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SCHD ETF Nears Highs as Dividend Trade Revives and Early Investors Reach 12.5% Yield on Cost

SCHD ETF Nears Highs as Dividend Trade Revives and Early Investors Reach 12.5% Yield on Cost

SCHD traded near its 52-week high at $31.06 midday Monday, up about 14% year to date, according to TipRanks. Reuters reported the fund drew $4 billion of the $24.1 billion first-quarter inflows into U.S. dividend funds. Schwab lists $87.5 billion in assets and a 3.33% 30-day SEC yield. The fund holds 104 stocks and charges a 0.06% expense ratio.
20 April 2026
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip From Records as Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip From Records as Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally

U.S. stocks fell Monday as oil prices surged, with the Dow down 0.12%, S&P 500 off 0.33%, and Nasdaq losing 0.55% by midday. Brent crude jumped 5.1% to $94.99 after the U.S. seized an Iranian ship and Hormuz shipping slowed. Tech shares led losses, while strong corporate earnings limited the decline. A U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms Tuesday night.
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Walmart’s Backroom Delivery Test Targets Amazon’s Same-Day Edge

Walmart’s Backroom Delivery Test Targets Amazon’s Same-Day Edge

Walmart is testing use of store back rooms in Dallas to stage same-day delivery of third-party marketplace goods, aiming to speed up online orders, according to the Financial Times. The move follows Amazon’s rollout of one- and three-hour delivery options in U.S. markets last month. Walmart says it can now reach 95% of U.S. households with delivery in three hours or less. Walmart U.S. e-commerce sales hit $99.6 billion in fiscal 2026.
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Apple Stock Gets Fresh Wall Street Backing Ahead of Earnings as Morgan Stanley Sees $300 Path, Qualcomm Cut

Apple Stock Gets Fresh Wall Street Backing Ahead of Earnings as Morgan Stanley Sees $300 Path, Qualcomm Cut

Apple shares rose 0.8% to $272.49 by midday Monday after Morgan Stanley advised buying ahead of April 30 earnings, citing potential for stronger revenue and margin outlook. BNP Paribas upgraded Apple and cut Qualcomm, highlighting a split over which firms can handle higher memory costs. Qualcomm gained 1.1% while Nvidia and Microsoft fell about 1%. Apple posted record $143.8 billion revenue last quarter.
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Oracle Stock Holds After AWS Tie-Up as Investors Reassess the AI Bet

Oracle Stock Holds After AWS Tie-Up as Investors Reassess the AI Bet

Oracle shares slipped 0.2% to $174.75 Monday after investors questioned whether its expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services will drive sustained AI revenue. The company plans to connect its Interconnect service with AWS later this year, but the stock remains far below last September’s record high. Oracle recently raised its 2027 revenue target to $90 billion. Analysts warn data transfer fees and power supply remain concerns.
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Microsoft Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Earnings Test as Wall Street Splits on AI Spending

Microsoft Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Earnings Test as Wall Street Splits on AI Spending

Microsoft shares fell 1.3% to $417.23 Monday, remaining about 23% below their October 2025 peak ahead of the company’s April 29 earnings report. Microsoft’s December quarter revenue rose 17% to $81.3 billion, but capital spending jumped 66% to $37.5 billion, raising investor concerns. Cloud giants are expected to spend $635 billion this year, with Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta all reporting results April 29.
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AMD Stock Pulls Back From Record High as BofA, Stifel Raise Targets on AI CPU Boom

AMD Stock Pulls Back From Record High as BofA, Stifel Raise Targets on AI CPU Boom

AMD shares fell 1.4% to $274.61 in late-morning New York trading Monday after last week’s record highs. Bank of America and Stifel raised their price targets to $310 and $320, citing growing AI infrastructure demand for CPUs. AMD’s partnership with Meta could be worth up to $60 billion over five years. First-quarter results are due May 5.
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Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel shares dropped 3.5% to $66.08 on Monday, retreating from Friday’s 24-year high ahead of its April 23 earnings report. Investors are watching for signs that AI demand for server CPUs is expanding beyond Nvidia’s GPUs. Intel faces ongoing foundry losses, with its contract chipmaking arm losing $10.32 billion in 2025 despite higher revenue.
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Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Health shares jumped 8.9% Monday morning, extending a 48.3% weekly gain ahead of its May 11 earnings report. The FDA will meet in July to consider rules on compounding peptides, a market Hims entered last year. Hims ended 2025 with 2.511 million subscribers and $617.8 million in fourth-quarter revenue, up 28%. Omnicell reported $314 million in fourth-quarter revenue and a $2 million net loss.
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Broadcom Nears $2 Trillion on Software, AI Chip Boom as Google-Marvell Talks Raise Risk

Broadcom Nears $2 Trillion on Software, AI Chip Boom as Google-Marvell Talks Raise Risk

Broadcom shares fell 1.7% Monday after Reuters reported Google is in talks with Marvell Technology on two new AI chips, raising questions about Broadcom’s custom-silicon relationship with Google. Marvell stock rose 4.3%. Broadcom recently announced long-term AI chip deals with Google and Meta, and reported first-quarter AI revenue up 106% to $8.4 billion.
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Gold Price Today Slips as Dollar, Oil Shock Put $5,000 Forecast in Doubt

