Harmony Gold had good news for shareholders this week. They doubled the dividend. Investors responded by dumping the stock. Shares of the South African miner fell on the New York Stock Exchange after the company released its first-half results on Wednesday. The numbers told two very different stories at once. On one hand, operating profit
For most who don’t live in the area, Miami immediately brings up associations of the white sand beaches and parties of South Beach. The entire island of Miami Beach sees the main bulk of tourists due to its proximity to the coastline and large concentration of beachfront hotels. The downtown core of the city, meanwhile,
For decades, Disney, NBC, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery sat at the top of the advertising world. In 2025, a 21-year-old video platform built on cat videos and bedroom creators officially knocked them off. YouTube’s total revenue across ads and subscriptions exceeded $60 billion in 2025, according to Alphabet’s official earnings release, making it larger
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) did not need company-specific news to move on March 10. It just needed oil to reverse hard. After crude’s sharp run higher, the energy trade snapped back, and OXY closed at $53.12, down 2.99% on the day. The stock also traded at a relative volume of 1.88, showing investors were paying closer
Ross Stores is benefiting from a growing consumer trend, unlike some of its competitors in the retail landscape. The off-price retailer is seeing heightened demand in stores, as economic uncertainty pressures the wallets of consumers nationwide. To capitalize on increased consumer momentum, the company’s CEO is weighing a risky in-store change that shoppers may not
Dick’s Sporting Goods is hitting its stride. In an industry that’s had some major strike outs recently — TheStreet has covered closures at Big 5 Sporting Goods and Sportsman’s Warehouse in the past several weeks — Dick’s is batting .400. According to new data from Placer.ai, foot traffic visits to the retailer have grown by
Oil is back above $110 a barrel. And this 156-year-old Dividend Aristocrat is sitting in an enviable position. When crude prices spike, not every oil company benefits equally. Some are more exposed to Middle East supply chains. Others carry too much debt to capitalize on higher prices. ExxonMobil is neither. The Spring, Texas-based company was
Amazon stock has lost about 7% year to date, at the time of writing, Friday afternoon, March 6, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is down about a little more than 1% in the same period. The rest of the Magnificent 7 stocks are also down in the same period:
Victoria’s Secret & Co. is shutting down the recently acquired line of business it had hoped would help modernize the lingerie giant. The retailer said it has ended the subscription service tied to its direct-to-consumer brand, Adore Me, and will instead convert the program into a loyalty model as part of a broader reassessment of
Let’s examine the performance of Warren Buffett‘s investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. The shares have traded sideways for most of the past year: Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares (BRK.A) rose 10.85%, while the cheaper and more accessible Class B (BRK.B) shares gained 10.89%, trailing the S&P 500’s 16.39% return for the year. Berkshire Hathaway shares sold