Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesFears of a potential recession and anxiety over tariff policy are weighing on the markets, but dividend stocks can help steady investors' portfolios.Top Wall Street analysts help identify companies that can withstand short-term challenges and generate solid cash flows, allowing them...
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Hertz shares surge more than 50% after Bill Ackman takes big stake in rental car firm
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square took a sizable stake in Hertz, the rental car company that exited from bankruptcy four years ago, sparking a big rally.Shares of Hertz surged 56% on Wednesday after a regulatory filing revealed Pershing Square had built a 4.1% position as of the end of 2024. Pershing has...
More than 60% of CEOs expect a recession in the next 6 months as tariff turmoil grows, survey says
The Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA growing majority of America's top executives now expects the U.S. economy to enter a recession in the near future, according to a survey released Monday.Of the more than 300 CEOs polled in April, 62% said they forecasted a...
How much do stocks have to drop before trading is halted? The details on market ‘circuit breakers’
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 7, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesWhen stock prices and stock futures fall rapidly in a single session, exchanges implement halts in trading to allow...
Trump says tariffs will accelerate reshoring, but experts say it’s not that easy
Arseniy45 | Istock | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump may hope his tariffs jump-start a renaissance in manufacturing in the United States, but the reality is not so simple, according to experts.The president announced sweeping tariffs Wednesday, including a baseline 10% levy across the board on all imports. He also targeted...