Gold Price Today Slips as Dollar, Oil Shock Put $5,000 Forecast in Doubt

Gold fell 0.3% to $4,818.03 an ounce Monday, hitting a one-week low as the dollar and U.S. yields climbed. Oil jumped about 5% after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, cutting into gold’s safe-haven demand. COMEX gold futures open interest rose to 360,881 contracts. Spot silver dropped 0.8% to $80.18 an ounce, platinum fell 1.2%, and palladium slipped 0.3%.
20 April 2026
Boeing Pushes Chinook Drone-Swarm Vision as Commercial Jet Recovery Faces Earnings Test

Boeing Pushes Chinook Drone-Swarm Vision as Commercial Jet Recovery Faces Earnings Test

Boeing shares fell 0.9% to $221.37 Monday ahead of first-quarter results due April 22, with options pricing signaling a 5.31% post-earnings move. Analysts expect another quarterly loss, with revenue near $22 billion and improved jet deliveries. Boeing delivered 143 jets in Q1, ahead of Airbus, but March deliveries slipped due to wiring repairs. Management’s production targets and cash flow outlook remain under scrutiny.
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Eli Lilly to Buy Kelonia for Up to $7 Billion in Bet on Next-Gen CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Eli Lilly to Buy Kelonia for Up to $7 Billion in Bet on Next-Gen CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Eli Lilly will acquire Kelonia Therapeutics for up to $7 billion, including $3.25 billion upfront, expanding into experimental cell therapies for blood cancer. Kelonia’s KLN-1010, in Phase 1 trials for multiple myeloma, uses in-body CAR-T technology. Lilly shares rose 2.5% after the announcement. The deal follows Lilly’s recent acquisitions as it seeks growth beyond obesity drugs.
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Fall as Oil Jumps and Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Fall as Oil Jumps and Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

U.S. stock futures dropped about 0.4% and Brent crude rose nearly 5% early Monday after Washington seized an Iranian cargo ship and Tehran halted new talks. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply, with only three crossings in 12 hours, raising concerns over oil supply and inflation. European airline stocks fell 3–4%, while Exxon Mobil and Chevron gained about 1% in premarket trading.
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls Near 9,000 as NAB Slides, Oil Shock Keeps Traders on Edge. (Indo Premier)

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls Near 9,000 as NAB Slides, Oil Shock Keeps Traders on Edge. (Indo Premier)

Australian shares edged up 0.1% to 8,953.30 Monday, as gains in gold miners and consumer stocks offset losses in banks and energy. Energy shares fell 3% after Viva Energy warned of reduced output at its Geelong refinery. National Australia Bank lifted loan loss provisions to A$706 million, citing higher fuel costs. Consumer sentiment dropped 12.5% in April to a two-year low.
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Oil Prices Today: Brent Jumps Toward $96 as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

Oil Prices Today: Brent Jumps Toward $96 as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

Oil prices surged over 6% Monday after the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship, raising fears over the Hormuz Strait’s security. Brent crude climbed to $95.9 a barrel, while at least two merchant ships reported gunfire during passage. More than 20 vessels crossed Hormuz Saturday, the busiest day since March 1. Iran and China called for restraint, but 10–11 million barrels per day remain offline.
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  • U.S. Stock Market Slides as Investors Digest Mixed Earnings and Geopolitical Tensions
    April 23, 2026, 10:40 AM EDT. The U.S. stock market declined Thursday, with the Nasdaq down 0.3%, S&P 500 slipping 0.2%, and Dow Jones falling 238 points (0.5%). Despite Tesla surpassing quarterly earnings expectations, shares fell 2.2% amid concerns over its increased spending on new factories. ServiceNow plunged 14.7%, pressured by fears of AI-driven competition and cautious growth forecasts. Railroad operator CSX bucked the trend, rising 5.8% after strong shipment and cost-cutting results. Oil prices fluctuated amid ongoing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz due to U.S.-Iran tensions, with Brent crude briefly reaching $102.70 a barrel. Global markets mostly declined, except South Korea's Kospi, which gained on robust export growth tied to the AI chip boom.

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Google Stock Gets Fresh AI Catalyst as Alphabet Unveils Agents, Chips Before Earnings

Google Stock Gets Fresh AI Catalyst as Alphabet Unveils Agents, Chips Before Earnings

23 April 2026
Alphabet Class A shares traded near $340 Thursday morning, valuing the company at about $4.1 trillion after Google unveiled new enterprise AI software and custom chips at its Cloud Next event. The announcements come days before Alphabet reports first-quarter earnings on April 29, with investors watching for signs that heavy AI and cloud spending will drive revenue growth.
FirstEnergy Ohio Rate Plan Could Add $4-$5 a Month to Bills as May 22 Filing Nears

FirstEnergy Ohio Rate Plan Could Add $4-$5 a Month to Bills as May 22 Filing Nears

23 April 2026
FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities will file a three-year rate plan with state regulators by May 22, seeking to fund $800 million annually in grid upgrades and $83 million for tree trimming. The plan would raise monthly bills for typical 1,000-kWh households by $4.26 to $5.30 if approved. The filing follows recent rate cases by AES Ohio and AEP Ohio under the new House Bill 15 regime.
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