Bank of America expects a boost in dividends in 2026. These stocks have payouts that beat the market

Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian expects stocks’ dividend growth will rise year over year in 2026.
Be careful buying the top 10 ETFs of 2025: They have ‘very little, if any’ role in your portfolio, says expert

Some of the top performing ETFs of 2025 are unsuitable for a long-term, wealth building portfolio, investing experts say.
These are the most overbought and oversold stocks in the S&P 500 as 2026 begins

The year just began, but there may be opportunities for investors to catch potential bounces on some stocks — or avoid pullbacks near-term.
After a bruising 2025, the Fed faces another slew of challenges in the year ahead

The central bank heads into 2026 facing a slew of political and policy challenges.
Buffett backs new CEO Greg Abel with ‘huge endorsement’ in CNBC interview

Warren Buffett told CNBC he’d rather have new Berkshire CEO Greg Abel handle his money “than any of the top investment advisers or any of the top CEOs” in the U.S.
Anthropic’s ‘do more with less’ bet has kept it at the AI frontier, co-founder Amodei tells CNBC

Daniela Amodei and her brother, Dario Amodei, who is Anthropic’s CEO, helped build the very worldview they’re now betting against.
Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro

Maduro and his wife were captured and removed from the country following the operation, Trump said in a statement on Truth Social.
Trump orders Chinese-owned firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks

A Chinese-controlled company must divest semiconductor assets it bought from Emcore after the White House said the deal could threaten U.S. national security.
Venezuela’s capital hit by explosions, smoke seen

Videos circulating on social media showed multiple explosions across Caracas.
Trump blocks chips deal, cites security, China-related concerns

In an order released by the White House, Trump said HieFo was “controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of China.”