Officials said many killed at popular tourist site were young, with more people reported injured or missing At least 30 people, many of them young, have died and dozens more are reported to have been injured after a crush at a mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti that is a popular tourist spot. Jean Henri Petit, the head of civil protection for the country’s Nord department, said the incident to...
Officials said many killed at popular tourist site were young, with more people reported injured or missing At least 30 people, many of them young, have died and dozens more are reported to have been injured after a crush at a mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti that is a popular tourist spot. Jean Henri Petit, the head of civil protection for the country’s Nord department, said the incident took place on Saturday at Citadelle Henry – also known as Citadelle Laferrière – a large 19th-century fortress built shortly after the Caribbean country’s independence from France, which was packed with students and visitors. Continue reading...
Shares of Jackson Financial ( JXN ) have been an excellent performer over the past year, gaining over 40%, as strong results have enabled material capital returns. That said, like much of the insurance sector, the stock has struggled more recently, down 20% from its high, as investors contemplate potential private credit losses in portfolios. While this is an important concern, Jackson is actually...
Shares of Jackson Financial ( JXN ) have been an excellent performer over the past year, gaining over 40%, as strong results have enabled material capital returns. That said, like much of the insurance sector, the stock has struggled more recently, down 20% from its high, as investors contemplate potential private credit losses in portfolios. While this is an important concern, Jackson is actually quite well positioned for potential challenges in this asset class, in my view. I have been a long-term bull on JXN, reiterating shares as a “strong buy” in January following its TPG ( TPG ) partnership; however, the stock is down 13% since then. With updated financials and recent developments, now is a good time to revisit JXN to see if this pullback is an opportunity. Seeking Alpha In recent months, we have seen cracks in private credit build. This has led to $20 billion of redemption requests over the past quarter, and many firms have gated redemptions, given the fact most funds have a cap of 5% per quarter. Private credit, especially direct lending, has taken off over the past 15 years as banks rebuilt capital following the financial crisis and faced new regulations. This created the space for asset managers to lend directly to businesses that still sought loans. Private credit is not innately more dangerous than public credit, so long as asset managers underwrite loans as rigorously as banks did. However, whenever an asset class grows dramatically, one should be wary that this growth is facilitated by easing lending standards, and direct lending has grown massively. There has been particular concern about software lending, especially with potential business disruption risk from AI. We have now seen several notable defaults where recovery was $0, which has added to alarm. Bank of America This is particularly relevant for the insurance industry because insurers are significant owners of private credit. Because their liabilities are long-dated, they can have less liquid ...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images Strategy Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF ( CGGO ) is an actively managed fund launched on 2/22/2022 with an objective of capital appreciation. CGGO has a portfolio of 103 stocks, a 12-month trailing yield of 1.96%, and an expense ratio of 0.47%. As described by Capital Group: The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies around the wor...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images Strategy Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF ( CGGO ) is an actively managed fund launched on 2/22/2022 with an objective of capital appreciation. CGGO has a portfolio of 103 stocks, a 12-month trailing yield of 1.96%, and an expense ratio of 0.47%. As described by Capital Group: The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies around the world that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. The fund intends to maintain at least 40% of asset value in non-U.S. companies, although the percentage may be lower when market conditions are not favorable. The portfolio is divided into segments managed by five individual managers who make investing decisions based on their professional judgment. The fund’s turnover rate in the most recent fiscal year was 26%. I will use as a benchmark the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ( ACWI ). Portfolio About 80% of asset value is invested in large and mega-caps, with 50% in U.S. equities, 18% in the Eurozone, and 15% in Far East Asia. Other regions are below 10%. The top non-U.S. countries in the portfolio are France (8.7%), South Korea (7%), and Taiwan (6.7%). China weighs about 1%. The portfolio has a focus on technology (30.9%) and significant exposure in industrials (17.1%). Compared to the benchmark, CGGO overweights mostly these two sectors, downplays financials and communication, and almost ignores energy, utilities, and real estate. CGGO sector breakdown in % of assets (Chart: Author; Data: Capital Group, iShares) The portfolio is quite diversified. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing weighs 6.4%, but other companies are below 4%. The top 10 holdings, listed in the next table, represent 29.4% of asset value. Ticker Name Weight TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP 6.39% MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 3.71% A000660 SK HYNIX INC 3.57% AVGO BROADCOM INC 3.46% ASML ASML HOLDING NV 2.66% MSFT MICROSOFT CORP 2.16% C CITIGROUP INC 2.08% GOOGL ALPHABET INC 1.97% AON AON PLC 1.73% NVDA NVID...
Replacing a $70,000 salary with dividend income alone requires a specific portfolio size, and the required portfolio size is larger than most people expect. At a 3.39% yield from SCHD, the portfolio required to generate $70,000 per year before taxes runs into the millions, and the exact figure shifts depending on which fund you choose. ... Why a $70,000 Dividend Income Goal Requires Millions, and ...
