Key Points Fears of AI displacing software companies resulted in share price drops for ServiceNow and Salesforce. Salesforce saw 9% year-over-year revenue growth in the third quarter and raised its 2025 full-year sales forecast. ServiceNow's Q4 revenue rose 21% year over year, and the company expects 2026 sales to see further growth. 10 stocks we like better than ServiceNow › The technology industry remains a hot investment area in 2026 thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), but the situation is complicated for software stocks. Wall Street analysts predict some software companies will see their business models upended by AI, resulting in share price declines across the sector. For astute investors, this creates buy opportunities. You can scoop up shares of great businesses at attractive valuations. Two such companies are Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW). Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Wall Street's fears over the AI threat resulted in both Salesforce and ServiceNow shares reaching 52-week lows on Feb. 6, with the former sinking to $187.12 and the latter to $98.94. Here's why their stocks are worth considering, and which is the better investment choice. Salesforce's answer to the AI threat Salesforce is the leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software. Its platform helps salespeople and customer service reps manage their client base and sales processes. Yet AI's arrival means CRM software may become obsolete in the coming years. AI agents can independently perform many customer service functions, such as answering emails, which could eliminate the need for software solutions, including Salesforce. Given that possibility, Salesforce adapted quickly to the AI threat. The company assembled its own suite of AI agents and packaged the solutions under the Agentforce brand in 2024. Fast forward to Salesforc...

syahrir maulana/iStock via Getty Images Year to date in 2026, U.S. smallcap stocks represented by the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF ( IJR ) have significantly outperformed largecap stocks tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ), marking a notable reversal after years of underperformance. IJR is up 10.9% , exceeding the larger SPY index, which moved up only 1.4% YTD. In light of this, b elow is a list of small-cap materials stocks ranked by their last price percentage versus the 200-day simple moving average (DSMA). The list features companies from the materials sector with small market capitalizations, screening for those trading above their 200-day moving average. The list is topped by LSB Industries ( LXU ), with a last price percentage vs 200DSMA of 19.23%. CVR Partners, LP Common Units ( UAN ) and Magnera ( MAGN ) are next, with IperionX ( IPX ) and Mesabi Trust ( MSB ) rounding out the rest of the top five. The top performers represent a variety of industries within the materials sector, including diversified chemicals, fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, paper products, diversified metals and mining, and steel. Compass Minerals International ( CMP ), which holds a Strong Buy Quant Rating of 4.70, ranks sixth on the list with a 13.40% premium to its 200-day moving average. Here is the list: LSB Industries ( LXU ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 19.23% CVR Partners, LP Common Units ( UAN ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 17.63% Magnera ( MAGN ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 16.11% IperionX ( IPX ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 15.61% Mesabi Trust ( MSB ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 14.26% Compass Minerals International ( CMP ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 13.40% Kronos Worldwide ( KRO ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 13.22% Koppers Holdings ( KOP ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 12.43% Tredegar ( TG ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 12.09% Itafos ( ITFS ), last price percentage vs 200DSMA: 10.57% More on small c...

Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Saumya Sutaria Chief Financial Officer — Sun Park TAKEAWAYS Consolidated Net Operating Revenues -- $21.3 billion in 2025, with $5.5 billion generated in the fourth quarter. -- $21.3 billion in 2025, with $5.5 billion generated in the fourth quarter. Adjusted EBITDA -- $4.566 billion for 2025, representing a 14% increase, with a full-year adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.4%, up 210 basis points; Q4 adjusted EBITDA reached $1.183 billion and margin held at 21.4%. -- $4.566 billion for 2025, representing a 14% increase, with a full-year adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.4%, up 210 basis points; Q4 adjusted EBITDA reached $1.183 billion and margin held at 21.4%. USPI Segment Performance -- Adjusted EBITDA grew 12% to $2.026 billion in 2025; Q4 USPI adjusted EBITDA up 9% year over year, with margins at 40.5% and same-facility revenues up 7.2% driven by net revenue per case growth of 5.5% and case volume growth of 1.6%. -- Adjusted EBITDA grew 12% to $2.026 billion in 2025; Q4 USPI adjusted EBITDA up 9% year over year, with margins at 40.5% and same-facility revenues up 7.2% driven by net revenue per case growth of 5.5% and case volume growth of 1.6%. Hospital Segment Performance -- Hospital adjusted EBITDA increased 16% to $2.54 billion in 2025; Q4 hospital adjusted EBITDA was $603 million, up 16% with revenue per adjusted admission rising 7.5% and adjusted admissions flat. -- Hospital adjusted EBITDA increased 16% to $2.54 billion in 2025; Q4 hospital adjusted EBITDA was $603 million, up 16% with revenue per adjusted admission rising 7.5% and adjusted admissions flat. Expense Management -- Salary, wages, and benefits dropped to 40.2% of net revenues in the quarter, a 110 basis point improvement; contract labor expense was 2.1% of SW&D costs. -- Salary, wages, and benefits dropped to 40.2% of net revenues in the quarter, a 110 basis point improvement; contract lab...

