Dividend stocks are widely regarded as reliable sources of capital gains. However, a closer look at the topic shows that the dividend stocks that perform the best over long periods are those that consistently increase their payouts. These stocks are often referred to as “dividend growers” in the financial literature. This finding is based on […]
A 19-year-old has been accused of shooting into a home in northwest Charlotte last week, according to police reports. Reports said Christopher Roach Jr. shot into the front door of an Apartment on Waymeet Drive on Jan. 17. ALSO READ: Friends, family, classmates, honor student-athlete killed in shooting While there were no injuries reported, two […]
The United Nations in Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban authorities to let all Afghan women and girls have access to school and university education. In a message to mark the International Day of Education, Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN diplomatic mission in the country, said that education is the foundation for Afghanistan’s future. […]
Stock splits have become a popular maneuver among some of the world’s largest technology companies to keep their stock prices accessible to their employees and small investors. Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Tesla are just some of the names that have enacted stock splits in the past few years alone. Simply put, when a company creates […]
Semiconductor equipment leader ASML (ASML) on Wednesday beat expectations for the fourth quarter but gave a cautious outlook for the year ahead. ASML stock rose in early trading. X The Netherlands-based company earned the equivalent of $5.64 a share on sales of $7.84 billion in the December quarter. ASML reports financial results in euros. Analysts […]
A random lottery ticket selection brought one North Carolina man to tears, lottery officials said. While stopping by a Holly Ridge convenience store Jan. 20, Shawn Horsley Jr. walked up to the counter to pick up a lottery ticket, according to a Jan. 23 North Carolina Education Lottery news release. But he had one problem: […]
Mosques and churches have been burnt in Nigeria’s central Plateau state after a row over cattle turned deadly. Eight people died in the clashes in Mangu when cattle escaped on to a road where they were blocking traffic. The state governor has imposed a 24-hour curfew there to halt the violence, though burials are being […]
A Spirit Airlines plane.Mario Tama via Getty Images Spirit Airlines stock has turned into the latest meme stock amid a retail trading frenzy and 131% rally. Shares have seen a volatile week of trading after a court blocked that carrier’s merger with JetBlue. JetBlue has since filed an appeal, helping spark a rally in Spirit […]
With share prices up by 49% in the first three weeks of 2024, Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) has hit the ground running in the new year. This latest move caps off an almost 500% rally over the last 12 months as investors become increasingly optimistic about its potential in generative artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. […]
A doctor was killed while backcountry snowboarding in the first fatal avalanche of Colorado’s snow season, officials said. Friends of 67-year-old Dr. Peter Harrelson reported him overdue from his snowboarding trip in the Waterfall Creek area of Ophir just outside Telluride on Monday, Jan. 22, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. His […]
US aid for Ukraine has been blocked since Republicans voted down a security package in December. It means the US can’t repair weapons it sent to Ukraine, the Pentagon’s press secretary said. Ukraine has had to scale back its war effort since US support started drying up. The Pentagon said that US weapons are faltering […]
Following Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin’s claim that Ukraine was allegedly “created by Lenin,” Russia has also begun to deny the historical existence of Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis. On a talk show hosted by Russian propagandist Andrei Norkin, one so-called “expert” said that these nations were created by the Bolsheviks. Screenshot nexta_tv/X Although this kind of […]