Smart Investor: Top-Performing Dividend Stocks, Are Mega-Sized Stocks a Buy and What to Expect from the Fed

The big event on the horizon is the Federal Reserve meeting that concludes Wednesday afternoon. As Sarah Hansen writes, the ...

CDC group no longer recommends hepatitis B shot for newborns. This is what it means.

A CDC committee's decision to change longstanding hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies is the latest sign that vaccine skeptics are reshaping policies that aim to prevent the spread of ...
Opinion

Americans' affordability crisis isn't tariffs' fault - it's something much, much deeper

Rising prices for food and other basic needs is concerning Americans. Only about 20% of tariff costs show up in consumer prices. So much for the idea that tariffs are driving inflation.

This week's Fed meeting will highlight the central bank's challenge: Preventing a recession while tackling inflation

A sizable minority at the Fed think the central bank should keep its focus on inflation. They note that weekly claims for state unemployment insurance, a sign of layoffs in the economy, have stayed ...

The Fed's biggest decision this week could have nothing to do with interest rates

That's important because the Fed has been vocal about wanting to avoid a repeat of the 2019 repo crisis. A rates strategy team at BofA Global on Friday said they expect the Fed next week to announce ...

These 10 fast-growing AI stocks may offer the best bang for your buck

A ratio of under 1.0 can signal a favorable valuation, while a number above 1.0 can signal overvaluation. A PEG ratio of 1.0 indicates the stock is currently fairly valued relative to earnings growth.

Netflix Wins Warner Bros. Auction, but at an Exorbitant Price

Warner Bros. shareholders win big, and we anticipate raising our fair value estimate for the stock while lowering our ...

Why Are We Updating Our Medalist Rating? Simpler Is Better

Medalist Rating. What Is the Morningstar Medalist Rating? The Morningstar Medalist Rating is a forward-looking assessment of ...

How the oil industry's climate-change solution is surviving Trump's attack on green energy

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July.

Trump likes Australia's retirement-savings program - but could it actually work in the U.S.?

Mercer rates retirement systems throughout the world, and gives the Australian model a solid B+. By contrast, the U.S. gets a C+. The U.S. has already been looking at ways to revamp its ...

Did Paramount end up burning down its own house with its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery?

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison vowed to move quickly to transform Paramount, but his aggressive pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery may end up leaving his company behind. When David Ellison took ...

Does my friend have a right to her late father's multimillion-dollar property portfolio? His widow claims they're mired in debt.

My friend really wanted to keep her father's condo, but her mother sold that too - and it broke her heart' "He owned several rental properties, five houses and two condos." (Photo subject is a model.) ...