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Bear markets present investors with challenges as well as opportunties.
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 Investors take a breather this week, as U.S. stocks bounce back. Beneath the surface, though, are still strong undercurrents of worry about inflation.
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Here's why leading dividend stocks could help your portfolio persevere in a tough market.
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With the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track Friday to snap the longest losing streak of weekly losses in nearly a century, data from a handful of sources show that investors around the world have been piling back into stocks, prompting the first net inflows into global equities in 10 weeks.
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U.S. stocks close sharply higher Friday, after the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation continued to run hot in April, but cooled from March.
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 General Mills Inc. announced Wednesday an agreement to sell its Helper meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses in a cash deal valued at about $610 million to Kelso & Co.'s Eagle Family Foods Group. Shares of the branded foods company, which brands include Cheerios, Nature Valley and Häagen-Dazs, fell 0.5% in premarket trading. The company said the Helper and Suddenly Salads businesses generated total revenue of $235 million in fiscal 2021, or about 1.3% of total 2021 revenue of $18.13 billion. "This transaction improves our North America Retail segment's growth profile and allows us to increase our focus on brands and categories where we have the best opportunities to drive profitable growth," said Jon Nudi, group president of North America Retail. The stock has gained 2.6% year to date through Tuesday, while the S&P 500 has dropped 17.3%.
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