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Investors hunting for income ought to look to small-cap stocks for a few high-quality dividend payers, according to Bank of America. There are names within it that offer quality dividend yields, according to Jill Carey Hall, equity strategist at Bank of America, in a Monday research report. Further, once the Federal Reserve begins cutting rates, yields paid on cash will fall, and that will make these dividend payers even more attractive for income. Finally, Bank of America added Essential Properties Realty Trust to its list of buy-rated dividend payers. The stock has a dividend yield of 4.2%, and shares are up 7.5% in 2024.
Persons: Russell, Jill Carey, Peter Galbo, Utz, Alton Stump, Stump, Nick Joseph Organizations: Bank of America, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Brands, Properties Realty Trust, Citi Locations: West, Midwest, Southwest, Hanover , Pennsylvania, comps
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Nvidia — The chipmaker added about 4% after announcing a 10-for-1 stock split . Nvidia also surpassed Wall Street's fiscal first-quarter estimates on the top and bottom lines, and it issued strong guidance for the current quarter. Fiscal first-quarter revenue surpassed the Street's expectations, coming in at $829 million, versus consensus estimates for $786 million, per LSEG. — The apparel and footwear company sank 9% after posting an unexpected loss for the recent quarter and revenue that fell short of Wall Street's estimates. VF Corp. posted a loss of 32 cents per share on $2.37 billion in revenue.
Persons: LSEG, FactSet, Synopsys, LiveRamp, Dow Jones, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Ed Breen, Lori Koch, Breen, , Darla Mercado, Sarah Min, Scott Schnipper, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: Nvidia, Super Micro, Devices, Corp, VF Corp, LiveRamp Holdings, News Corp, JPMorgan, DuPont de Nemours, DuPont
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Urban Outfitters — The clothing retailer added nearly 8% after beating estimates on its first-quarter results. Viasat — Shares of the communications company slid nearly 13% after Viasat posted a loss of 80 cents per share in the fiscal fourth quarter. The result was worse than the loss of 63 cents per share analysts had predicted, according to LSEG. Toll Brothers posted fiscal second-quarter earnings of $4.55 per share on revenue of $2.65 billion. Modine's fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $603.5 million came in below the $605.4 million expected by analysts, according to FactSet.
Persons: LSEG, , Darla Mercado Organizations: Urban Outfitters, Viasat —, Viasat, Toll, XP, Modine Manufacturing
Muni bonds are beloved by wealthy investors because they offer income that's free of federal taxes. Muni bond ETFs and mutual funds, meanwhile, don't have a definite maturity date and their price can fluctuate while the investor is holding them. Liquidity needs are also a major factor, with individual bonds potentially being hard to sell if an investor has a cash need. Since these funds offer a fixed number of shares, they trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Some of these funds hold municipal bonds and are trading at sharp discounts to their net asset value, potentially making them an attractive purchase.
Persons: Kathleen McNamara, there's, muni, he'll, Beth Foos, James Ritzema, Baird, Jon Browne Organizations: Federal Reserve, UBS, tradeoffs Investors, SEC, Investors, Morningstar, RiverNorth Locations: Americas,
That's because the amount of money that's converted is subject to ordinary income tax – which can be as high as 37%. Even for those who are taxed at a lower rate, a sufficiently large conversion might bump them into a higher tax bracket. Long-term capital gains taxes have three tiers, depending on an investor's income: 0%, 15% and 20%. In a higher tax environment, "tax loss harvesting will become more important, and doing it in a performance-neutral way," said Jerrod Pearce, a certified financial planner and partner at Creative Planning in Overland Park, Kansas. Don't sell highly appreciated assets to generate cash if you're donating to charity.
Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Trump, Tim Steffen, Baird, Roth, Steffen, that's, Jerrod Pearce Organizations: Creative Planning, Mutual Locations: Berkshire, Washington, Overland Park , Kansas
The growth of AI data centers could drive as much as 323 terawatt hours of electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030, according to Wells Fargo. That's where natural gas enters the picture, as tech companies look for power that can back up their use of renewable energy sources. "And that doesn't include the anticipated substantial increase in gas demand from power associated with AI and data centers," she added. Williams is rated a hold by about 56% of the analysts covering the stock, per LSEG, including Wells Fargo. TC Energy is another name that Wells Fargo highlighted as a beneficiary from the data center trend.
Persons: Kinder Morgan, Kimberly Dang, Michael Blum, Williams Cos, Blum, Williams, Wells, Stanley Chapman, Chapman Organizations: Wells, TC Energy, Canadian Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, That's, Mexico, Wells, Virginia
Racism Alleged at Multiple Globe Life Affiliates
  + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Susan Antilla | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +20 min
"If I'd brought it up, I would have been blackballed," he told BI. She told BI that Lobello frequently sent her racist memes he found online that contained the N-word. AdvertisementBell, in the hat at right, at a team dinner for an AIL agency then known as Giglione-Ackerman. In the areas she was assigned, she told BI, "most of the people were uninsurable" because of poor health, hard drug use, and poverty. If you work at Globe Life or AIL and have information to share about the company, please contact Susan Antilla at susan.antilla1@gmail.com .
Persons: Domenico Bertini, Chris Selejan, Rob Gray, James " Bo, E, Gentile, Organization —, Frank Svoboda, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Fuzzy Panda, Scott Dehning, AIL, Dehning, Jennifer Haworth, I'd, John L, Ann Marie Arcadi, Gray, Eric Giglione, Giglione, Bell, He'd, Brian W, Fraser, Popeyes, Morgan Lobello, Lobello she'd, y'all, Lobello, David Zophin, Ackerman, Andy Mercado, texted, quieted, Bell's, Raynaldo Lafontant, David Ackerman, Lafontant, Mercado, Sarah Reay, Reay, Debra Gamble, Gamble, Nicole Korkolis, Donnaya Presberry, Presberry, Abeni, Mayfield, Amy Williamson, Abeni Mayfield, Rosem Morton, Silvana Pajor Flores, Pajor Flores, Susan Antilla Organizations: Globe Life, Business, Globe, New York Stock Exchange, Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Organization, BI, Department of Justice, Research, Latina, Ackerman Agency, New Jersey Superior Court, SEAT, Giglione, Commission, Professional Employees International Union, Liberty National Division, Liberty National, Edison, AIL Locations: Kentucky, Bertini, Pennsylvania, McKinney , Texas, Michigan, West Virginia, New Jersey, Argentina, Aurora , Colorado, Edison , New Jersey, Edison, Giglione, Morgantown , West Virginia, Moon Township , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Columbia , Maryland, Cumberland , Maryland, Kansas, Waco , Texas, Colorado, AIL, susan.antilla1@gmail.com
Sweetgreen — Sweetgreen popped 36% after surpassing first-quarter revenue expectations. The company also raised its full-year guidance for revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Array's first-quarter adjusted earnings came in at 6 cents per share on revenue of $153.4 million. Victoria's Secret — Shares rose almost 6% after the intimate apparel maker reported better-than-expected preliminary first-quarter results and reaffirmed its guidance. Mettler-Toledo posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of $8.89 per share on revenue of $925.9 million.
Persons: Sanofi, Sweetgreen, LSEG, Array's, FactSet, Natera, Insulet, JFrog, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Darla Mercado Organizations: French, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Unity Software, LSEG, Technologies, Akamai Technologies, Revenue, , Norton, Citi, Toledo —, Mettler Locations: Toledo
The company reported first-quarter earnings of 20 cents a share, surpassing analysts' estimates of 6 cents a share, per LSEG. Sweetgreen — The salad chain popped 5% after Sweetgreen reported first-quarter revenue of $158 million, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. Akamai sees adjusted earnings ranging from $1.51 to $1.56 per share on revenue of $967 million to $986 million. Insulet — The medical device company fell 5% even after Insulet posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Insulet posted earnings of 73 cents per share, greater than the FactSet consensus estimate of 40 cents earnings per share.
