Dividend growth stocks offer attractive returns with less risk, Nuveen finds. Analysts like these names

Companies that regularly raise their dividends can help protect portfolios in volatile times. A CNBC Pro screen turned up several names beloved by Wall Street.
The December jobs report is due out Friday. Here’s what it is expected to show

Nonfarm payrolls likely rose by 73,000 last month while the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.5%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
AI adopters: These stocks are going to see the biggest revenue boost from deploying the tech, says Trivariate Research

Shopify, Alphabet and ServiceNow are among the companies that Adam Parker’s firm says could get a revenue lift from using AI.
House to vote on overriding Trump’s first vetoes of second term

The vote comes after the Senate voted to block Trump from further military action in Venezuela earlier in the day.
The Supreme Court may rule Friday on Trump’s tariffs. Here’s what’s at stake for the economy

The decision is poised to have far-reaching impacts on not only trade policy but also the U.S. fiscal situation.
Pro Pick: Stephanie Link says this oil stock is cheap and poised to benefit from the data center boom

Link said this oilfield services stock is one of her favorites for 2026.
House to vote on ACA subsidies extension, as Senate mulls its own fix

A bipartisan Senate working group is negotiating a separate deal to address the expiration of ACA tax credits.
Trump wants Greenland. If it were for sale, it could cost trillions

Trump’s rhetoric about Greenland has flared back up in the days since the U.S. military entered Venezuela and captured that country’s leader.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bloom Energy, Costco Wholesale, Alphabet & more

Check out some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading.
How the stock market may react to the December jobs report, according to JPMorgan traders

The JPMorgan trading desk expects that December’s jobs data will match or come in slightly stronger than the consensus estimate.