Karsten Leineke/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Siemens Energy ( SMEGF ) ( SMNEY ) +6.8% in Wednesday's trading to an all-time high of €163.40/share after reporting FQ1 net profit nearly tripled to €746M ($889M), driven by rising demand from data centers for gas turbines and grid equipment. The AI boom has helped lift Siemens Energy's ( SMEGF ) ( SMNEY ) stock more than 10x over the past two years, giving it a market value of €137B ($163B). Q1 net profit jumped to €746M from €252M in the year-earlier quarter, beating the €732M consensus in an LSEG analyst poll, while profit before special items surged to €1.16B from €481M a year ago, and profit margin before special items rose to 12% compared with 5.4% previously. Siemens Energy ( SMEGF ) ( SMNEY ) said momentum remains strong, with Q1 orders up by more than 30% Y/Y to €17.61B ($20.95B) and its order backlog at a record €1146B. Last week , the company said it will invest $1B in the U.S., its largest single market, to expand production capacity for gas turbines and grid products; the U.S. accounted for 40% of the company's gas turbine orders in Q1. The move is meant to help alleviate bottlenecks in the supply chain, with gas turbines ordered today often not delivered until closer to the end of the decade, CEO Christian Bruch told Bloomberg. Siemens Energy ( SMEGF ) ( SMNEY ) also maintained guidance for FY 2026 adjusted revenue growth of 11%-13%, profit margin before special items of 9%-11%, and net profit of €3B-€4B. With a strong quarter and continued order momentum, Siemens Energy's ( SMEGF ) ( SMNEY ) guidance "now looks conservative," RBC Europe analysts said in a note. More on Siemens Energy Siemens Energy Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Siemens Energy Q1 2026 Earnings Call Presentation Siemens Energy: Fundamentals Are A Lot More Solid Than I Thought

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georgeclerk/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk said that the insatiable demand for memory related to artificial intelligence infrastructure will continue through at least the end of 2027, according to The Korea Herald . Song made the comments during his keynote address at the Semicon Korea 2026 tech show in Seoul on Wednesday. The South Korean company's sixth-generation HBM4 has received "very satisfactory" feedback as it prepares for mass production shipments this month, the report said. Samsung is slated to supply HBM4 for Nvidia's ( NVDA ) new AI-accelerator system, the Vera Rubin. SK hynix ( HXSC.F ) is expected to provide some HBM4 supply for the Vera Rubin as well. Samsung's HBM4 chips reach data transfer speeds of 11.7 gigabytes per second, which is more than the 11 Gbps required by Nvidia. The company is already busy developing its HBM5 memory chips, the report said. It is focused on its vertically integrated zHBM and hybrid copper bonding technology as well. These are expected to increase bandwidth while reducing power usage. The growth of AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly tied to memory and packaging. "Memory and packaging are no longer supporting roles," said Clark Tseng, senior director of market intelligence at Semi, according to the report. "They are now critical to how fast AI infrastructure can scale." South Korea's annual fab investment is projected to reach $40B over the next two years as global semiconductor revenue and AI-related capex each surpass $1T by 2027, according to Semi. The U.S.-based memory maker Micron Technology ( MU ) was up 6% during Wednesday trading. The company is already sold out of its HBM supply for 2026. More on Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSNLF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Samsung: Memory Is Booming And Looks Set To Continue OpenAI, Samsung, SK...

