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Companies return cash to investors by two methods—share buybacks and dividends. We regularly discuss exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that pay dividends. But today, we focus on share buybacks and...

The past two months have been quite an eye-opening journey for Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Holdings (NYSE:BABA). Its shares, after hitting a record high of $319.28 per share in late October, have...

With less than two weeks before he takes office to possibly announce COVID-relief checks of $2,000 for each American—in what could be his first order of business—President-elect Joseph...

Innovation is one of the most important drivers of growth worldwide. Today, we introduce two UK-based chemicals groups that heavily depend on technology in their manufacturing processes. Their...

If UK regulators approved the use of AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 30, and began administering it this past Monday—becoming the first country in the world to do...

Government bond investors are sensitive to political developments but this week has provided a surfeit of political convulsion rarely before seen. Nonetheless, markets took it in stride.The surprising...

Market is risk-on despite Capitol unrest Gold and the dollar are up Bitcoin scores new all-time high above $37,000 Key EventsUS futures, including for the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ and European stocks...

A new year typically means renewed hopes for many people. It is also a good time for retail investors to review long-term portfolio holdings.Concerns about how COVID-19 could affect some sectors were...

Will it come? Or rather WHEN will it come?Expectations over “real” cold weather—the kind that forces one to bundle up, even indoors, and crank the heat up all the way—are...

Federal Reserve policymakers have honed their messaging for the new year—no monetary policy changes in 2021 regardless of COVID-19 vaccines and the prospect of economic recovery in the second...

Who knows what’s in store for investors this year. If 2020 proved anything, it's that forecasting for the coming 12 months is an extremely risky business. At the start of 2020, nobody was...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been one of the most-followed names in the past several months as markets moved steadily higher. Shares of the California-based consumer electronics giant hit a record high of...

Georgia blue wave speculation drives Treasuries, dollar lower NASDAQ futures bleed while small cap futures rocket US-China relations flare after apps ban Key EventsThe prospect of a blue wave in the...

Cybersecurity software stocks have been flying high in recent months. Both the ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (NYSE:HACK), which rose 38.6% in 2020, and the First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF...

After a year of financial stress from reduced oil and gas demand and other virus-related disruptions, the energy industry could be on the hook again for something it hasn’t been unduly bothered...

As broader markets in the U.S. start 2021 on a choppy note, here are two UK-headquartered global food businesses that investors may want to keep on their radars in the coming weeks to smooth the...