Global stocks rise
Global stocks rally; Iran says it will halt attacks as long a Israel does
Cisco (NADSAQ:CSCO) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) are more traditional value stocks that investors may wish to punch their ticket to if there's concern about the S&P 500's valuation.
The escalation by the Americans in Iran could have caused chaos if the bombing were done during the week. However, the weekend has given markets enough time to digest the news.
Analysts say they don't expect significant crude supply disruptions
The latest trading day saw Dow Inc. (DOW) settling at $30.57, representing a +2.24% change from its previous close.
Contracts tied to the Dow fell 453 points, or 1%. S&P futures dropped 57 points, or 0.95%, while Nasdaq futures declined 273 points, or 1.23%.
Blue-chip stocks are shares of large, well-established, financially stable companies with a consistent and reliable performance history.
In the most recent trading session, Dow Inc. (DOW) closed at $29.39, indicating a +2.94% shift from the previous trading day.
Commodity chemical giant Dow Inc. (DOW 1.37%) is hovering around a five-year low and is now down around 50% from its spin-off price when DowDuPont split into three separate companies in April 2019.
The premise makes enough basic sense -- dividend income is good, so more dividend income is better. Therefore, if you want dividend income, make a point of buying higher-yielding stocks.
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market.