It’s the beginning of a new year. And that means many investors are looking for ideas for stocks to buy. The good news is that are plenty to be found. Quite a few of those ideas for the new year offer dividends of at least 2%. Here are 24 top dividend stocks to buy and […]
Each day a small but dedicated group of State Journal-Register journalists set out to tell the stories of Springfield, Sangamon County, and central Illinois. In telling those stories, our goal above all else is to inform but also to engage, enlighten, and entertain our readers. Leisa Richardson Over the last year, those stories have included […]
Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), has said Germany should supply long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. Source: t-online, a German news outlet, citing Söder, DW, as reported by European Pravda Details: Söder believes Taurus missiles would help Ukraine “fight off persistent drone and missile attacks”. This would be […]
The Federal Reserve began raising its benchmark interest rate in March 2022. Policymakers pushed that rate higher at its fastest pace since the early 1980s in an effort to bring inflation back to its 2% target. They have nearly hit that mark. The inflation reading was 3.1% in November 2023, a significant slowdown from 9.1% […]
Gautam Adani just became the richest man in Asia again. Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images After a year of controversy around his business, Gautam Adani, the chairman of India’s Adani Group, is the richest man in Asia once again. Adani’s net worth just increased by $13 billion to $ 97.6 billion over the […]
Just because mobile homes are more affordable than site-built homes doesn’t mean they’re cheap — especially in Idaho. In fact, the cost of a new mobile home is more expensive in the Gem State than anywhere else in the country, according to a new report from Lending Tree, a North Carolina-based online lending marketplace. Can […]
As Jean Tsao prepared a feast with her son on Thanksgiving, her phone kept pinging. She and many other Taiwanese Americans were glued to what some have described as a “soap opera” of a presidential election across the Pacific. That day in Taiwan, after an attempt to unify the opposition parties had collapsed, the candidates […]
The Russians are trying to strengthen mobilisation measures in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine, according to the National Resistance Center. Source: National Resistance Center Details: The centre reports that more and more repressive measures by the Russians are aimed at finding men to forcibly mobilise into the ranks of the Russian army. As […]
While the stock market enjoyed a banner year in 2023, Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) didn’t join the festivities. But the much-maligned stock could be ready to bounce back in 2024. Over the last few years, it has been a long, hard road for the Chinese mega-cap stock and its shareholders. Its underperformance continued something of a trend; […]
Dividend stocks offer investors a phenomenal way to reduce the overall volatility of a portfolio. The regular payouts those shares provide can help offset stock price declines, and studies have shown that during downturns, dividend payers generally outperform non-payers. The best dividend stocks are the ones that not only offer an above-average yield but also […]
Idaho saw the largest percentage increase in median household income in the nation between 2018 and 2022, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. Median household income in the Gem State grew by 15% over the five-year period, rising to $70,214 per year, per the bureau’s latest American Community Survey. Idaho was followed by other […]
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is scheduled to visit Ukraine on 7 January and will have meetings in Kyiv, specifically with Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Quote: “During the visit, Minister Kamikawa will once again reiterate to the Ukrainian side that Japan’s consistent policy of standing with […]