Articles for author: The whipping post

3 Overlooked Dividend Stocks Offering Yields Up to 16%

Let’s talk about three dividends averaging 12%. I bring them up because everyone on Wall Street hates them. This is notable because the suits are paid to be bullish. Sell calls are rare, especially among stocks. In fact, analysts shun just one index component today! Just 1 “Sell” Call Out of 500! Source: S&P Global ...

Alibaba Aims for Capital Efficiency: Can the Banma Spin-Off Succeed?

Alibaba BABA is betting big on capital efficiency with its proposal to spin off Banma Network Technology and list it independently in Hong Kong. The move shifts funding for Banma’s fast-scaling auto-software business to public markets, reducing the company’s direct cash burden while preserving upside through a minority stake. Under the plan, Alibaba’s holding will ...

AMD Rides on Gaming Business Rebound: Will the Momentum Continue?

Advanced Micro Devices AMD is benefiting from the strong rebound in its Gaming segment, which delivered an impressive growth in the second quarter of 2025. The Gaming segment’s revenues increased 73.1% year over year to $1.122 billion, accounting for 14.6% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues increased 73.4% quarter over quarter. Growth was primarily driven by ...

This Is My Favorite Dividend Stock (by Far)

Key Points Microsoft’s dividend is small but secure, with a payout ratio of just 24%. The software company returned over $37 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2025 through dividends and buybacks, while still investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies. A fortress-like balance sheet, recurring revenue, and steady cloud growth should support years ...

QQQM, NFLX, TMUS, LIN: Large Inflows Detected at ETF

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $609.3 million dollar inflow — that’s a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 243,360,000 to 245,960,000). Among the largest underlying ...

Ford CEO Jim Farley Says "There Are No Guarantees" With New $5 Billion EV Investment. Is Ford Stock a Risk Worth Taking for Investors?

Key Points Ford’s CEO admitted there are “no guarantees” that its new “assembly tree” investment will work out as planned. If this transformation in the way it manufactures electric vehicles is successful, it could stop the bleeding in the company’s money-losing EV division. It will be a few years before we find out if Ford’s ...