Investors concerned about sticky inflation should look to high-yield dividend stocks in sectors that will continue to outperform. Here are five such stocks.

US stocks surged higher Wednesday after an encouraging inflation report and blockbuster profits for some of America’s biggest banks.

World stocks are mixed follow Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts.

Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly higher on Friday following an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would push for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices,

Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

SLB helped lead the market after the provider of services to oilfields delivered bigger profit and revenue for the end of 2024 than analysts expected. It jumped 6.1% after it also raised its dividend by 3.6% and said it’s returning $2.3 billion to its investors by buying back its own stock.

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow at a more than one-month high, as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s executive orders after taking office and awaited his first move on trade policy. In morning trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 423 points, or 1%, to 43,911.

U.S. stocks are ticking higher following an encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in early trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 163 points, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.

Project Stargate will see companies like Oracle, SoftBank, MGX, and OpenAI commit an initial $100 billion to build data centers in the U.S.

“These aren’t good numbers,” Brusuelas said of the inflation report. “The bond market is very skittish right now. And they are prone to overreaction.” Wall Street is mixed on future Fed ...

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rips Higher After Inflation Data and Strong Bank Profits NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ripped higher Wednesday following a shot of adrenaline from an encouraging ...