Costco Wholesale stock surged out of the gate in 2026, with the shares currently up about 17% year to date. It has benefited from investors' desire for more defensive consumer goods stocks amid caution around heavy technology spending and the broader economy. But the downside to buying Costco stock right now is its high valuation, trading at 49 times forward earnings. Investors can find other qual...
Costco Wholesale stock surged out of the gate in 2026, with the shares currently up about 17% year to date. It has benefited from investors' desire for more defensive consumer goods stocks amid caution around heavy technology spending and the broader economy. But the downside to buying Costco stock right now is its high valuation, trading at 49 times forward earnings. Investors can find other quality, resilient consumer goods companies with solid growth prospects at much lower valuations. Here are three other S&P 500 consumer goods stocks to consider. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
StorageVault press release ( SVI:CA ): Q1 net loss of C$13.5M compared to net loss of C$11.4M for Q1 2025. Revenue of C$85.2M (+11.7% Y/Y). StorageVault is increasing its Q2 2026 dividend by 0.5% to $0.003021 per common share. More on StorageVault Historical earnings data for StorageVault Dividend scorecard for StorageVault Financial information for StorageVault
StorageVault press release ( SVI:CA ): Q1 net loss of C$13.5M compared to net loss of C$11.4M for Q1 2025. Revenue of C$85.2M (+11.7% Y/Y). StorageVault is increasing its Q2 2026 dividend by 0.5% to $0.003021 per common share. More on StorageVault Historical earnings data for StorageVault Dividend scorecard for StorageVault Financial information for StorageVault
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook , who plans to step down in a few months, cited the launch of Apple Maps on the iPhone in 2012 as his βfirst really big mistakeβ as the companyβs boss. The maps app famously didnβt work properly in much of the world, providing users with wrong directions, mislabeled landmarks and a far inferior experience to what was then offered by Google on the iPhone....
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook , who plans to step down in a few months, cited the launch of Apple Maps on the iPhone in 2012 as his βfirst really big mistakeβ as the companyβs boss. The maps app famously didnβt work properly in much of the world, providing users with wrong directions, mislabeled landmarks and a far inferior experience to what was then offered by Google on the iPhone. βThe product wasnβt ready, and we thought it was because we were testing more of local kind of stuff,β Cook said during a town hall meeting on Tuesday with his recently named successor, John Ternus . The launch ultimately led to the first big management shake-up of Cookβs tenure, when he fired software chief Scott Forstall . That executive was a close collaborator of Cookβs predecessor, co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook also said there have been βso many momentsβ that he is proud of but the Apple Watch and its health features stand out. When the watch was unveiled in 2014, the main health capability was a heart-rate monitor. Since then, the company has added a variety of features, like hypertension detection. βI remember getting the very first Apple Watch note from a user who told me that the watch saved their life,β Cook said. βNow, of course, I get these on a daily basis, but that first one hit me particularly hard. It caused me to just stop in my steps.β Read More: Appleβs New CEO Will Need to Stave Off Exodus of Top Talent Cook was named CEO in August 2011 following the resignation of Jobs. He will remain in the role until Sept. 1. The longtime CEO inherited Apple at a market capitalization of $350 billion and oversaw it hitting a $4 trillion valuation. He also pushed into new areas, like larger and smaller iPads, more types of iPhones, AirPods and online services. Cook said the list of mistakes he made would be βextraordinary in length,β but the company mostly avoided the kind of product recalls and cancellations that have plagued other consumer device companies over the la...
Here's How Trump Can Nuke Virginia's New Gerrymandered Map... Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Virginia used to be a model of fair redistricting. That reputation is now gone. On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats passed a redistricting plan that transforms one of the most fairly apportioned states in the country into one of the most blatantly gerrymandered. Keep in mind that Virginia only narro...
