| |  | | | | Worried About Making Ends Meet? It's About to Get Worse | | | | | | In the first 9 months alone… 98 companies have slashed their dividends.
For retirees, this is a living nightmare. Once solid dividend payouts are drying up… leaving investors scrambling to make ends meet.
With many of them wondering if this could spell the end of their retirement altogether.
The world is a scary place… and it's only getting worse.
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| | |  | DOW 37,689.54 | -0.05% | | | | | S&P 4,769.83 | -0.28% | | | | | NASDAQ 15,011.35 | -0.56% | | | | | *As of market close | | | • | Markets were closed on Monday, in observation of New Year's Day. | | | | | | | | | |
| | | This Business Model Is Paying Off for Investors | | | | There are many ways to run a business, and just as many ways to get customers to pay. One popular business model is the recurring revenue model. Rather than getting a big one-time payment, and potentially not hearing from a customer again for years, the recurring model offers consistent, if smaller payments.
This model has been popularized across a number of industries. The entertainment industry has leaned heavily into it, particularly with streaming services.
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| | Insider Activity Report: Agree Realty (ADC) | | | | John Rakolta, a director at Agree Realty (ADC), recently bought 13,335 shares. The buy increased his position by 4 percent, and came to a total cost just under $833,000.
The buy came a few weeks after another director bought 1,700 shares, for just over $103,000, and the company CEO bought 1,300 shares, paying just over $76,000. Over the past year, company executives and directors have been steady buyers of shares on over a dozen occasions.
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| | Unusual Option Activity: Alibaba (BABA) | | | | Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba (BABA) is down 15 percent over the past year, as China's economy has failed to grow faster following the end of its pandemic lockdowns. One trader sees a further decline in the coming weeks.
That's based on the January 26 $69 puts. With 24 days until expiration, 7,091 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 239, for a 30-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.42 to make the bearish bet.
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| | • | Gasoline Prices Predicted to Drop This Year
Moderating oil prices and the operation of new global gasoline refineries could help to keep gas prices relatively low this year, according to analysis from GasBuddy. Oil prices initially rallied in 2023, but closed the year lower, one of the few assets to do so. GasBuddy expects gas prices to average $3.38 per gallen for 2024, down from the current average near $3.51 per gallon. | | | | • | China's Economy Expected to Worsen This Year
China will likely report that it grew at 5 percent in 2023, slightly below the 6 percent or higher average annual growth in the prior decade. Predictions then expect a further slowing in the country's growth rate, as slowing output and high debt levels weigh on the country. | | | | • | Apple Posts Longest Revenue Slide in 22 Years
Consumer tech giant Apple (AAPL) was the worst-performing big tech company of 2023, although shares did rally nearly 50 percent for the year. The underperformance came as the company reported four consecutive quarters of declining sales, its worst streak since 2001. Apple faced hardware issues, had Apple Watches removed from stores in December, and didn't release a new iPad model. | | | | • | Shield AI Raises $300 Million in Series F
Shield AI, an early-stage defense tech startup, has raised $300 million in equity and debt, on top of an additional $200 million raised in November, in its Series F funding. The company is now valued at $2.8 billion. Shield AI is developing an "AI pilot" capable of turning an aircraft into an autonomous system. | | | | • | M&A Volume Dropped 20 Percent in 2023
Globally, volume dropped 20 percent for mergers and acquisitions in 2023 compared to 2022, with total volume valued at about $3 trillion. Overall, many deals weren't completed for regulatory reasons, or simply because potential buyers and sellers failed to come to an agreement on prices. | | |
| | | | TOP | | | BSX | 2.718% | | | | MOH | 1.372% | | | | HSY | 1.266% | | | | MCK | 1.198% | | | | KR | 1.196% | | | | BOTTOM | | | ALB | 3.313% | | | | WBD | 2.652% | | | | PYPL | 2.647% | | | | UBER | 2.487% | | | | BXP | 2.474% | | | | |
| | |  | | A few rate cuts make sense because inflation has fallen. I think it's likely to be sticky at around 3%. The market is like a spoiled child. It gets a few and it wants more, and that's a very typical situation that we're finding ourselves in right now. | | - Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, on why interest rates could come down this year, although rates may not move significantly lower if inflation continues to remain above the Federal Reserve's target. | |
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