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Stocks in the United States and Europe rose across the board on Friday, in a positive end to a lackluster week, where movements were muted and volumes thin.

Stocks in the United States and Europe rose across the board on Friday, in a positive end to a lackluster week, where movements were muted and volumes thin.

Inflationary fears continued to abate overnight, with the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index retreating from near fifty-year highs to 31.5, much low

“Our base case is that rates will continue to rise due to increasing growth and inflation expectations and, eventually, Federal Reserve normalization,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. “We also believe if rates move too high too fast, the Fed will intervene to make sure rising rates don’t become too restrictive and disrupt equity markets or the real economy.” While Treasury yields continued to climb, investors considered sanguine economic data out Thursday that revealed that first-time jobless claims totaled 730,000 for the week ended Feb. 20. Economists ...

10 Blue Chip Dividend Stocks Hedge Funds Are Buying 2020 was one of the worst years for dividend and dividend growth stocks as pandemic and economic meltdown have strongly impacted cash flow generation of dividend-paying companies. Down Jones US Select Dividend Index, which tracks the performance of dividend-paying companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Index, fell almost 5% in 2020 compared to more than 16% gains from the broader market index. Other dividend indices including Down Jones US Select 100 Dividend index and S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have also underperformed in the last twelve months ...