Why Apple Is No Longer A Great Stock PhillDanze / iStock Editorial via Getty Images Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) run as America’s greatest stock and most valuable company by market cap is over. And that will not change. Despite several challenges, China is the primary reason for Apple’s downfall.There have been worries for at least a year that the iPhone 15 might sell poorly compared to recent generations. It may not have enough upgrades from the iPhone 14. It could be too expensive. Perhaps competing models li ...

The $70 Million Fight To Control Disney Bastiaan Slabbers / iStock Unreleased via Getty Images What does the fight to control a large American company cost? According to The Wall Street Journal, about $70 billion has been spent in a battle to control Disney (NYSE: DIS). This includes the costs of attorneys, proxy solicitation firms, and marketing work to take the case to investors. Disney has a market cap of over $200 billion. Raider Nelson Peltz, who owns about $2.5 billion shares through his Trian Partn ...

1 Great Technology Dividend Stock For Passive Income Investors rodenkoff / iStock via Getty Images Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and give investors a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. In other words, the total return on an investment or a portfolio consists of income and stock appreciation.Investors also love technology stocks as the Magnificent Seven has helped d ...

CEO Stake in Broadcom Nearly Doubles Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Investors can learn a lot by paying attention to the behavior of corporate insiders as they handle positions in their own companies. Insiders may sell shares for many reasons (such as buying a house, paying for college, or getting ready for retirement). They generally only buy for one reason: they believe they will make more money.The chief executive officer is often one of the largest and best-informed shareholders in any company. Let’s ...

Is McCormick's Dividend Safe? nmaxfield / Getty Images In the landscape of investment, dividends stand as a lighthouse for stability and shareholder return. Dividends are not just a component of investment returns but a cornerstone of financial success. Reinvesting dividends is the critical factor that propels most winning stocks ahead over the long haul. McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC), with its robust 30+ year record of dividend growth and a modest payout ratio of 44% against an industry average of 49%, ...

Cisco To Fire Thousands Alexander Koerner / Getty Images News via Getty Images Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to fire thousands of workers, according to Reuters. The router company has about 65,000 workers.Cisco joins Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Meta (NASDAQ: META) as huge tech companies with pruned headcounts. Usually, the reason given is that they hope to be more “efficient.” This implies that they overhired at some point. Another reason for the cuts is that AI can do work once d ...

Jeff Bezos Sells $2 Billion Of Amazon Stock Alex Wong / Getty Images News via Getty Images Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), is the second richest person in the world, with a net worth of $200 billion, just behind Elon Musk at $206 billion. He just added to the money, which is not locked up in Amazon stock. He made a sale of shares worth $2 billion. The information was posted in filings with the SEC.The sale was a fraction of transactions in recent years. According to Bloomberg, ...

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Stock Price Prediction in 2030: Bull, Base and Bear Forecasts tsmc.com Taiwan Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSM) has firmly established itself as the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer over the past few decades. With cutting-edge production technology and a commanding market share, TSM is positioned at the forefront of innovation in a rapidly growing industry. However, technological disruption and competitive threats always loom on the horizon. As we look ahead to 2030, what is ...

Will McDonald's Bigger Burgers Help Sales? M. Suhail / iStock Editorial via Getty Images McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has started to sell bigger, better burgers. Investors can watch as the fast-food giant finds out if its experiment will work. The first announcement of the “best burgers ever” was made in April last year. Customers would get softer buns, more Big Mac sauce, carefully melted cheese, and new white onions. After almost 10 months, the products are available at thousands of locations.Some of th ...

This Is How Much Nvidia's Top Executives Made in 2023 vzphotos / iStock Editorial via Getty Images NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the largest and most well-known GPU suppliers in the world. Whether you work with AI, supercomputers, engineering, or just enjoy gaming on PC, you have probably used an NVIDIA product. But for all their success, how much do their top leaders get paid, and how does that compensation compare to the regular people who work in the company? The disparity between executive compensati ...