AGNC Investment (AGNC -0.23%) has become a remarkably consistent dividend stock. The real estate investment trust (REIT) recently hit a milestone of 75 consecutive months of paying the same dividend rate ($0.12 per share). That’s impressive, considering all the volatility in the mortgage and interest rate markets over the past few years. Here’s a look…
Super Micro Computer (SMCI +24.55%) provided some disappointing preliminary guidance today, but that didn’t stop the stock from soaring. Investors are brushing off past problems and even news that revenue will come in at the low end of the company’s guidance. That’s because Supermicro shocked investors with the news that the company’s profit margin for…
The two companies also struck a chip deal.
In 2018, Caroline and Harald Andreassen left the city to take on an unlikely project: restoring Hotel Sundal, an 1889 timber hotel that had sat empty for years in western Norway’s Hardanger region. Originally built by Erik Gausvik and Anna Eikenes, early pioneers of glacier tourism, the hotel once welcomed European aristocracy, emperors, and mountaineers…
He cautioned that neither AI nor social media tailors advice to a person’s tax situation, debt, income or family obligations. The pull is clearest among young people trying to close an information gap. Al Zhang, a high school math teacher in Fort McMurray, Alta., began following financial influencers to grow his income after landing his first job in 2022, CBC‘s…
Let’s address the elephant in the room: Bitcoin (BTC -1.73%) is down 48% from October’s 52-week highs as of July 20. For longtime crypto observers, this drop feels familiar. Digital assets have suffered several drawdowns of this magnitude, and the decline in 2026 isn’t even unusual by historical standards. If anything, it’s milder than the…
Nike is planning to cut off thousands of online distributors in China beginning in January as the sneaker giant looks to clean up what’s become a messy digital marketplace and get the region back to growth, the company said Tuesday. Starting next year, Nike’s online footprint will shift primarily to the retailer’s official website and…
Why is the US president now handing out US$1,000 to American babies – and what does it have to do with a retirement system built on the other side of the world? President Donald Trump has pointed to Australia as an inspiration for his proposal to strengthen Americans’ long-term financial security by offering US$1,000 savings…
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday morning to a six-week high after the U.S. struck Iran for the 11th night in a row, and President Trump warned that the U.S. will bomb Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran shoots at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
By appointing John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a calculated risk. If Healey can leverage his insider knowledge of the Treasury, pursue a bold, pro-growth agenda, and manage his defense-spending instincts, he may be able to provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs. NEW YORK—The United…