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Investors have different ways to figure out whether a stock represents a good value. A stock's price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, is one of the most commonly used. Here's how it works and how you can use it to pick stocks for your portfolio.
There are two main ways you can make money as an investor: you can either sell shares for more than what you paid for them, or you can hold onto your shares and collect dividends. Here's everything you need to know about dividend investing.
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| BAC /zigman2/quotes/200894270/composite | 40.50 | +0.05 | +0.12% |
| C /zigman2/quotes/207741460/composite | 69.96 | -0.04 | -0.06% |
| MSFT /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite | 299.87 | -5.35 | -1.75% |
| INTC /zigman2/quotes/203649727/composite | 54.26 | -0.57 | -1.04% |
| CSCO /zigman2/quotes/209509471/composite | 56.85 | -0.48 | -0.84% |
| F /zigman2/quotes/208911460/composite | 13.55 | +0.15 | +1.12% |
| WFC /zigman2/quotes/203790192/composite | 46.47 | +0.19 | +0.41% |
| JPM /zigman2/quotes/205971034/composite | 157.68 | -0.41 | -0.26% |
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| Fidelity Contra /zigman2/quotes/202430342/realtime | 19.68 | -0.20 | -1.01% |
| Vanguard 500 Idx /zigman2/quotes/209016161/realtime | 410.36 | -3.77 | -0.91% |
| CGM Tr Focus /zigman2/quotes/203752257/realtime | 42.33 | -0.18 | -0.42% |
| Dodge Cox Stock /zigman2/quotes/202530840/realtime | 237.98 | -1.52 | -0.63% |
| Fairholme /zigman2/quotes/200889155/realtime | 26.73 | -0.22 | -0.82% |
| T. Rowe Price Eq Inc /zigman2/quotes/202557696/realtime | 36.61 | -0.27 | -0.73% |
| USAA Metals Min /zigman2/quotes/205465333/realtime | 17.68 | -0.21 | -1.17% |
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| iShares Russell 2000 /zigman2/quotes/209961116/composite | 222.48 | +0.29 | +0.13% |
| Financial Sector SPDR /zigman2/quotes/209660484/composite | 37.42 | -0.17 | -0.45% |
| Energy Sector SPDR /zigman2/quotes/206420077/composite | 48.73 | -0.37 | -0.75% |
| iShares MSCI Em Mkt /zigman2/quotes/201454250/composite | 51.37 | -0.22 | -0.43% |
Bonds »
Central banks' QE was supposed to boost the real economy, but the money it creates is going instead into financial speculation
9:45 a.m. Sept. 18, 2021Also, early signs of cooling for U.S. housing, an overlooked income play in the stock market and a big increase expected for Social Security checks.
8:36 a.m. Sept. 18, 2021Bonds ›
| 6 mo Treasury /zigman2/quotes/211347049/realtime | 0.05 | -0.0007 | -1.45% |
| 2 yr Treasury /zigman2/quotes/211347045/realtime | 0.22 | +0.0001 | +0.05% |
| 5 yr Treasury /zigman2/quotes/211347048/realtime | 0.84 | -0.02 | -1.88% |
| 10 yr Treasury /zigman2/quotes/211347051/realtime | 1.34 | -0.04 | -2.60% |
| 30 yr Treasury /zigman2/quotes/211347052/realtime | 1.86 | -0.05 | -2.42% |
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Shares fell more than 3% in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed.
4:50 a.m. Today4:50 a.m. Sept. 20, 2021Congress still hasn't raised the federal borrowing limit to prevent a U.S. default, even as the Treasury Department cautions that "cash and extraordinary measures" are most likely to run out next month.
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Shares of all 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average are trading lower in Monday's premarket, led by financials, as part of a global equity selloff sparked by concerns over the collateral damage from the potential default by China-base real estate developer Evergrande Group. Among the biggest early decliners, shares of American Express Co. sank 2.9%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. gave up 2.5% and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. shed 2.5%. The most active Dow stock was Apple Inc.'s , which slid 1.2%. The best performer was Traveler Companies Inc.'s stock , which slipped just 0.1%. Meanwhile, Dow futures tumbled 540 points, or 1.6%.
15 min ago6:19 a.m. Sept. 20, 2021Wall Street is poised for a weaker start on Monday.
5:11 a.m. Today5:11 a.m. Sept. 20, 2021Commodities ›
| Brent Crude /zigman2/quotes/209704782/delayed | 73.84 | -1.50 | -1.99% |
| Heating Oil /zigman2/quotes/210062576/delayed | 2.16 | -0.05 | -2.21% |
| Natural Gas /zigman2/quotes/210189548/delayed | 5.05 | -0.06 | -1.12% |
| Gold /zigman2/quotes/210034565/delayed | 1,759.50 | +8.10 | +0.46% |
| Silver /zigman2/quotes/210315219/delayed | 22.48 | +0.14 | +0.64% |
| Platinum /zigman2/quotes/210261555/delayed | 918.10 | -12.50 | -1.34% |
| Corn /zigman2/quotes/209710348/delayed | 519.25 | -8.00 | -1.52% |
