveland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ryanair, CrowdStrike, IQVIA Holdings and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Ryanair — Shares fell 16% after the budget airline reported weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings . CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock plunged 12% as investors fully digested Friday's massive outage , which resulted in thousands of canceled flights. IQVIA Holdings — The stock jumped more than 6% after the health tech company's earnings beat expectations for the second quarter. In the second quarter, the company reported sales of $32.8 billion, below the $33.05 billion FactSet consensus estimate. Mattel — Shares of the toymaker soared more than 11%.

Persons: CrowdStrike, FactSet, Tesla, Elon Musk, LPR, Xpeng, Catterton, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Lisa Kailai Han, Darla Mercado Organizations: Ryanair —, Guggenheim, Holdings, Nvidia —, Reuters, Blackwell, Verizon —, —, EV, People's Bank of, Li Auto, Mattel —, Mattel, Semiconductor, — Investors, VanEck Semiconductor, KLA Corporation, ASML Locations: CrowdStrike, People's Bank of China, chipmakers

☆ Boost your portfolio income with this options strategy, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors can generate portfolio income and benefit from price appreciation in their stock holdings with an options strategy — provided they do it right. In addition, if the strike price is sufficiently higher than the current price, the initial investor can benefit from the appreciation in the meantime. For instance, if the underlying stock falls short of the strike price, the premium can provide some cushion on the downside. Bank of America highlighted a call option with a strike price of $220 against Constellation Energy . Freshpet also made the grade, with Bank of America highlighting a call option with a $140 strike price.

Persons: Arjun Goyal, you'll, Russell, Freshpet, TD Cowen Organizations: Bank of America, Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Constellation, Bank of, Republican Locations: Virginia, Washington

☆ Cash is yielding 5% and many Americans are still missing out. How to juice your savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Today's high interest rate environment has led to rising borrowing costs for consumers, but there is a silver lining for savers: Their idle cash can generate plenty of income – if they can find the right savings products. The Federal Reserve's key interest rate is sitting at a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%, its highest level in more than 22 years . The firm found that about six out of 10 middle-income Americans are leaving their money in lower-yielding accounts, even as interest rates have risen. "Or, there's a perception that the switching costs, or the friction, related to making a change is more work than the benefit of getting higher rates." Meanwhile, LendingClub offers a 1-year CD at a 4.4% APY, while its high-yield savings account offers a 5% APY.

Persons: Tim Wennes, There's, Wennes, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Santander U.S, Federal, Financial, LendingClub

☆ Greater risk is paying off for these tax-free bonds. Here’s how they may fit into your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

When it comes to tax-free municipal bonds, investors who are comfortable with taking more risk are seeing attractive returns. High-yield municipal bonds – issues that are rated below BBB by Standard & Poor's – have greater default risk than their investment-grade counterparts. Muni bonds provide tax-free income on a federal basis – and on a state basis if the investor resides in the same state as the issuer. High-yield muni bond funds have seen estimated net flows of $6.76 billion in 2024 as of June 30, according to Morningstar. Before you step in Investors looking at high-yield muni bonds, be it individual issues or the funds, ought to consider their risk appetite and their goals.

Persons: Morningstar, Beth Foos, munis, you've, Matthew Norton, Norton, Mathew Kiselak, that's, Kiselak, Morningstar's Organizations: Standard, Bank of America . Investment, muni, Morningstar, SEC Locations: corporates

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: United Airlines, Discover Financial Services, Kinder Morgan and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Discover Financial Services — Shares rose 2.7% after Discover Financial Services reported results from its second quarter. The bank and payments company posted net interest income of $3.52 billion, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.46 billion. Kinder Morgan — Shares dropped 2.8% after Kinder Morgan posted quarterly results that were below expectations. United Airlines — The stock was down slightly, by 0.3% after United Airlines reported a mixed second quarter. Alcoa posted adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share, beating analysts' forecast for 9 cents per share, per LSEG.

