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Stock Market Today, Feb: 10: Stocks are flat after retail sales are unchanged in December

This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Tuesday. This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for Feb. 10, 2025. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog. Update: 9:30 a.m. ET Opening Bell The

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ConocoPhillips CEO sends strong message on Venezuela oil future

With 30 years of Wall Street experience, Co-Editor-in-Chief Todd Campbell explains why ConocoPhillips stance on Venezuela’s oil ramp is a reality check for the energy sector. Energy companies have felt significant pressure over the past year as OPEC production has ramped up, driving West Texas Crude prices down to $62 per barrel, below Permian Basin

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Country to ban all U.S. airlines from refueling stops

Following the U.S. operation that led to the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro at the start of January, Donald Trump has made repeated threats on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba. After calling the country an “an unusual and extraordinary threat” over to U.S. national security, the Trump administration has blocked all Cuban oil supplies

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Recession-proof Dividend King offers safe 2.2% yield

Johnson & Johnson reported impressive fourth-quarter results that beat expectations while outlining an aggressive growth strategy.  And here’s something investors might find appealing: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is a Dividend King with 63 consecutive years of dividend increases, making it one of the most reliable income stocks in the market.  As a stalwart member of

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57-year-old Dividend King makes $5 billion move to protect payout

Target Corporation has quietly become one of retail’s most reliable dividend stocks, delivering 57 straight years of payout increases.  That streak now faces its toughest test yet as Target (TGT) navigates what COO Michael Fiddelke called a “period of transformation” marked by softening sales and mounting pressure on margins. The retailer’s answer? A $5 billion

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Cathie Wood buys $43 million of megacap tech stock

It’s been a rocky start to the year for Cathie Wood, the head of Ark Investment Management. As of Feb. 6, Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) was down 9.58% year to date, while the S&P 500 gained 1.27%, as pressure mounted on growth-focused tech stocks. Wood actively manages her tech holdings, and her timing

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Bank of America resets Amazon stock price target after earnings

Amazon (AMZN) reported its Q4 earnings on February 5. The earnings spooked investors and sent the stock tumbling, which was already caught by the wider tech sell-off, trading 9% lower at the time of writing, Friday morning, Feb. 6, according to Yahoo Finance. What alarmed the investors was something Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy

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41-year-old burger chain closes historic location after 35 years

When a restaurant that has created decades of memories suddenly disappears, it’s hard not to take it personally or to feel like a piece of the community is fading with it. Perhaps because the state was once an independent republic, Texans have long taken pride in everything from their country roots to their local businesses.

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Goldman Sachs signals grim shift as software stocks bounce

Software stocks are facing an increasingly loud reckoning as Wall Street rethinks how artificial intelligence affects the sector. Goldman Sachs is the latest to offer a reality check, suggesting that software’s reckoning may not yet be over, even as short-term selling appears overdone and some investors are going bargain-basement buying, including Bank of America. In

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Stock Market Today, Feb. 6: U.S. stocks set to open lower for fourth consecutive day

This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Friday. This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for Feb. 6, 2025. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog. Update: 9:30 a.m. ET Opening Bell Starting

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