When these projected cash flows are discounted back to today, the model arrives at an estimated intrinsic value of US$52.09 per share, compared with the recent share price of US$28.35. That gap implies JD.com screens as around 45.6% undervalued on this DCF view. For JD.com, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, based on cash flow projections in CN¥. The latest twelve month free cash flow is a loss of CN¥232.8m. Looking ahead, analysts and extrapolations combine to project free cash flow reaching CN¥42.9b in 2035, with interim estimates such as CN¥41.4b in 2026 and CN¥54.5b in 2027. Simply Wall St uses analyst estimates where available and then extends the pattern to cover a full 10 year period. A DCF model estimates what a company might be worth by projecting its future cash flows and discounting them back to today, so you can compare that estimate with the current share price. On our simple 6 point valuation checklist, JD.com scores a 5, indicating it screens as undervalued on most of the checks we run. You can see the full breakdown in its valuation score of 5/6 . Next we will walk through the main valuation approaches behind that number and finish with a more complete way to frame JD.com’s value. Recent headlines around JD.com have focused on its position within Chinese e commerce and how sentiment toward Chinese tech stocks has been shifting. This gives some context to the extended share price weakness. Broader discussions about regulation, competition and consumer trends in China have kept JD.com in focus for investors trying to understand whether the current price reflects caution or opportunity. At the latest close of US$28.35, JD.com has a mixed performance record, with a 1.1% gain over the last 7 days but declines of 3.7% over 30 days, 4.0% year to date and 28.5% over 1 year, extending to a 41.9% decline over 3 years and 69.9% over 5 years. If you are wondering whether JD.com shares are priced attractively today, you are not alone. ...

Galeanu Mihai/iStock via Getty Images Energy, basic materials, and defensive consumer stocks are in. Tech and financials are out. That, at least, is Mr. Market’s view so far in 2026, based on a set of US equity sector ETFs through yesterday’s close (Feb. 10). Stocks in the energy patch continue to lead the field by a solid margin. The SPDR S&P Energy ETF ( XLE ) is up nearly 20% year to date. In addition to leading the other equity sectors, dramatically so in several cases, these shares have also left the broad stock market in the dust in 2026’s early going, based on the SPDR S&P 500 ( SPY ), which is up just 1.5% this year. Following a lackluster performance in 2025, Big Oil and other energy stocks are roaring. One theory is that the Venezuela factor lit a fire for expectations. Following the removal of the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, by US forces on Jan. 3, the energy sector has been on a tear. Coincidence? Maybe, although energy bulls argue that investors anticipate that a new governing regime in Venezuela could enable US companies to resume work on rebuilding the country’s oil infrastructure, creating new business opportunities in the process. The degree of opportunity remains debatable, but market sentiment for now seems to be leaning into the possibilities. Skeptics note that Venezuela’s political environment is historically volatile, and even under the best of circumstances, it will take years for Venezuela to recover its energy output mojo. Another risk: Companies may hesitate until they see durable legal protections. Exxon Mobil’s ( XOM ) CEO last month told President Trump that Venezuela is “uninvestable” and the needs to transition to democracy before energy firms can rationalize investing in the nation’s degraded oil industry. Posting a strong second-place performance this year: stocks in the materials sector ( XLB ). Holding a portfolio of mining stocks and other firms that focus on basic materials and chemicals, XLB has surged nearly 17% this yea...

Olivier Le Moal/iStock via Getty Images Ready Capital Corp. ( RC ) has been partially liquidating over the last two years to raise cash needed to pay 2026 maturing debt. This REIT is highly leveraged with secured notes and corporate debt totaling $8.20 per share compared to the latest $1.94 RC price. Recent negative SBA news and reports of new lower prices for their Ritz condos are negatively impacting the stock price. This comes after the quarterly dividend was cut to $0.01 in December. I rate RC a sell. Stock Repurchases - Bad Idea One of the reasons why, in my opinion, Ready Capital is in such a difficult financial situation is because of their irrationally large stock repurchases over the last few years. They used $215.6 million in cash to repurchase about 31.3 million shares at an average price of $6.89 compared to the latest $1.94 stock price. The average repurchase price was $10.45 in 2022, $10.89 in 2023, $8.00 in 2024, and $4.48 in the first nine months of 2025. I think that they should have used this cash to reduce their debt. Now they have serious refinancing issues of $649.3 million debt that matures this year. Effectively, they borrowed money at 9.375%, which was the rate for $220 million in new secured notes issued in February 2025, to repurchase stock These stock repurchases are a serious yellow flag for a highly leveraged company, in my opinion. Too often I have seen companies have large stock repurchase programs that were followed by bankruptcy. For example, Bed Bath & Beyond had a very large cash position that was used to repurchase massive amounts of stock, and within a couple of years, they completely liquidated in bankruptcy. The same thing for Big Lots. Latest SBA Developments Could Be Bad for Ready Capital Within the last week, there have been new major developments regarding SBA lending. First, as of March 1, only US citizens will be eligible to get SBA funding. Green card holders will no longer be eligible to get SBA funding. Second, the SBA...