Persons: Kinder Morgan —, Kinder Morgan, LSEG, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Discover Financial, Discover Financial Services, FactSet, Revenue, United Airlines, Steel, Steel Dynamics, Alcoa, Street

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Charles Schwab, Match Group, Bank of America and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Charles Schwab – The financial services giant slid more than 10% following its second quarter results. Earnings for the second quarter were 83 cents a share, topping the 80 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. UnitedHealth – The stock popped 6.5% after the health insurance giant posted second quarter results that came in better than expected. PNC Financial – The bank stock jumped 4.7% after stronger-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. Rio Tinto said that its Pilbara iron ore production in the second quarter came in 2% lower compared to the year-ago period.

Persons: Charles Schwab –, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, FactSet, —, Sarah Min, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Darla Mercado Organizations: Group, Match Group, Bank of America, LSEG . Revenue, Revenue, PNC Financial, PNC, Rio Tinto –, Rio Tinto, U.S, Home, Federal Reserve, Toll, Builders, . Semiconductor, Nvidia, Devices, Broadcom, VanEck Semiconductor Locations: Rio, Rio Tinto – The

☆ Trump says he would let Fed Chair Powell finish his term if he wins in November, Bloomberg reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump will allow Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to complete his term at the central bank if he won the November election, the Republican presidential candidate told Bloomberg Businessweek in an interview. "I would let him serve it out, especially if I thought he was doing the right thing," Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek. President Joe Biden nominated Powell to serve a second four-year term as Fed chief in May 2022. As recently as February of this year, Trump told Fox Business that he would not reappoint Powell to lead the Fed. Read the Bloomberg Businessweek article here.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jerome Powell, Trump, Joe Biden, Powell, —, reappoint Powell, Maria Bartiromo Organizations: Republican National Convention, Federal, Republican, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fed, Fox Business Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S

☆ Stocks are booming in 2024, but financial advisors say it may be time to get a little defensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

With the S & P 500 surging more than 18% in 2024, it might be time for investors to make a few defensive moves in their portfolios. But that surge is spurring some financial advisors to reassess their clients' exposure to large-cap tech and turn toward currently unloved asset categories that could be poised to rise. "It might take a little longer to manifest but we think [health care] is an interesting combination of offense and defense, and it provides meaningful cash flows for investors," Saccocia said. Checking in on risk and cash Investors reviewing their 2024 gains should also reassess their risk profile and consider whether their asset allocation reflects their long-term goals. Tom Balcom, CFP and founder of 1650 Wealth Management in Lighthouse Point, Florida, has used custom market-linked notes to hedge clients' exposure to the market.

Persons: Nvidia —, Shon Anderson, Russell, Jerome Powell's, Shannon Saccocia, Neuberger Berman, Saccocia, Colin Gerrety, Gerrety, Tom Balcom, Balcom, Morningstar Organizations: Nvidia, Anderson Financial, Federal, Big Tech, Investors, JPMorgan Chase, UnitedHealth, Wealth Services Locations: Dayton , Ohio, REITs, North Bethesda , Maryland, Lighthouse Point , Florida

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Five Below, Interactive Brokers, J.B. Hunt and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company also posted bleak guidance on earnings and revenue for the second quarter. Interactive Brokers — The electronic broker gained about 1% after beating adjusted earnings and revenue expectations for the second quarter. Interactive Brokers posted adjusted earnings of $1.76 on revenue of $1.29 billion, while analysts expected $1.74 per share in earnings on $1.27 billion in revenue, per LSEG. Earnings came out at $1.32 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $1.52 per share. Omnicom posted a slight beat in revenue, however, reporting $3.85 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.83 billion.

Persons: Joel Anderson, Kenneth Bull, J.B, LSEG, FactSet, Omnicom, Hancock Whitney —, Hancock Whitney, Darla Mercado Organizations: Hunt Transport, Revenue

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Delta Air Lines, SoundHound AI, WD-40, Tesla and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Delta Air Lines — The stock fell almost 5% after the airline issued a sales growth forecast for the third quarter that came in below expectations. The company also reported an almost 30% decrease in net income for the second quarter compared to a year ago. Shares of major airline stocks American Airlines and United Airlines also fell around 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively, following the results. WD-40 reported total net sales of $155 million in the fiscal third quarter, up 9% from the year-ago period. Semiconductor names — Investors took a few chips off the table on Thursday, selling high-flying semiconductor stocks.

