Key Points The energy sector is known for being volatile. These three high-yielders are known for their reliability as passive-income stocks. 10 stocks we like better than Enterprise Products Partners › Oil and natural gas are volatile commodities. They are also vitally important energy sources for a world that demands more energy each year. Even conservative dividend investors should probably hav...
Key Points The energy sector is known for being volatile. These three high-yielders are known for their reliability as passive-income stocks. 10 stocks we like better than Enterprise Products Partners › Oil and natural gas are volatile commodities. They are also vitally important energy sources for a world that demands more energy each year. Even conservative dividend investors should probably have some exposure to the energy sector. Here are three ultra-high-yield energy stock options for you to consider. 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 » The most boring energy segment If you are a conservative income investor, the best choice in the energy patch is likely to be a midstream business like Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) or Enbridge (NYSE: ENB). These companies own the infrastructure that helps to move oil and natural gas around the world. They charge customers fees for the use of their assets, so the price of energy isn't particularly important to their financial results. Energy demand is a stronger driver, and it tends to remain high even when oil prices are low. The proof of their business model's strength lies in their dividend history. Enbridge has increased its dividend annually, in Canadian dollars, for three decades. Master limited partnership (MLP) Enterprise has increased its distribution annually for 27 years. However, because they are generally slow-growing businesses, the yields tend to be high. Enbridge's yield is 5.6%, with Enterprise's yield coming in at 6.3%. If you are looking to maximize the income your portfolio generates, either of these ultra-high-yield, boring energy stocks would be a great option for your income portfolio. An energy-focused high-yield option If you are looking for more direct exposure to energy, then you'll probably want to consider TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE). It is an integrated energ...
Singapore’s two largest state-owned investors are making major changes to the way they work with hedge funds, in moves that could affect billions of dollars in allocations. Sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte is in the midst of a shakeup of its external managers department, replacing its veteran head and hiring additional staff, according to people familiar with the matter. Temasek Holdings Pte has been...
Singapore’s two largest state-owned investors are making major changes to the way they work with hedge funds, in moves that could affect billions of dollars in allocations. Sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte is in the midst of a shakeup of its external managers department, replacing its veteran head and hiring additional staff, according to people familiar with the matter. Temasek Holdings Pte has been contacting a wider pool of hedge funds for potential investments, people familiar said. The unconnected moves could have major implications for the money available to the world’s biggest hedge funds. GIC is a significant source of capital for the sector. Temasek has traditionally made relatively few investments with such outside managers directly, preferring to deploy money via subsidiaries like Seviora Holdings Pte and investees like Avanda Investment Management Pte. Betty Tay, GIC’s head of the external managers department, plans to retire from the role and eventually be replaced by Kwong Hong Huat , people familiar said. Formerly head of the Asia total returns public equities team, Kwong became the deputy director of the external managers department last month in preparation for the move. “Organizational and leadership changes are part of GIC’s business planning process to ensure we remain well‑positioned for the future,” a GIC spokesperson said in an emailed statement confirming the moves. Tay has spent more than two decades at the firm, having previously worked at Bankers Trust Co. (Singapore) and DBS Group Holdings Ltd . Read More: Singapore’s GIC Seeks to Sell $1 Billion of Stakes in PE Funds GIC doesn’t reveal how much it has under management, but consulting firm Global SWF estimates its assets were about $936 billion as of March last year, around 1.5% of which was placed with hedge funds. The firm is hiring for at least four positions in its external managers department, from associate to vice president levels, according to job postings on LinkedIn. It’s unclear h...
AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier Yesterday’s Manufacturing PMI beat (52.6 vs. 48.5 expected) has brought traditional and defensive sectors back into the spotlight for equity investors. US Manufacturing PMI since 2022 – Source: TradingEconomics After a volatile January, traders are still searching for the dominant trend heading into 2026. So far, only one theme stands out: global ...
AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier Yesterday’s Manufacturing PMI beat (52.6 vs. 48.5 expected) has brought traditional and defensive sectors back into the spotlight for equity investors. US Manufacturing PMI since 2022 – Source: TradingEconomics After a volatile January, traders are still searching for the dominant trend heading into 2026. So far, only one theme stands out: global divergence and increasingly concentrated trends. Passive investing is a strategy of the past. For nearly 15 years, buying almost anything - especially technology - was a winning strategy. Tech has outperformed all major indices since the 2000s, a trend reinforced by today’s consumption patterns and the dominance of the Magnificent Seven. Per Sector Performance since 2026 – Source: TradingView However, with the AI narrative now largely priced in, equities are reacting less to earnings beats and more to longer-term macro and valuation themes. One such development is the resilience of the global economy despite tariffs and recurring trade tensions. In that context, the US continues to beat growth expectations, providing a strong demand backstop. When highly valued areas of the market (AI and Tech) appear fairly priced while growth remains solid, capital naturally rotates toward more resilient, lower-beta sectors. Relative valuation and wealth effects begin to lift previously overlooked parts of the market. Dow Jones to Nasdaq Relative Strength – Source: TradingView That rotation is exactly what we are seeing today. This does not look like rising risk aversion, but rather a deliberate rebalancing toward defensive and traditional equities — a theme that has been building since October 2025. Let’s dive into today’s session charts and key trading levels for the major US indices: the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500, as profit-taking flows could confirm the broader range. Current picture for the Stock Market (11:57 A.M. ET) – Source: TradingView – February 3, 2026 As you can see, sec...
In this article PINS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pinterest CEO Bill Ready rebuked staffers who created an internal tool to track layoffs at the company, and fired those involved. "He...
In this article PINS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pinterest CEO Bill Ready rebuked staffers who created an internal tool to track layoffs at the company, and fired those involved. "Healthy debate and dissent are expected, that's how we make our decisions," Ready said at a companywide meeting last week, according to audio obtained by CNBC. "But there's a clear line between constructive debate and behavior that's obstructionist." Pinterest announced on Jan. 27 that it would lay off less than 15% of its workforce and cut back on office space as part of a broader restructuring aimed at directing resources toward artificial intelligence projects. The company said it expects the layoffs will be complete by the end of September. Following the announcement, Pinterest's technology chief addressed the layoffs in a meeting. Some employees asked which teams were impacted and whether more job cuts were coming, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the meeting was private. Several Pinterest engineers then created an internal software tool to try and quantify the layoffs. Pinterest fired the engineers on Friday, the person said. It's unclear how many employees were let go. Ready defended the moves at an all-hands meeting on Friday, saying Pinterest was facing a "critical moment" in the industry. Employees should consider a job elsewhere if they're "working against the direction of the company" and disagree with its mission, he said. Ready said Pinterest wouldn't disclose detailed information about the layoffs out of a concern for staffers' privacy. "I know people have natural curiosity around these things," Ready said. "We shared some of those major structural changes. The smaller ones, those will be communicated at the team ...
A rare cold snap across Florida has left thousands of iguanas 'cold stunned' and immobile, with some falling from trees. The state's wildlife agency says they're ripe for capturing. Reptiles like iguanas are ectotherms, meaning their internal body temperature is affected by the weather outside. When it gets too cold – temperatures in Florida have dropped to below 50F (10C) – their internal process...
A rare cold snap across Florida has left thousands of iguanas 'cold stunned' and immobile, with some falling from trees. The state's wildlife agency says they're ripe for capturing. Reptiles like iguanas are ectotherms, meaning their internal body temperature is affected by the weather outside. When it gets too cold – temperatures in Florida have dropped to below 50F (10C) – their internal process slow down, leading to the phenomenon known as 'cold stunning.' Florida's wildlife agency has asked the public to capture these iguanas, who are an invasive species not native to the state, while they're immobile. They report that more than 2,000 cold stunned iguanas have been handed over to authorities so far.
Earnings Call Insights: Amgen Inc. (AMGN) Q4 2025 Management View Robert Bradway, Chairman & CEO, highlighted that "14 of our products achieved blockbuster status with sales of $1 billion or more, 13 products delivered double-digit sales growth and 18 products achieved record results for us. The strength of that broad portfolio enabled us to post double-digit growth in revenues and earnings per sh...
