Dividend-paying stocks are getting some attention from Wall Street as recession worries and anxiety over President Donald Trump ‘s tariff policy rattles the market. This is only the second week of March, but the S & P 500 is already off more than 5% in the month, while the Nasdaq Composite is toting a 6.5% decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below its 200-day moving average on Monday for the first time since November 2023. Dividends can give investors some cushioning when tumultuous markets shake up their portfolios. “Dividends can help reduce volatility in a time of greater uncertainty…
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The “Wegovy” brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The “Wegovy” slimming syringe has been available in Germany for a year.Jens Kalaene | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions.Yet another study is zeroing in on the unintended side effects of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide – the active ingredient in the company’s blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. But this time, the study highlights the risk of hair loss. To be…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a campaign stop at Walker Construction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 31, 2025.Carlos Osorio | ReutersOntario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday said he was temporarily suspending his province’s planned 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the United States after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to renewed trade talks.Ford said that he and Lutnick “had a productive conversation about the economic relationship between the United States and Canada” earlier Tuesday.”We have both agreed, let cooler heads prevail,” Ford told reporters, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated an already hot trade war by…
A Delta airline plane is towed into position to prepare for takeoff at Reagan National Airport after an American Airlines plane crashed on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.Tasos Katopodis | Getty ImagesThe National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday made an urgent call to permanently restrict helicopter flights in certain areas around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following January’s deadly collision of an airliner and Army Black Hawk helicopter.The existing separation between helicopters operating near the airport and arriving aircraft on one of the runways, 33, poses “an intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesReddit shares rose more than 10% on Tuesday, reversing a three-day slump that coincided with a broader decline among technology companies.Despite Tuesday’s gains, Reddit shares are still roughly 30% below the close on Wednesday.Reddit’s stock market upswing was likely bolstered by a Loop Capital analyst note published Tuesday that reiterated a…
There’s a scene that replayed itself over and over during last spring’s thrilling Western Conference semifinal series between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder.The script went like this: Luka Dončić would drive into some contact from Luguentz Dort, Dort would go down, and Dončić would turn to the official and immediately ask for a technical foul for flopping. Sometimes he’d put his hands together for a technical foul signal. Sometimes he’d have his palm flat to the floor, lifting it up and down — the official signal for a flopping violation. One time, he and Kyrie Irving managed to…
The sell-off in stocks is now into its fourth week, and plenty of momentum stocks have broken down amid the carnage. On Tuesday, the S & P 500 , Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite pulled back yet again after President Donald Trump announced he is imposing additional steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, effective Wednesday. The declines came one day after all three major averages were routed amid mounting concern on Wall Street that the U.S. faces an imminent recession. Against this volatile backdrop, CNBC Pro screened for S & P 500 companies whose shares have quickly been…
Just before I left for vacation, I wrote about a possible hedge strategy in the S & P 500 against resistance levels. Since then , the S & P 500 is about 8% lower and we are carrying the hedge. From a technical point of view, I’m watching a possible support zone in the S & P 500 ranging from 5,675-5,400 as we trade right in the middle of that zone — around 5,540. So, we’re possibly in the support zone confirmed by diverging market internals that suggests we’ve reached oversold status. That’s despite the severity and pace of the headlines…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Marine One, while departing the White House en route to Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersSBA, Commerce or Treasury could take student loansStudent debt transfer could lead to major disruptionsTransferring the loan accounts of tens of millions of people to another agency would only worsen an already troubled lending system, said Michele Shepard Zampini, senior director of college affordability at The Institute For College Access and Success.Federal student loan borrowers complain about inaccurate bills, trouble reaching their servicers and being denied relief for which they’re…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via ReutersUkraine has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said Tuesday.”Ukraine is ready to start talking and stop shooting,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country.The agreement came after more than seven hours of negotiations on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia between high-level…