Persons: QuantumScape, Conagra, Lantheus, Tesla, Horton, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Darla Mercado Organizations: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines, Costco, Peugeot, Opel, Vauxhall, Lantheus Holdings, Medicare, Services, PepsiCo, Revenue, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, Industries, Builders, Semiconductor, —, VanEck Semiconductor, Nvidia Locations: U.S, Canada, Europe

☆ These bank stocks yield more than 5% — and they are ‘poised to thrive,’ Piper Sandler says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Regional bank stocks are having an underwhelming year, but investors who are on the hunt for good dividend payers might find a few gems, according to Piper Sandler. "Given the recent pullback in bank stock prices, we are finding lots of regional and community bank stocks that have eye-catching dividend yields," wrote Mark Fitzgibbon, managing director at Piper Sandler, in a Thursday report. There is more to picking solid dividend stocks than just going by the yield. Piper Sandler further whittled down the list by eliminating companies that had cut their dividends over the past decade. Piper Sandler called out Heritage Commerce of San Jose, California, as a bank worth snapping up.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Mark Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, Andrew Liesch, Matthew Clark, Clark Organizations: Regional Banking, Brookline Bancorp, Heritage Commerce, Pacific Premier Bancorp Locations: Boston, Brookline, San Jose , California, Irvine , California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intuit, AMD, LegalZoom.com, Baidu and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In terms of revenue, LegalZoom now expects between $675 million and $685 million for the full year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — The chip stock advanced 3% following the company's revenue results . Though the company's reported T$207.87 billion for the month of June was a 9.5% decrease from last month, it was a 32.9% increase from the year-ago period. For January through June this year, the company reported T$1.27 trillion, which is a 28% increase from the same period last year. Carvana — Shares of the online car seller added 5% after Needham upgraded the stock to buy from hold.

Persons: LegalZoom.com, Dan Wernikoff, Jeffrey Stibel, LegalZoom, Carvana, Needham, robotaxi, —, Alex Harring, Fred Imbert, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Darla Mercado Organizations: Intuit —, Intuit, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Baidu, Street Journal, Shanghai, Mastercard, Visa, Bank of America, Manchester United, BioSciences, Analysts, Illumina, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Argus, UBS, Science, AMD, Silo Locations: China, Shanghai, Hoka, Europe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Corning, Helen of Troy, UiPath and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Helen of Troy — The housewares stock plummeted nearly 28%, hitting a new 52-week low during the session. The company posted an earnings miss for its first quarter of fiscal 2025 before the bell, earning 99 cents per share, excluding items. Lucid — The electric vehicle company's stock added nearly 1% after rallying about 8% in the previous session. Lucid jumped after the firm said it delivered 2,394 vehicles in the second quarter, marking a 70% year-over-year increase. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company popped more than 4%.

Persons: Blackwell, Helen of Troy —, FactSet, UiPath, Lucid, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, Eli Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Corning, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nvidia, UBS, BP — U.S, Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Sony, Paramount, National Amusements, Skydance Media, Apollo, CNBC Locations: Novo

☆ Investors poured $1.6 billion into this riskier corner of the bond market in June, State Street says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, investors were also content to ramp up credit risk, directing more than $1.6 billion into ETFs with underlying bank loans and collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, State Street found. Big institutional investors can purchase bank loans — which lending institutions make to companies — and benefit from the loans' floating coupon rate. CLOs are similar to bank loans: These are pools of floating rate loans made to businesses, which can be non-investment grade. Bank loans and CLOs tend to have less price sensitivity to changes in rates, meaning they are short duration. "Rate policy is evolving and uncertain, and it's unlikely to be less cloudy as we get into the summer months."