Earnings Call Insights: Amgen Inc. (AMGN) Q4 2025 Management View Robert Bradway, Chairman & CEO, highlighted that "14 of our products achieved blockbuster status with sales of $1 billion or more, 13 products delivered double-digit sales growth and 18 products achieved record results for us. The strength of that broad portfolio enabled us to post double-digit growth in revenues and earnings per share for 2025." He emphasized the ongoing momentum in Repatha, EVENITY, and TEZSPIRE, each growing by more than 30% year-over-year, and identified these as long-term growth drivers. Bradway noted the rare disease portfolio generated more than $5 billion in 2025, and oncology portfolio growth was driven by the BiTE platform, particularly IMDELLTRA, which "has rapidly become the standard of care in patients with second line or later small cell lung cancer, supported by unprecedented survival benefits." On biosimilars, Bradway stated, "Our biosimilars portfolio has contributed more than $13 billion in sales since the launch of our first medicine there in 2018. With $3 billion in 2025 sales, this business is an important contributor to our organization and poised for growth with the next wave of biosimilar launches." Research and development momentum was underscored, with Bradway expressing confidence in MariTide, labeling it "the only therapy in late-stage development to offer the paradigm-changing prospect of strong efficacy and favorable tolerability at monthly, every other month or even quarterly dosing." Peter Griffith, Executive VP & CFO, stated, "For the full year, we delivered a non-GAAP operating margin of 46%. We continue to invest in advancing our pipeline with non-GAAP R&D spending increased 22% year-over-year for the full year to a record $7.2 billion." He added, "We generated $8.1 billion in free cash flow for the full year, reflecting operational momentum across the business and rigorous management of working capital, all while continuing to invest in innovation."...
Malaysia ’s state-owned firm Petronas is set to sign a liquefied natural gas supply deal with QatarEnergy as the Southeast Asian nation seeks more supplies of the super-chilled fuel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas , will sign a contract for up to 2 million tonnes (2.2 million tons) per annum of LNG, one of the sources said. Qatar is the world’s s...
Malaysia ’s state-owned firm Petronas is set to sign a liquefied natural gas supply deal with QatarEnergy as the Southeast Asian nation seeks more supplies of the super-chilled fuel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas , will sign a contract for up to 2 million tonnes (2.2 million tons) per annum of LNG, one of the sources said. Qatar is the world’s second-largest LNG exporter after the United States , shipping out 81.07 million tonnes of the fuel last year, according to Kpler data. Advertisement Its massive North Field expansion project will produce its first LNG in the second half of 2026. When at full production, the project is expected to produce 126 million tonnes of LNG per annum by 2027, boosting QatarEnergy’s output by some 85 per cent from its current 77 million tonnes per annum. Petronas is up against dwindling domestic gas reserves while local demand for the fuel rises, prompting it to actively pursue new gas opportunities abroad and form partnerships with other energy firms while seeking new long-term LNG import deals. Advertisement The firm said last year it was working to get a third regasification plant up and running in Malaysia. In recent years, Petronas has signed LNG import deals with Woodside Energy, Commonwealth LNG, Venture Global and ADNOC.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown "goes to war with Government over Mandelson's leaked emails to Epstein" leads the Daily Telegraph. The paper writes "Brown has dragged Britain's most senior public servant into the Mandelson scandal, questioning why he failed to launch an investigation last autumn". It also reports that Brown has passed on "relevant" information to the police about Lord Mandelson...
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown "goes to war with Government over Mandelson's leaked emails to Epstein" leads the Daily Telegraph. The paper writes "Brown has dragged Britain's most senior public servant into the Mandelson scandal, questioning why he failed to launch an investigation last autumn". It also reports that Brown has passed on "relevant" information to the police about Lord Mandelson, who served as business secretary while Brown was PM. People close to Brown tell the BBC they object to the Daily Telegraph's headline, saying the former PM was "in no ways... seeking to accuse No10 of a cover up in what he said in his statement".