Here's How Trump Can Nuke Virginia's New Gerrymandered Map... Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Virginia used to be a model of fair redistricting. That reputation is now gone. On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats passed a redistricting plan that transforms one of the most fairly apportioned states in the country into one of the most blatantly gerrymandered. Keep in mind that Virginia only narrowly backed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in 2024 by roughly five points. Virginia is, in every way, a battleground state. Yet under the new map, nearly half the stateβs voters effectively lose their voice. The new lines snake from densely packed, heavily Democratic suburbs deep into rural territory. There is nothing democratic about it. And the endgame is obvious. If these maps survive a court challenge, Democrats will have a much easier path to stacking Congress against President Donald Trump β setting up yet another sham impeachment attempt over nothing. Democrats arenβt even hiding what theyβre doing anymore. Why would they? Republicans have spent years playing nice while the left plays to win, and they play dirty. That has to stop. And there may be a remarkable way to stop it right now. Chad R. Mizelle β former chief of staff to the U.S. Attorney General, former acting general counsel of DHS, former chief of staff at DHS, and former associate counsel to President Trump β has floated a counter-move. Heβs calling it a form of βre-Districting,β and it could nuke the Democratsβ new gerrymandered map. Hereβs the history. In 1790, both Virginia and Maryland ceded territory to create the new national capital. Virginiaβs portion β what is now Arlington County and the city of Alexandria β remained part of the District of Columbia until 1847, when Congress returned it to Virginia. The reason? To protect slavery. The District had abolished it, and Virginia slaveholders didnβt want to give up their slaves. Democrats love to talk about the legacy of slavery to justify tearing down...
The remainder of Bournemouthβs season is Andoni Iraolaβs farewell parade and this was another vital point as they edge towards what could be an extraordinary achievement. Billionaire Bill Foley has held ambitions to take this little club on the south coast to Europe since he took over in 2022 and Iraola has made what seemed a fanciful dream a distinct possibility as he prepares to hand over the re...
The remainder of Bournemouthβs season is Andoni Iraolaβs farewell parade and this was another vital point as they edge towards what could be an extraordinary achievement. Billionaire Bill Foley has held ambitions to take this little club on the south coast to Europe since he took over in 2022 and Iraola has made what seemed a fanciful dream a distinct possibility as he prepares to hand over the reins to Marco Rose. But they are not there yet. Continue reading...
Tesla (TSLA) is taking another step to show that its plans for robotaxis are more than just a long-held dream. The electric car company is expanding itsrobotaxi service to Dallas and Houston. The latest initiative will give it a footing in two additional big Texas cities as it strives to gain ...
Tesla (TSLA) is taking another step to show that its plans for robotaxis are more than just a long-held dream. The electric car company is expanding itsrobotaxi service to Dallas and Houston. The latest initiative will give it a footing in two additional big Texas cities as it strives to gain ...
Steve Pope/Getty Images News The Solactive VistaShares Berkshire Select Index became operational in 2016 and includes 21 equities. The 21 are comprised of the 20 largest valuation holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.B ), along with BRK.B itself. www.solactive.com On the rebalancing dates (February, May, August, and November), 10% of the index is assigned to BRK.B, with the balance of 90% bei...
Steve Pope/Getty Images News The Solactive VistaShares Berkshire Select Index became operational in 2016 and includes 21 equities. The 21 are comprised of the 20 largest valuation holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.B ), along with BRK.B itself. www.solactive.com On the rebalancing dates (February, May, August, and November), 10% of the index is assigned to BRK.B, with the balance of 90% being divided up among the balance 20 securities. Additionally, ...stocks with a weight above 4.5%, including BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B, would collectively have a maximum allocation of 45%. In addition to that, individual stocks are also capped at 20%. Source: Index Guideline This index is used for its equity selection by VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF ( OMAH ), an actively managed fund that began operations a little over a year ago. OMAH Website The Fund OMAH has a two-fold investment objective, with long-term capital appreciation being secondary to earning income. It even has a quantifiable target for its annual income - 15%. Just like the objective, the investment strategy is also two-fold, both parts tied to BRK.B and its holdings (emphasis ours). 1) investing in a portfolio of equity securities based on the Solactive VistaShares Berkshire Select Index ...; and (2) generating income through an options portfolio ... Source: OMAH Summary Prospectus The equity portion is managed by the fund sub-advisor, VistaShares LLC, whereas the options portion is managed by the fund advisor. OMAH's equity portfolio serves to achieve its long-term capital appreciation objective. Since OMAH is actively managed, the selections and weightings are not necessarily identical to the index. VistaShares LLC chooses index incumbents based on whether they will help achieve OMAH's objectives. Typically, large-capitalization companies have low volatility, and the index goes with BRK.B's largest 20. Low volatility limits capital gain potential, so at times, OMAH goes shopping outsid...