Replacing a $70,000 salary with dividend income alone requires a specific portfolio size, and the required portfolio size is larger than most people expect. At a 3.39% yield from SCHD, the portfolio required to generate $70,000 per year before taxes runs into the millions, and the exact figure shifts depending on which fund you choose. ... Why a $70,000 Dividend Income Goal Requires Millions, and Which ETF Gets You There Fastest
Key PointsPalantir's business continues to benefit from the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) data analytics tools, especially for enterprise clients.
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In this article DVN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on April 7, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are keeping global markets on edge, but investors can add some stability to their portfolios by purchasing dividend-paying stocks. Ch...
In this article DVN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on April 7, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are keeping global markets on edge, but investors can add some stability to their portfolios by purchasing dividend-paying stocks. Choosing the right stocks can be challenging, given the vast universe of companies paying dividends. Investors can track the ratings of top Wall Street analysts, who assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company's cash flows and ability to pay dividends consistently. Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Enterprise Products Partners This week's first pick is Enterprise Products Partners ( EPD ), a publicly traded partnership that provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs (natural gas liquids), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals. At a quarterly distribution of 55 cents per unit ($2.20 per unit on an annualized basis), EPD stock offers a dividend yield of about 5.9%. Ahead of the company's Q1 2026 earnings, RBC Capital analyst Elvira Scotto reiterated a buy rating on EPD stock and slightly increased her price target to $42 from $40 to reflect modestly raised estimates and valuation multiple, given the potential for higher commodity prices. The five-star analyst expects tailwinds from higher commodity prices due to the tensions in the Middle east to have a muted impact on EPD's Q1 2026 results, given that prices increased later in the quarter. Scotto added that the forward curve for West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) has increased, supporting a constructive backdrop for 2026. The analyst slightly increased her first quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreci...
In President Donald Trump’s telling, the United States has fuel enough to hover above the chaos that his attack on Iran has triggered in global energy markets. “We’re in great shape for the future,” Trump said in a speech last week, asserting that this nation, as the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, doesn’t rely on the tankers Iran blocked from passage through the Strait of Hormuz for the pas...
In President Donald Trump’s telling, the United States has fuel enough to hover above the chaos that his attack on Iran has triggered in global energy markets. “We’re in great shape for the future,” Trump said in a speech last week, asserting that this nation, as the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, doesn’t rely on the tankers Iran blocked from passage through the Strait of Hormuz for the past month. “We don’t need anything they have.” But the view is much different beneath the service station signs across the country that have flipped to more than $4 per gallon for the first time in four years. Over the past month, US households paid $8.4 billion more for gasoline compared to prices before the war on Iran began, according to a report by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. Read full article Comments
A ceasefire in the Iran war signals a path toward a de-escalation of geopolitical tensions — and an opportunity to re-engage in Asia stocks. That's according to Morgan Stanley's Singapore and Hong Kong-based equity strategists, who expect investors to return to themes from earlier in the year around the artificial intelligence supply chain. They also expect greater interest in more recent themes. ...
A ceasefire in the Iran war signals a path toward a de-escalation of geopolitical tensions — and an opportunity to re-engage in Asia stocks. That's according to Morgan Stanley's Singapore and Hong Kong-based equity strategists, who expect investors to return to themes from earlier in the year around the artificial intelligence supply chain. They also expect greater interest in more recent themes. "Regardless of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, spending on energy security, defense and renewables will likely remain robust," the strategists said in an April 8 note. Morgan Stanley sees broad upside for China stocks this year, albeit with "high uncertainty" in the months ahead. Following news Wednesday morning Asia time of a two-week ceasefire , the mainland China CSI 300 stock index and the Hang Seng Index rose over 4% and 3%, respectively, in a holiday-shortened week. To identify stock opportunities, the strategists screened for Asia Pacific companies generating more than 5% of their revenue from the Middle East, and which had fallen by more than 5% from the end of February to April 7. "While the Middle East conflict may be just one driver of their respective share price corrections, we see the list as potentially benefiting from a de-escalation and gradual improvement in supply chains," the report said. The screen looked at regional stocks that Morgan Stanley rates overweight or equal weight. For China, the three names that had fallen more than 10% during the time of the study were: Horizon Robotics — The Hong Kong-listed automotive chipmaker sources about 10% of its total revenue from the Middle East. The overweight-rated stock fell 16% in the study period. Zoomlion Heavy Industry —The Hong Kong-listed construction equipment company generates about 10% of its revenue from the Middle East. The overweight-rated stock tumbled 15% over the study period. Suzhou TFC Optical Communication — The Shenzhen-listed company sells parts and manufacturing solutions for produc...