Persons: Matthew Bartolini, CLOs, Janus Henderson, Bartolini Organizations: State, SPDR, SPDR Americas Research, Street Global Advisors, CLOs, AAA, SEC, Janus Henderson AAA CLO, CNBC, Bank Locations: CLOs, SPDR Americas, BlackRock

☆ Here’s where money managers are seeking income at mid-year as rates stay high
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The prospect of "higher for longer" rates has also made short-term fixed income assets especially attractive. "We had a lot of investors who were in, if not cash, then sub-2-year duration fixed income at the start of the year." Takeaways for investors It doesn't hurt for retail investors to review their fixed income allocation now that the year is halfway over. A combination of fixed income assets may be what it takes to benefit from today's higher rates, lock in yields and capture rising prices once the Fed cuts. "We don't buy that there's one fixed income asset class that you should tilt toward," said Calcagni.

Persons: –, Don Calcagni, it's, Shannon Saccocia, Neuberger Berman, Michael Rosen, Rosen, Janus Henderson, Vishal Khanduja, Eaton Vance, Khanduja, Callie Cox Organizations: Federal Reserve, FedWatch, Investment Company Institute, Money, Mercer Advisors, Investors, Municipal, Angeles Investment Advisors, AAA CLOs, Janus Henderson AAA CLO, SEC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Bond, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Stay Locations: Santa Monica, Calif

☆ This bank just boosted its 1-year CD yield to more than 5%, even as traders await Fed rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Marcus' yield hike places it in an exclusive group of financial institutions continuing to offer rates in the 5% range on deposits. Citizens Access and Capital One Financial each offer a 1-year CD that yields 5%, while Sallie Mae offers a 5.15% APY. Bread Financial is at the top of the heap, with an APY of 5.25% on a 1-year CD. Indeed, LendingClub recently slashed its 1-year CD APY to 4.2%, reflecting a cut of 95 basis points, Caintic found. For instance, investors may forfeit some interest if they "break" their CD ahead of maturity, which makes these funds less liquid compared to money market funds.

Persons: Marcus, Goldman Sachs, BTIG, Sallie Mae, Vincent Caintic, LendingClub, Caintic Organizations: Reserve, BTIG Locations: LendingClub

☆ This asset can provide investors hefty yields at a favorable tax rate. Here’s what you should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Preferred stocks can offer investors plenty of attractive income – and do so at a favorable tax rate – but they should proceed with caution before adding them to their portfolio. Preferred stocks are hybrid assets, combining attributes of bonds and equities, and their issuers include banks and utilities . He said these securities make up no more than 15% of his clients' fixed income allocation. Preferred investors would be paid before the stockholders, but they are well behind the bondholders in terms of priority. There is also the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) , which has a 30-day SEC yield of 6.33%.

Persons: preferreds, Ken Waltzer, Frank Sileo, Collin Martin, Tapping, Wells Organizations: Wealth, UBS Financial Services, Americas, UBS, Poor's, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Trust Preferred Securities, SEC, Holdings, Barclays, Securities ETF, Citigroup, NextEra Locations: Los Angeles, Wells Fargo, Albemarle

☆ These companies are likely to reward investors with special dividends and outperformance, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A select group of stocks might be primed to offer investors an appealing combination of unexpected income and price appreciation, according to Morgan Stanley. Special dividends — one-time payments companies make to shareholders outside of their regular dividend cycle — tend to result in higher share prices, according to Todd Castagno, a strategist at Morgan Stanley. Indeed, companies that have distributed these special dividends have seen their share price beat the market by 4.1% in the six months following the announcement, Morgan Stanley found. That outperformance grows to 7.8% in the 12 months after the special dividend news. To that effect, Castagno's team highlighted a group of "special dividend hopefuls" — companies that seem to have the ability to offer these one-time payments.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Todd Castagno, Castagno, Morgan, Brian Nowak, Paychex, Kalei Organizations: Six Flags, Cedar Fair, Google, Wall, Bank of America Locations: Wall, EOG

☆ If you’re grabbing tax-free income from this asset, you may be sacrificing yield
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Though municipal bonds generally offer income that's free of federal income taxes – and state taxes if the investor resides in the issuing state – they also come with lower yields compared to other bonds. When it comes to muni bonds, the higher your tax bracket, the more valuable the tax-free income is. A tax-conscious approach to fixed income You don't have to bulk up on municipal bonds to get the best yield for your tax scenario. Municipal bonds are good contenders in taxable brokerage accounts, where investors can benefit from their tax-free income. Some fund families offer "tax-aware strategies" either in mutual funds or ETFs, which can include some exposure to municipal bonds, as well as equities.