Sir Demis Hassabis, the recently minted Nobel laureate and CEO of Google DeepMind, believes humanity is standing on the precipice of a “new golden era of discovery.” But reaching this utopia will require navigating a turbulent transition period—a decade-long sprint that Hassabis describes as a necessary disruption for the $3.9 trillion tech giant he helps lead. Speaking to Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell on the Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast, Hassabis offered a vision of the future defined by “radical abundance.” It is a world where artificial intelligence has successfully bottled the scientific method to solve the planet’s most intractable problems. “In 10, 15 years’ time, we’ll be in a kind of new golden era of discovery that [is] a kind of new renaissance,” Hassabis predicted. In this near future, he predicted that “medicine won’t look like it does today,” with AI enabling personalized treatments and curing major diseases. Beyond health, he said he foresees AI unlocking new materials to solve the energy crisis through fusion or solar breakthroughs, eventually allowing humanity to “travel the stars and … explore the galaxy”. However, the path to the stars is paved with what Hassabis identifies as a “classic innovator’s dilemma” here on Earth. For Google, the company that organized the world’s information, the rise of generative AI represents an existential pivot point. To build the future, the company must risk disrupting its own core search business. “If we don’t disrupt ourselves, someone else will,” Hassabis said. “You’re better off… doing it on your terms.” DeepMind’s big reorg This philosophy drove a massive internal reorganization in 2023, sparked by the rise of competitors such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google merged its two world-class research units, Google Brain and DeepMind, into a single entity under Hassabis’ leadership. “Bringing the two groups together and trying to combine the best of both cultures has been great,” Hassab...

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耐克 预计，随着加快推出新款鞋类和服装产品，并加大对体育领域的投入，其批发业务将在全球范围内加速增长。 首席执行官Elliott Hill表示，耐克已在北美重新赢得零售合作伙伴的青睐，同时已经制定了合适的战略并配备了相应的领导团队，准备在其他市场实现同样的目标。 “我们拥有同一批消费者，他们希望能够买到我们的品牌，”Hill在采访中谈及零售伙伴时表示，“当我们为零售商带来增 长和 盈利能力时，我们才能赢得市场份额。” Hill正试图向投资者表明，他的转型举措将为这家全球最大的运动服饰公司带来成效。耐克此前将重心转向自营渠道，疏远了零售合作伙伴，导致大批资深粉丝转投 阿迪达斯 、On Holding AG及Hoka等竞争对手，公司陷入历史性下滑。批发业务占耐克营收的约60%。 执掌公司的第二年，Hill在修复与零售合作伙伴关系方面已取得一定进展，同时也为耐克的专业运动产品注入了新的活力，尤其是在跑步、篮球和足球领域。尽管如此，在提振市场增长动力以及重塑陷入困境的匡威品牌方面，他仍面临着一场硬仗。 Hill在米兰冬奥会期间接受采访时提到，户外领域是耐克关注的重点，从美国到欧洲再到中国，消费者需求蕴含巨大潜力。 过去一年，耐克股价下跌约12%，较2021年高点已回落逾一半。这一表现大体与同行相当，尽管阿迪达斯和On展现出令人瞩目的增长和盈利能力，但在赢得投资者青睐方面同样面临挑战。 责任编辑：李桐