Persons: Sweetgreen, Akamai, LSEG, Array's, FactSet, Dropbox, Insulet, Darla Mercado Organizations: Revenue, Akamai Technologies, Unity Software, LSEG, Gen, Norton
Money market funds' siren song has become a little louder: With the timing of Federal Reserve rate cuts shaky, yields on cash are still hot – for now. Here's how to decide where and when to redeploy some of your idle cash into fixed income. Taxes are also a key consideration as you build out your fixed income sleeve. Interest income from Treasurys, meanwhile, is subject to federal income tax but exempt from state and local taxes. A gradual entry toward fixed income You don't have to build out your fixed income allocation in one day.
Persons: Rob Williams, Charles Schwab, Ashton Lawrence, Lawrence, Williams Organizations: Mariner Wealth Advisors, Mutual Locations: Greenville , South Carolina, Treasurys, New York , New Jersey, California
That shakiness around when the cuts are coming, as well as the expectation that rates could remain higher for longer creates an opportunity for active managers. Rick Rieder, BlackRock's global chief investment officer of fixed income, told CNBC in a phone interview. Indeed, core bond funds were among the winners in the 2008 crisis. For starters, they should think about the role they want a given bond fund to play within their portfolio: Is it to offset equity risk or to boost returns? "You're not investing in bond funds to shoot the lights out and build your wealth pile," said Morningstar's Jacobson.
Persons: Rick Rieder, Rieder, Eric Jacobson, Morningstar, John Croke ,, Morningstar's Jacobson, Jaime Quinones, they're, Quinones Organizations: Federal Reserve, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, CNBC, Bloomberg, SEC, Morningstar, Vanguard, Stockade Wealth Management, Mutual Locations: Marlboro , N.J
Wynn Resorts — The resort-and-casino stock added 2.3% on the back of better-than-expected first quarter earnings. However, the California-based company saw $253 million in revenue for the three-month period, above the consensus forecast of $247 million. Toast — The cloud-based restaurant management software company saw shares jump more than 2% in extended trading after its earnings report. Twilio expects revenue to range between $1.05 billion and $1.06 billion versus an LSEG average estimate of $1.08 billion. The quarter "saw early indications of market share gains in hereditary cancer and prenatal testing," management said.
Persons: Reddit, Lyft, Rivian, Wynn, LSEG, Sonos, , Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper, Samantha Subin Organizations: FactSet, LSEG, Rivian, Wynn Resorts, Arts, Arista Networks, Wall, Myriad Locations: California
Hims & Hers Health — The telehealth consultation platform jumped 10% postmarket after revenue guidance for the second quarter surpassed analysts' estimates. Simon Property Group posted $1.30 billion in revenue, slightly above estimates for $1.29 billion, according to analysts polled by LSEG. Microchip Technology — The stock fell 4% after its current-quarter revenue guidance came below analysts' estimates. Microchip said it sees first-quarter revenue between $1.22 billion and $1.26 billion, compared to Street estimates of $1.34 billion, per LSEG. International Flavors & Fragrances – The consumer product maker jumped 3.7% after first-quarter revenue topped expectations.
Persons: Lucid, LSEG, CNBC's Scott Schnipper, Alex Harring, Darla Mercado Organizations: Simon Property Group, Simon Property, LSEG, Pharmaceuticals
Enter the closed-end fund, a relative of the traditional, open-end mutual fund. Gundlach highlighted closed-end funds on CNBC's " Closing Bell " Wednesday afternoon, noting that it's "a pretty good environment for moderate risk assets." "For retail investors, closed-end funds have gone back to trading at discounts broadly, and with some leverage involved there, there's double-digit yields available without taking a ton of credit risk," he said. Searching for discounts Drivers of these closed-end fund discounts, particularly those that hold bonds, include sharp spikes in yields. The Abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (VFL) , for instance, is trading at a 15% discount to its net asset value, according to Nuveen's CEF Connect, a database of closed-end funds.
