5 Stocks to Watch That Recently Announced Dividend Hikes

Wall Street started 2024 on a high as stocks rallied on hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon begin to its rate cuts, with inflation sharply declining over the past year. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended January 1.2%, 1.6% and 1% higher, respectively.The consumer confidence level also touched a 25-month high in January, with the index reading coming in at 114.8. Investors now believe that the economy will have a softer landing than expected earlier.The Federal Reserve, at the end of its January FOMC me ...