Dividends

Wells Fargo shares rallied Wednesday after the bank delivered better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. While the reported numbers were solid, an upbeat outlook for 2025 stole the show. Total revenue for the three months…

People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesWalgreens on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations, as it…

Costco on Thursday beat Wall Street's quarterly earnings and sales estimates, as e-commerce sales jumped and shoppers bought jewelry, luggage and furniture.On the membership-based warehouse club's earnings call, Chief Financial Officer…

A Chevron gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAdding dividend-paying stocks to a portfolio helps enhance total return while ensuring income and…

Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that met analysts' expectations and better-than-expected same-store sales growth at Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse.Shares of the company closed up 14% on…

Not many investors can claim a lifetime of stock-market success. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +0.02% BRK.B, -0.36% comes to mind, of course, but what about Warren Kaplan?…

One of the keys to successful dividend investing is separating the wheat from the chaff—finding stocks with secure payouts that can grow consistently and over the long haul.Some of the highest-yielding shares, though tempting at first…

Countries like the U.S. and U.K. are grappling with inflation that has risen to multi-year highs as the Ukraine war has caused energy prices to spike and food prices to rise.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesTalk of a recession is heating…

Cash is king right now. The latest evidence: the market’s embrace of dividend-paying stocks over another longtime favorite, firms that do buybacks. Investors are rushing to companies promising regular payouts to shareholders, a sign of…