Persons: Jeffrey Gundlach, Gundlach, Eaton Vance Organizations: Income Fund, Income Trust, Fidelity Locations: Eaton Vance California
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Apple — The iPhone maker advanced 7% as it announced a $110 billion share repurchase and a top- and bottom-line beat. That surpassed analysts' estimates for earnings of $1.50 per share on revenue of $90.01 billion, per LSEG. Expedia posted a beat on first-quarter revenue, which came in at $2.89 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates of $2.81 billion, per LSEG. Block reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on revenue of $5.96 billion in the first quarter. Those results beat analysts' estimates for earnings of 72 cents per share and revenue of $5.82 billion, per LSEG.
Persons: Expedia, Amgen, LSEG, Fortinet, Cloudflare, DaVita, FactSet, , Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: Apple Locations: billings
Last week's GDP report that showed slowing overall growth but solid price increases raised some concern about the U.S. entering a period of "stagflation," but Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplayed that idea on Wednesday. "I don't really understand where that's coming from," Powell said. The central bank chief pointed out that, by some measures, economic growth is at 3% and inflation is below 3%. "I don't see the 'stag' or the '-flation'," Powell added. — Jesse Pound
Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, — Jesse Pound
DoorDash lost 6 cents per share on $2.51 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting a loss of 4 cents per share on $2.45 billion in revenue. Carvana reported $3.06 billion in revenue, well above the consensus forecast of $2.67 billion from analysts surveyed by LSEG. The company told investors to anticipate between $2.49 billion and $2.54 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG forecast $2.56 billion. Revenue topped the average analysts' estimate.
Persons: DoorDash, LSEG, Carvana, Freshworks, FactSet, Etsy, Schrodinger, Qorvo, Robinson, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper Organizations: LSEG, eBay, Qualcomm, FactSet . Revenue, Revenue Locations: California, FactSet
Alphabet also announced $70 billion in share buybacks and its first-ever dividend of 20 cents a share , payable in June. Looking for the next dividend payer When scanning the universe for dividend payers, Gaffney has three buckets. "They sustain a level of dividend income back to investors over numerous cycles," he said. This includes names that have strong growth prospects, high margins and high returns on capital. "What that means is they generate free cash flow, and that can drive a strong dividend growth rate for that business," Gaffney said.
Persons: Salesforce, Charlie Gaffney, Eaton Vance, we're, Gaffney Organizations: Facebook, Meta, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Big Tech, Machines, Qualcomm, Broadcom
Trade Roots, a Wareham-based Cannabis dispensary grows cannabis plants for making CBD with THC in their greenhouse, and manufactures CBD products for sale in their shop and distribution to buyers. Cannabis stocks leapt on Tuesday afternoon, buoyed by a Biden administration decision to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve an opinion by the Department of Health and Human Services to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance, NBC News reported, citing four sources with knowledge of the decision. Marijuana has been labeled a Schedule I substance for more than 50 years, the same as methamphetamine and heroin. Investors in cannabis stocks cheered the move, with the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS ) surging nearly 20% in afternoon trading.
Organizations: U.S . Drug, Department of Health, Human Services, NBC News, Marijuana, Drugs, Cannabis ETF Locations: Wareham, U.S
Amazon posted earnings of 98 cents per share on $143.31 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had forecast earnings of 83 cents per share on $142.5 billion in revenue. However, the company's second-quarter revenue forecast was shy of estimates. It forecast revenue for the current quarter in line with the analyst forecast of $5.70 billion. Pinterest reported adjusted earnings of 20 cents per share, topping forecasts for 13 cents per share, according to LSEG.
Persons: LSEG, Pinterest, Mondelez, , Sarah Min, Brian Evans, Alex Harring, Darla Mercado, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Starbucks, Computer, Chesapeake Energy, Caesars Entertainment, Caesars, Revenue, Diamondback Energy Locations: LSEG
Microsoft – The tech giant saw shares climb 4.5% in extended trading after the software maker posted fiscal third-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Snap – Shares soared more than 27% in afterhours trading after the social media firm reported first-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates. Intel reported earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, however. Dexcom reported adjusted earnings of 32 cents per share on revenue of $921 million in revenue. Those results surpassed the earnings of $1.10 per share and $2.2 billion in revenue anticipated by analysts polled by LSEG.
