The Best High-Yield US Dividend ETFs for Earning Passive Income in…
Dividend stocks are popular investments: Many investors rely on the regular dividend payments these stocks offer as sources of passive income. Of course, investors can pursue a total return approach to generating income to meet their spending needs, too. Or they can combine the two income strategies. Exchange-traded funds that invest in dividend-paying stocks can […]
Equinor Announces $5 Billion Share Buyback and Cuts Renewables Investment Amid Rising Oil and Gas Production – Equinor (NYSE: EQNR)
Equinor Unveils $5 Billion Buyback, Trims Renewables Spending As Oil & Gas Output Rises – Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) Equinor ASA EQNR shares are trading lower after the company reported fourth-quarter FY24 results. Revenue and other income fell 5% year-over-year (Y/Y) to $27.654 billion and adjusted revenue declined 7% Y/Y to $26.418 billion. The consensus estimate stood at $25.973 billion. Total […]
Aqua Metals Doubles Lithium Production Goal, Fast-Tracks Battery Materials Strategy
Aqua Metals Doubles Lithium Production Target, Accelerates Battery Materials Strategy Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) is on the verge of redefining the landscape of battery recycling in the United States with its pioneering approach to recycling lithium-ion batteries. With their recently announced strategy for the AquaRefining™ facility located in the Tahoe-Reno industrial center, the company […]
From Lip Balm to Sneakers: How Trump’s China Tariffs Could Increase Prices
From lip balm to sneakers, here’s how Trump’s China tariffs could raise prices U.S. consumers could start seeing price hikes on a wide variety of goods made in China after the United States began collecting a 10% tariff Tuesday on all Chinese imports, reigniting a trade war between the two countries that’s at risk of […]
OMB Bank Unveils OMBX: A Cutting-Edge Embedded Finance Platform
OMB Bank Launches OMBX, a Premier Embedded Finance Platform Steve Bishop is the chief innovation officer for OMB Bank and president of OMBX, the bank’s recently launched dedicated embedded finance division. (Photo: Business Wire) SPRINGFIELD, Mo., February 04, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OMB Bank proudly announces the launch of OMBX, a dedicated embedded finance division designed to empower […]
Your Essential Guide to Last-Minute RRSP Contributions
The March 3, 2025, contribution deadline to deduct from your 2024 income with your registered retirement saving plan, or RRSP, is fast approaching. If you haven’t yet taken care of this, you might be missing out on the best parts of this essential retirement savings vehicle. The RRSP has been Canadians’ primary savings tool for […]
NGOs Urge EU to Terminate Mineral Agreement with Rwanda Due to Congo Conflict
“The EU must urgently reassess any mining project involving Rwanda, or risk legitimizing the illegal exploitation of DRC resources and indirectly financing war crimes, human rights violations, and regional instability,” according to the letter which was signed by 64 NGOs and sent to EU commissioners and members of parliament Tuesday. The EU signed a memorandum […]
Palantir Earnings: Boosting Stock Valuation Amid AI Advances
Morningstar Key Metrics for Palantir Technologies PLTR Palantir Technologies Earnings Update Palantir’s outstanding fourth-quarter results, rapid growth amid the artificial intelligence arms race, and strategic positioning in the AI value chain further solidify our base case expectations that this company can be the next software juggernaut. As a result, we are raising our fair value […]
Exclusive: BP Set to Invest Up to $25 Billion in Kirkuk’s Oil and Gas Sector in Iraq
Exclusive-BP poised to invest up to $25 billion in Iraq’s Kirkuk oil and gas By Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Oil major BP is expected to spend up to $25 billion over the lifetime of a project to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, a senior Iraqi oil official told Reuters, […]
10 Top Dividend Aristocrats in the US to Invest in Today
Dividend aristocrats are popular with investors. After all, what dividend investor wouldn’t want to own the stocks of companies with a history of growing their dividends consistently over time? Dividend aristocrats are defined as companies that’ve increased their dividends every year for 25 years or longer. There are currently more than 60 dividend aristocrats among […]