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As a new month dawns it looks like investors are getting back to work in stocks. Worries about higher interest rates seem to be waning—for now, anyway—as the yield on the 10-year Treasury pulls back, allowing stocks to rally on vaccine and stimulus optimism.   The latest good...

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers 12 alternatives to bonds for income investors. Other featured articles examine values stocks worth a look, parallels between internet and transportations stocks, and how to play a consumer discretionary rebound. Also, the prospects for a luxury...

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) shares are trading higher in Tuesday’s premarket session after announcing a special dividend of $10 dollars per share Monday after-hours. The dividend will be about $4.4B in total and will be eligible to all shareholders as on December 2, payable on...

A wild and stormy night followed yesterday’s steep losses and morning starts with continued pressure. There’s a more cautionary mood in the market this morning as investors await a new batch of earnings, data and Fed testimony. Lack of new stimulus is something that has investors...

Last week, the market saw yet another glimpse of optimism as investors pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher, over 3%. As the market embraces the hope for an economic rebound, here are stocks that may benefit. Workday  Shares of Workday Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY), a software...

Costco (NASDAQ: COST), the Washington-based membership-only warehouse club, announced Tuesday it had acquired final-mile hauler and installation provider Innovel Solutions from Transform Holdco for $1 billion. Financier Eddie Lampert formed Transform Holdco a year ago, in February 2019, to acquire...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) was volatile on Monday, as traders were anticipating the potential ramifications that...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) to be the first participant in the agency's Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP). Established by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), VQIP is a voluntary fee-based program that provides...

Convenience stores across the United States saw a rise in revenue and the number of outlets over the last decade, CNN reported on Sunday, citing data from the National Association of Convenience Stores. What Happened According to the data, the number of sales inside the stores during the past...

The blistering jobs growth of 2017 and 2018 is definitely in the rear-view mirror. September’s eagerly awaited monthly payrolls report showed just 136,000 new positions added, the lightest gain since May. That was below expectations for around 150,000, but it doesn’t mean there’s...

After that dramatic two-day drop, things seem to be stabilizing a bit this morning. Don’t forget that this has been a very resilient market, but also keep in mind that with payrolls looming tomorrow, the big down-move we’ve had, and more jitters about geopolitics, it could still be a...

After a long holiday weekend watching auto racing, hosting and attending barbecues, and enjoying the late spring weather, investors regroup today to a stock market that’s played defense for weeks and feels exhausted as summer begins. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) fell last week for...

This weekend's Barron's cover story features the top picks from the 2019 Barron's Roundtable. Other featured articles offer bargain gold mining stocks and how to play the life sciences boom. Also, the prospects for office REITs, a retail stock on sale and a battleground stock. "...