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This Stock’s for You: Buy Bud’s ‘Diet Coke’ Moment

This Stock’s for You: Buy Bud’s ‘Diet Coke’ Moment

Americans and Europeans are drinking less alcohol, but that’s no problem for AB InBev. The Bud and Michelob brewer’s shares are trading at a discount as new zero-alcohol concoctions hit store shelves.

Wall Street Is Unusually Optimistic About Third-Quarter Earnings. Here’s Why in 5 Charts.

Wall Street Is Unusually Optimistic About Third-Quarter Earnings. Here’s Why in 5 Charts.

Wall Street is riding a record-high wave of positive corporate guidance and expanding profit margins led by energy and tech. Can it last?

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Utility Stocks Offer Nice Yields and Are Less Risky Than Other AI Plays

Utility Stocks Offer Nice Yields and Are Less Risky Than Other AI Plays

The sector is attractively priced after a lackluster year, and offers healthy dividends and robust earnings growth.

Long Read

Semiconductors Are Becoming More Complex. This Spinoff Provides an Easy Way to Profit.

Semiconductors Are Becoming More Complex. This Spinoff Provides an Easy Way to Profit.

Qnity Electronics stock could gain 40% as investors improve their understanding of its products and their role in the supply chain.

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Taxes on the Wealthy Are on the Ballot in Many States. Could It Become a Federal Trend?

Taxes on the Wealthy Are on the Ballot in Many States. Could It Become a Federal Trend?

Voters in more than a dozen states are considering tax-related amendments in November.

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The S&P 500’s Dividend Yield Is at an All-Time Low. What to Do If You’re an Income Investor.

The S&P 500’s Dividend Yield Is at an All-Time Low. What to Do If You’re an Income Investor.

The dividend yield for the S&P 500 is paltry, at just over 1%. Here’s how to tweak your investment strategy in response.

Long Read

NFL Players Were Targeted in a Ponzi Scheme. One of Their Own Helped Pull Them In.

NFL Players Were Targeted in a Ponzi Scheme. One of Their Own Helped Pull Them In.

Steve Keim, a former general manager of the Arizona Cardinals, says he was a victim of an alleged e-commerce scam targeting NFL players. The texts suggest otherwise.

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Companies Are Spending on the ‘Security of Everything,‘ Says KKR’s McVey. How to Play the Boom.

India, Japan, and Poland are just some of the markets that will benefit as companies pursue the “security of everything,” says Henry McVey, head of global macro and asset allocation at KKR.

Long Read

With Inflation Rising, Will Warsh Keep Investors Guessing?

Omitting forward guidance doesn’t mean that Warsh has to go quiet, writes Fabio Natalucci.

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