Scott Kaufman, aka Treading Softly, learned about investing firsthand from over a decade of financial sector experience. He is the lead analyst for Dividend Kings providing actionable insight into high quality dividend growing and undervalued opportunities. His focus is to see a bountiful harvest of cash dividends and strong capital gains, providing a robust total return.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate ...

Dec 15 (Reuters) - The AI spending boom is entering a "dangerous" phase as Big Tech firms increasingly tap external ​investors to cover mounting costs, a top executive ‌at hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates said on Monday. The warning underscores the degree ‌of unease rippling through markets as several investors have begun to question the sustainability of massive capital spending on AI. While the technology has deeply permeated the economy, critics are beginning to ⁠wonder how severe ‌the fallout ...

Key Points Kaspa's decline of more than 17% this past week has many investors concerned. The rationale for this decline appears to stem from concerns around a key piece of Kaspa's infrastructure being taken offline by one developer. Let's dive into this key risk, and whether investor perception around this change warrants this steep weekly downside move. 10 stocks we like better than Kaspa › One cryptocurrency I haven't discussed much, but which has made significant headlines lately, is Kaspa (C ...

Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) stock is 0.5% higher to trade at $133.85 at last glance, after J.P. Morgan Securities upgraded the discount retailer to "overweight" from "neutral" and hiked its price target to $166 from $128. The brokerage expects the company to continue to grow sales over the next few years, and noted the opening of new stores, remodeling of current ones, and a solid macro backdrop.DG secured a fresh 52-week high of $135.52 out of the gate, on track for a fifth-straight gain. The shares are ...

Key Takeaways U.S. e-vapor usage reached roughly 21M adults by Q3 2025, with disposables driving most growth.Disposables added about 2.4M users and exceeded 60% share, but MO's NJOY focuses on FDA-authorized products.Federal agencies have stepped up raids and seizures against unauthorized e-vapor products.Altria Group, Inc. ((MO) finds itself watching a rapidly expanding e-vapor category from the sidelines as U.S. adult usage climbs to roughly 21 million consumers by the end of the third quarter of 2025. Th ...

Steve Heap / Shutterstock.com Quick Read Your Social Security filing age directly impacts your monthly benefits. The decision to file may be more complicated than you’d expect. Filing decisions affect spousal and survivor benefits in addition to personal monthly payments. If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retire earlier than expected. take 5 minutes to learn more here   There's a reason Social S ...

Kevin Hassett's candidacy for the Federal Reserve chair, once seen by the market as almost a sure thing, has received some pushback by high-level people who have the ear of President Donald Trump, according to sources familiar with the matter.There's concern that the National Economic Council director is too close to the president, the sources said, something that ironically made him the frontrunner to replace current chair Jerome Powell in the first place. The pushback could help explain why interviews wit ...

As previously announced, Luminar has engaged Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, as legal advisor, Jefferies LLC, as investment banking advisor, and Portage Point Partners, LLC, as restructuring advisor, to assist Luminar in analyzing and evaluating potential strategic alternatives and initiatives to improve liquidity. To facilitate these transactions, fund the chapter 11 cases and support operations throughout the marketing and sale process, the Ad Hoc Group has consented to Luminar's use of approximately $25 mill ...

It's time for Jim and stop trading. >> Tripping a piece out by Deutsche Bank about the consu this consumer product group and it talks about how Coca-Cola uh which is one of the great companies of our lifetime right the stock's up 14%. I want to compare that to ARM that's my there I'm talking about my friend Rene Hos and that stock is down and this when a lot of people feel that ARM is handinand with Nvidia and ARM is uh it's up 1% but it's down six today.This is what I'm talking about. The bubble. The bubbl ...

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