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI officially launched its advertising pilot in ChatGPT, leaving us with a better idea of the kinds of products we might see stuffed beneath our conversations with the AI chatbot. Several companies have announced plans to show ads inside ChatGPT — placements that will reportedly cost them a pretty penny — ranging from major retailers like Target to automakers like Ford and Mazda. You’ll only see ads in ChatGPT if you’re a free user or subscribed to its cheaper $8 / month Go plan. OpenAI has said it will “clearly” label the ads and that they won’t influence ChatGPT’s response. Here are all the brands that we know are partnering with OpenAI so far. Target Target says in an announcement that it will use ads in ChatGPT to help users “discover products, deals and inspiration that meet what they’re seeking at that moment.” It notes that ads will appear based on keywords that appear in a user’s ChatGPT prompt. As an example, Target says someone using ChatGPT to look for “countertop cooking appliances that make everyday meals more convenient” might see an ad for an air fryer from Target. Adobe Adobe is planning to show ads for its AI-powered document editor, Acrobat Studio, and its AI video and image generator, Adobe Firefly, in ChatGPT. It’s positioning the partnership as a way to “better understand how ads can provide helpful, relevant experiences” as it ramps up its own platform designed to help advertisers show up in AI search results. Williams-Sonoma You might see ads for Williams-Sonoma’s range of housewares, kitchenware, furniture, and other products, too. The company says it’s going to explore how ads in ChatGPT will help “surface relevant, high-quality products” at “decision-making moments.” Audible It looks like ChatGPT’s ads wo...

格隆汇2月12日｜据AXIOS网站，特朗普与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡的会面已经开始。

The MSCI World Index's February review adds three new companies to the global benchmark as capital flows into space, AI, and aerospace sectors.

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Jason Fox Chief Financial Officer — ToniAnn Sanzone Head of Asset Management — Brooks Gordon Chairman — Peter Sands TAKEAWAYS AFFO Per Share -- $1.25, reflecting a 5.9% increase year over year for the quarter. -- $1.25, reflecting a 5.9% increase year over year for the quarter. Full-Year AFFO Guidance -- Raised to a range of $4.93 to $4.99 per share, implying 5.5% growth at the midpoint. -- Raised to a range of $4.93 to $4.99 per share, implying 5.5% growth at the midpoint. Year-to-Date Investment Volume -- $1.65 billion closed at a 7.6% weighted average initial cap rate, with guidance increased to $1.8 billion to $2.1 billion for the full year. -- $1.65 billion closed at a 7.6% weighted average initial cap rate, with guidance increased to $1.8 billion to $2.1 billion for the full year. Disposition Volume Guidance -- Revised to $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, incorporating additional self-storage asset sales. -- Revised to $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, incorporating additional self-storage asset sales. Investment Spreads -- "We expect to generate overall spreads of approximately 150 basis points between our investments and dispositions for the year." -- "We expect to generate overall spreads of approximately 150 basis points between our investments and dispositions for the year." Same-Store Rent Growth -- 2.4% year-over-year contractual for the quarter; full-year expectation of approximately 2.5%. -- 2.4% year-over-year contractual for the quarter; full-year expectation of approximately 2.5%. Lease Structures -- Year-to-date average fixed rent escalations of 2.7%; pipeline expects similar terms. -- Year-to-date average fixed rent escalations of 2.7%; pipeline expects similar terms. Weighted Average Lease Term -- 18 years on new investments completed year-to-date. -- 18 years on new investments completed year-to-date. Occupancy -- Portfolio occupancy dec...

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Centrus Energy Corp (Symbol: LEU) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $234.80, changing hands as low as $211.77 per share. Centrus Energy Corp shares are currently trading off about 19.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of LEU shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, LEU's low point in its 52 week range is $49.4001 per share, with $464.25 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $212.43. Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Diageo plc (Symbol: DEO) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $99.84, changing hands as high as $100.43 per share. Diageo plc shares are currently trading up about 1.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DEO shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DEO's low point in its 52 week range is $84.52 per share, with $116.69 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $100.57. Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Earnings Call Insights: The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Steven Cahillane highlighted a renewed strategic focus, stating that "we're really getting back to where we ought to be, not necessarily looking at the challenging environment and saying we need to do something different. We're getting back to where we ought to be in terms of sufficiency against our brands, capability, building in the commercial area to really put ourselves in a position of competitiveness." He confirmed a $600 million incremental investment in brands, primarily aimed at restoring organic growth and improving market share, with a particular emphasis on the North American Grocery business and iconic brands such as Heinz and Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Cahillane announced the decision to pause the previously planned company separation, explaining, "we want to put 100% of our focus, 100% of our time, our people, our investment against returning the company to growth and not be distracted by the massive amount of work that's required in the separation." The CEO indicated that the bulk of incremental investment will ramp up in Q2 with "meaningful results in the back half of the year, meaning...a change in trend and bending the trend in market share." CFO Andre Maciel stated, "in the last 13 weeks, we flipped to market share growth and 70% of the revenue in Taste Elevation is now gaining market share, which is very solid in the U.S. And as we look at even at early reads into January, we see the momentum continuing." Maciel added, "emerging markets continue to deliver strong results. If we look in 2025, aside from Indonesia, we grew close to double digits including with volume growth." Outlook Management expects the $600 million investment to be split between price, product, packaging, and capability building, with about half directed to brands and consumer-facing improvements. The company anticipates "a change in trend in the back half of this year" and aims to exit 2026 with...