Persons: Dexcom, FactSet, Gilead, Skechers, L3Harris, Macheel, Darla Mercado Organizations: Microsoft, Intel, Gilead Sciences, LSEG Locations: LSEG .
Ford Motor — The automobile stock rose 2% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings beat and raising its adjusted free cash flow outlook for 2024. On the other hand, Ford's first-quarter revenue came in below expectations. First-quarter revenue of $14.46 billion missed consensus estimates of $14.55 billion, LSEG said. Chipotle earned $13.37 per share, excluding items, outpacing the $11.68 per share LSEG estimate, as traffic to its restaurants was robust. United Rentals — The equipment rental company added 2.4% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue beat.
Persons: LSEG, Ford's, Ethan Allen, Ethan Allen's, Chipotle, Lam, ServiceNow, , Christina Cheddar, Berk, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Technology, Facebook, Meta, Ford, Machines, IBM, Whirlpool, Research, Lam Research, Revenue, Churchill, United Rentals
UBS doesn't see the Federal Reserve embarking on rate cuts until September — and that means now is the time to snap up tax-free municipal bonds. Bond yields and prices move inversely, so a decline in rates will come with price appreciation for the underlying issues. "Against that backdrop, we believe that yields on quality municipal bonds look attractive at current levels," wrote UBS Wealth Management senior municipal bond strategist Kathleen McNamara in a report last week. The kicker of tax-free income Muni bonds are generally backed by the full faith and credit of the issuer, which makes them less of a default risk compared with corporates. Large diversified municipal bond funds can be cheap, but state-focused funds tend to be a little more costly.
Persons: Kathleen McNamara, McNamara, FKTFX Organizations: UBS, Federal, UBS Wealth Management, Bond, SEC, Vanguard California, Franklin, Franklin California Tax, Income Fund, Muni Bond ETF, Vanguard New Locations: There's, New York , California, New Jersey, California, Franklin California
First-quarter earnings of $3.46 per share fell below the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.67 in earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities — The stock advanced 1.2% after Alexandria surpassed first-quarter revenue expectations. The life sciences REIT posted revenue of $769.1 million, above the FactSet consensus estimate of $764.4 million. Packaging Corporation of America — The stock fell 1.8% in extended trading even as the maker of containerboard posted first-quarter earnings that topped estimates. Medpace — Shares dropped 4.3% after Medpace's first-quarter revenue missed estimates.
Persons: Crane, containerboard, Calix, FactSet, Simpson, Medpace, Medpace's, TrustCo, Darla Mercado Organizations: Cliffs, Cadence, Cadence Design Systems, FactSet, Globe, Crane, Alexandria Real, Packaging Corporation, America, Packaging Corp, Simpson, TrustCo Bank Corp, NY Locations: Cleveland, Alexandria, FactSet .
The balanced portfolio – which typically allocates 60% of assets toward stocks and 40% to fixed income –could use a rethink in today's higher rate environment, according to BlackRock's Rick Rieder. "For 30 years, fixed income was a hedge," said Rieder, the asset manager's global chief investment officer of fixed income, in a phone call with CNBC. A 60/30/10 split Rather than a 60/40 split toward equities and fixed income, Rieder said he would consider a 60/30/10 allocation if he had to build a balanced portfolio. That is, he'd maintain a 60% allocation toward stocks, but keep 30% of the portfolio in "higher income, shorter duration" assets. In addition to AAA-rated CLOs, Rieder also likes European investment-grade credit as a U.S. dollar investor.
Persons: BlackRock's Rick Rieder, Jerome Powell, Rieder, Jared Woodard Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, AAA, Bank of, CLOs Locations: Central
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