Everybody loves dividends as they provide a passive income stream and more than one way to reap a return from an investment. Dividend-paying stocks are generally less volatile by nature, another positive benefit in the current landscape.
In March, with the exception of the usual problem child of shelter, almost every other component of consumer prices was tame - except for meat and eggs. And even shelter continued to decelerate.
In the near term, Macquarie’s Steve Koenig expects Atlassian to beat its more conservative fiscal year 2025 guidance due to the 15-25% price increases on contracts renewing after Feb. 11
U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday night as investors prepared to close a volatile trading week marked by dramatic market swings. Nasdaq-100 futures led declines, dropping 1.26% to 18,251.75, while S&P 500 futures fell 1.04% to 5,247.00 and Dow futures slipped 0.88% to 39,448.00.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after stocks gave back some of the gains from the previous day as the White House clarified the tariffs on imports from China would add up to 145%, while the baseline 10% tariffs remained in place for all countries. This reminded markets that the global trade environment remained volatile, limiting the potential for sustained gains.