Two of the stocks seem like good buys -- the other has fallen by nearly half. It's smart to be a dividend investor because dividends are terrific contributors to not only the portfolios of retirees but also those of younger folks. After all, that fairly regular and dependable income can also be used to buy more shares of stock. It's important, though, not to just seek the highest dividends you can find. So, don't just snap up shares of the highest-paying dividend stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (The Dow). Dividend basics First, let's review some dividend basics. To compare apples to apples, we typically assess a stock's dividend yield, which is its annual dividend amount divided by its current stock price. So, if Scruffy's Chicken Shack (ticker: BUKBUK) pays $1 per quarter and is trading at $80 per share, the dividend yield is $4 divided by $80, which is 0.05, or 5%. It's important that the dividend yield can be expressed as a fraction, with the dividend on top and the share price below. That shows that when the share price shrinks, the yield's value goes up and vice versa. For example, if Scruffy's stock falls and is trading at $60, divide $4 by $60, and you'll get 0.067, or 6.7%. The stock is down, but the yield -- the percentage of the stock price that you'll receive annually in the form of a dividend -- goes up. That's why we need to tread cautiously when we're dividend-stock hunting and encounter outsize yields. Should you buy the highest-yielding stocks in the Dow? Back to our original question. The answer is...it depends. Do take an extra-long look at any such stocks to make sure the yields are not high due to serious challenges the companies are facing. Here are the three Dow components with the highest recent dividend yields. 1. Verizon Communications: recent dividend yield of 6.01% Verizon Communications (VZ +3.14%) is a stock I would be willing to buy at recent prices -- and actually own. It has the most customers among its peers and has recent...

The Good Brigade Airbnb ( ABNB ) is expected to see a nearly 10% drop in its fourth quarter earnings, scheduled for February 12, after markets close. The consensus EPS Estimate is $0.66, while analysts see revenue of $2.71B, representing a 9.3% year-on-year jump. Over the last 3 months, EPS estimates have seen 3 upward revisions and no downward moves. Revenue estimates have seen 14 upward revisions and 3 downward moves. Last quarter, the vacation rental company guided for Q4 revenue in the range of $2.66 billion to $2.72 billion. It anticipates a full-year adjusted EBITDA margin of about 35% while GMV is expected to grow in low double digits year-over-year, CFO Ellie Mertz had said. Airbnb introduced its Reserve Now, Pay Later option in the United States in the third quarter, helping drive bookings during Q3. It expects the feature to support momentum into Q4, with a broader rollout planned this year. Seeking Alpha analyst IWA Research said that Q4 is likely to see more volatility as the firm should release guidance for 2026. “I’ll look out for their investment plans going into this year and growth expectations. I’ll also pay attention to what they decide to do with their notes, as they have plenty of cash or investments to pay them, which would likely be more efficient than issuing debt,” the analyst added. The stock has lost over 11% in the year so far compared to a 1.41% rise in the broader markets. More on Airbnb Airbnb: Hotel Expansion Is Promising, But The Valuation Leaves Little Room For Error Airbnb Suffers From Premium Valuations And Maturing Growth - Mixed Return Prospects Airbnb: Very Few Reasons To Expect A 2026 Re-Rating Ultra-luxury hotels push prices to records as wealthy travelers keep spending Earnings week ahead: F, KO, CSCO, SHOP, MCD, BP, AMAT, COIN, MRNA, ROKU, and more