News Corp beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by growth in its Dow Jones business and online real estate services, sending its shares up about 3% in extended trading.
US stocks mixed as traders await Fed decision. Alphabet drags Nasdaq while Disney lifts Dow.
For the last 129 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.24%) has served as Wall Street's most front-and-center health barometer.
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.
The major three US indices all pulled back a bit in the early part of the Monday session, as we continue to see a lot of noisy behavior. Ultimately, this is a market that has rallied pretty far, so a bit of digestion isn't a bad thing.
The HDV ETF yields 3.3%, which is significantly higher than the current yield of 1.27% from the S&P 500.
Verizon is the only Dow Dog meeting the ideal of annual dividends from $1K invested exceeding the single share price, supported by adequate free cash flow. Analyst projections suggest top Dow Dogs could net gains between 21.02% and 45.17% by May 2026, with an average net gain of 32.18%. 28 of 30 current Dow-listed stocks pay dividends. As of 5/1/25, the top ten ranged from 2.64%-6.26% by annual yield, and another top ten ranged from 18.06%-46.15% in broker-estimated target-price-upsides.
If you're looking for blue chip stocks, there's no better place to start than the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 1.39%). This index of 30 stocks rarely changes and represents some of the most timeless businesses you can find on Wall Street, including JPMorgan Chase, Walt Disney, and IBM.
If you are looking for the best dividend stocks to own in 2025, look no further than the Dogs of the Dow.
The indexes overcome early declines that followed soft a GDP reading.
Special things can happen when sleepy stocks start to wake up. Looking back the past few years, there may not seem to be a lot that's interesting when it comes to Coca-Cola (KO -0.77%), Disney (DIS 0.22%), and Verizon (VZ -2.11%).
The markets have gotten turbulent, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.05%) off by a touch more than 11% from its early-year peak. That means that this index is officially in correction territory in 2025.