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U.S. stock futures declined on Monday after a positive close on Friday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading lower.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average itself yields modestly, but the Dogs of the Dow 2026 pack more dividend bite. The index's top payers dish up to 6.8%.
Even suggesting that the Dogs of the Dow could outperform the Magnificent 7 in 2026 seems ludicrous.
Verizon stands out as the only Dow stock meeting the 'dogcatcher' ideal: annual dividends from $1K invested exceed its single share price. Analyst projections suggest the top ten Dow Dogs could deliver an average 23.55% net gain by January 2027, with varying risk profiles. Yield-based strategies favor underdogs; price drops or dividend hikes could bring more Dow Dogs into fair-value territory for income-focused investors.
The new year is off to a wild start, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 (SPX) notching records earlier this week following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which boosted the defense and energy sectors.
The US stock markets have been noisy in the early trading hours of Friday, but I suspect that with the job numbers being relatively close to the expectations, this will pass and we find buyers.
The annual CES conference in January often highlights new products and innovations from technology giants and startups. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has gotten plenty of attention for its own new products, but a partnership with industrial giant Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) could also get investors talking.
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.
Dow Jones and S&P 500 hold record highs as defense stocks surge 5% on Trump's $1.5T military budget. Energy leads sectors up 2.5% while tech lags today.
The US stock market has pulled back just a touch during the early hours here on Thursday as the markets are bracing for the Friday Non-Farm Payroll announcement.
Japanese and Chinese stocks drop more than 1%
Data from Polymarket on betting odds for economic, political, and cultural topics would be displayed in dedicated modules across Dow Jones's online content platforms, which include the Journal, MarketWatch, Barron's and Investor's Business Daily.
Dow Jones tech titan Apple stock offers a new buy point, but threatens to break down further below a key support level.
Polymarket's real-time prediction market data will soon be featured in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily and other Dow Jones consumer platforms. These offerings will follow the formation of an exclusive partnership between Polymarket and Dow Jones, which is a division of News Corp, that was announced Wednesday (Jan.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, and Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information and a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), today announced an exclusive partnership to make Polymarket's real-time prediction market data available across Dow Jones consumer platforms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and Investor's Business Daily. The collaboration will provide audiences with greater visib.
Dow hits record highs as AI powers the rally, putting AMZN, NVDA and MSFT among the key blue-chip stocks positioned to benefit from renewed risk appetite.
Q4 2025 U.S. common dividend increases were $16.1 billion, up 14.9% from $14.0 billion in Q3 2025 and up 13.0% from $14.2 billion in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 U.S. common dividend decreases were $3.0 billion, down 12.4% from $3.4 billion in Q3 2025 and up 20.5% from $2.5 billion in Q4 2024.
US indices look mixed in early trading.
McDonald's stock has been languishing due to slower earnings growth. The company's recession-resistant business model may appeal to risk-averse investors.
The ageless Dow Jones rallied 13% in 2025 and came within a stone's throw of reaching 49,000. Two brand-name Dow components are well-positioned for success in the new year.