In the future we’ll be thirsty, and artificial intelligence will do our jobs, but we’ll all be svelte. These are some of the insights that Barron’s gleaned from investment specialists and financial advisors when we asked them about the economic, demographic, and technological changes that investors should brace for in the years to come. “The ...

The stampede into artificial intelligence, the market’s newest new thing, has left dividend stocks looking stodgy and unloved. They’re also becoming bargains. The promise of AI and its ability to reduce costs and enhance products has investors dreaming of a new tech supercycle. Shares of ChatGPT investor Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) are up 31% in 2023, ...

That might seem like an odd thing to say. The S&P 500 index rose 1.6% this past week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 3%. Apple (ticker: AAPL), which was up 1.5% for the week, certainly did its part. But at some point in the past couple of ...

Tyson Foods stock dove earlier this month to multiyear lows after the big meat supplier reported a disappointing fiscal second quarter and cut guidance. Tyson insiders, led by President and CEO Donnie King, bought $2.3 million of the beaten-down shares on the open market, the first insider purchases since December 2018. Tyson (ticker: TSN) is ...

In today’s fast-paced and evolving financial industry, technological advancements are crucial for streamlining processes and complying with regulatory obligations. Comyno COO Frank Becker explores the firm’s securities finance solution From providing a platform for securities finance transactions and facilitating regulatory reporting to connecting seamlessly to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain platforms, Comyno’s C-ONE suite ...

The largest closed-end fund in the world is on sale now. The $17 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (ticker: SMT.UK), dating back to 1909, is the flagship fund of noted United Kingdom growth-stock manager Baillie Gifford. It sounds like a bond fund, but it has always had an equity orientation and invested in new technology ...

Fans of Topgolf Callaway Brands , one of the few pure-play golf stocks, think it can deliver the investment equivalent of a hole-in-one. But lately, the performance of its shares has resembled a poorly struck shot into the deep rough. The stock (ticker: MODG) cratered by 13%, to $18.80, on May 10, the day after ...

Michael Hill International has launched a new gold recycling program as part of the ‘first phase’ of an increased focus on sustainably using precious metals. The company is encouraging consumers to exchange broken, old, and no longer worn gold jewellery pieces in return for value on a Michael Hill gift card. The ‘circularity program’ ...

The past week started with big cheers for quarterly reports from the most prominent players in technology. But the excitement came to an abrupt halt late in the day on Thursday, as Amazon (AMZN) executives briefed investors about trends in its Amazon Web Services cloud unit. The initial rally in Amazon shares on strong first-quarter ...

Some stocks are cheap for a reason and stay that way. But other inexpensive stocks can be good values. Life-insurance shares belong in the latter category: Their finances are sound and the industry has gotten better at risk management. The stocks fell more than 10% in March and trade for an average of 7.5 times ...