Persons: Wells Fargo, aren't, Nisha Patel, That's, Collin Martin, Michael Carbone, it's, Beth Foos Organizations: Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Federal Reserve, SEC, Bond, Corporate Bond, York Life Investments, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Morningstar Locations: Wells Fargo, Chelmsford , Massachusetts

☆ Jeffrey Gundlach likes this corner of fixed income as the Fed keeps rates high. It's yielding 8%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The timing of cuts from the Federal Reserve is looking uncertain, but fixed income investor Jeffrey Gundlach has a way to play the theme: BB-rated bank loans. Playing the bank loans space The actual bank loans themselves are made by lending institutions to companies. Rather, large institutional investors snap them up and add them to their fixed income portfolios. The Fed's rate policy presents another wrinkle for bank loans: These loans have a floating coupon rate component. Accessibility through ETFs A fixed income sleeve should include exposure to high-quality bonds.

Persons: Jeffrey Gundlach, We've, Gundlach, FFRHX, Collin Martin Organizations: Federal, SEC, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Exchange, Blackstone Senior Loan Locations: BlackRock

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Broadcom, Signet, Dave & Buster's and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $10.84 per share and revenue of $12.03 billion. Signet Jewelers – Shares plummeted more than 13% on the heels of the company reporting mixed earnings results for the first quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 85 cents per share and revenue of $1.52 billion. The company reported revenue of $588 million, which is below the $621 million analysts had expected, per LSEG. Analysts had expected earnings of $2.68 per share and revenue of $404.8 million, according to FactSet.

Persons: LSEG, Signet, FactSet, Buster's, Tommy Bahama, Clark, Elon Musk, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Generac, Janney Montgomery Scott, Sean Milligan, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Broadcom –, Computer, Arista Networks, Nvidia, Signet, Company, Galactic, Oxford Industries, Bank of America, Ford, Barclays, Paramount, Amusements, Paramount Global, Warner Bros, –, Liberty Global Locations: Texas

☆ High interest rates could pressure companies to cut dividends. These names may be at risk, Wolfe Research says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dividend-paying companies might feel compelled to cut their dividends if they're grappling with a lot of debt, as higher rates raise the cost of leverage for companies. He added dividend cuts can also serve as a "clearing event" for a stock, ironically spurring a period of outperformance. See below for a few of the potential contenders for dividend cuts. The stock is down more than 15% in 2024, and it offers a dividend yield of nearly 5%. Shares are up about 17% in 2024, and the stock has a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Chris Senyek, Wolfe, Matthew Boss, Vail, Goldman Sachs, Christine Cho, Nordstrom Organizations: Wolfe Research, Federal, Vail Resorts, JPMorgan, Vail, Nordstrom, Whirlpool, Owl Locations: Wednesday's

☆ Nvidia’s wild ride in 2024 is boosting insiders’ wealth. What it could mean for employees holding the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The stock's rise has been a boon to employees and insiders at the chip company who own shares. So-called RSUs provide workers with shares at a future date following a vesting period of typically three to five years. Employers can also offer incentive stock options, which allow employees to buy a specified number of shares at a stated – or strike – price. Workers who exercise their ISOs are also subject to capital gains taxes when they sell the stock they've purchased. Nonqualified stock options are another form of equity compensation.

Persons: Tench Coxe, Blair duQuesnay, they're, Albert J, Campo, – Organizations: Nvidia, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ritholtz Wealth Management, CNBC's, Employees, Workers, CPA, Campo Financial Locations: New Orleans, Freehold , New Jersey

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