Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded Read more
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Virginia Walmart shooter was store manager, police and witness say
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting Read more
MH17 verdicts: 2 Russians and 1 Ukrainian separatist convicted of 298 murders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing Read more
Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing gauge sinks further in November
The numbers: The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said Thursday that its gauge of regional business activity sank to negative 19.4 in November from negative 8.7 in the prior month. Any reading Read more
Republicans clinch slim majority in House, likely signaling gridlock ahead
Republicans will take over the U.S. House of Representatives two years into President Joe Biden’s term, though their narrow majority looks set to cause headaches for GOP leaders. Republican hopes Read more
U.S. manufacturing sector losing steam
The numbers: U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. The gain was below Wall Street expectations of a 0.1% gain, according to a survey by Read more
NASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard early Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to Read more
New York Empire State factory gauge edges higher in November
The numbers: The New York Federal Reserve’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, rose 13.6 points to 4.5 in November, the regional Fed Read more
University of Virginia shooting suspect in custody, university police announce
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The three students killed in a shooting at the University of Virginia were all members of the school’s football team, the school’s president said. President Jim Read more
Biden says he doesn’t see ‘imminent attempt’ by China to invade Taiwan
President Joe Biden on Monday said that he did not believe China was making immediate plans to invade Taiwan and that Washington and Beijing need not enter a cold war. Read more