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Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central processing units (CPUs) and related products for business and consumer markets. Intel was the world’s third-largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue in 2024 and has been included in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue since 2007. It was one of the first companies listed on Nasdaq. Since 2025, Intel is partially owned by the United States government.
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Recent changes to the U.S. tax code have let Microsoft and Intel tap their large overseas cash balances at a much lower tax rate. That cash will help fuel their growth, and lead to more dividend hikes.
MICROSOFT CORP. $91 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; High- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 7.7 billion; Market cap: $700.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.microsoft.com) is the world’s largest software company....
MICROSOFT CORP. $91 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; High- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 7.7 billion; Market cap: $700.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.microsoft.com) is the world’s largest software company....
First, we look at a three-year-old fund that focuses on companies with substantial insider ownership. Then, we review two funds recently launched by ETF promoters. They aim to capitalize on blockchain technologies—currently a hot investment trend. That alone prompts us to recommend investors stay clear....
The ETF world is diverse, with a fund for every kind of investment strategy. That includes ETFs for those Canadians who want to invest in companies committed to protecting the environment and helping social causes. Here are two such funds:
ISHARES MSCI KLD 400 SOCIAL ETF $97 (NYSE symbol DSI; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $932.5 million) avoids companies that derive a significant portion of their business from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, civilian firearms, nuclear power, military weapons, adult entertainment, and genetically modified organisms.
The fund invests in large U.S....
ISHARES MSCI KLD 400 SOCIAL ETF $97 (NYSE symbol DSI; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $932.5 million) avoids companies that derive a significant portion of their business from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, civilian firearms, nuclear power, military weapons, adult entertainment, and genetically modified organisms.
The fund invests in large U.S....
These two leading U.S. tech companies have aggressively shifted their focus to faster-growing areas as demand for their legacy products declines. That should fuel their longterm earnings and provide more cash for dividends.
INTEL CORP. $45 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.7 billion; Market cap: $211.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 80% of all personal computers.
With its June 1, 2017, payment, Intel raised its quarterly dividend 4.8%....
INTEL CORP. $45 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.7 billion; Market cap: $211.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 80% of all personal computers.
With its June 1, 2017, payment, Intel raised its quarterly dividend 4.8%....
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. $146 (New York symbol HON; Manufacturing Sector; Shares outstanding: 761.8 million; Market cap: $111.2 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.honeywell.com) is a diversified technology firm operating in four main segments: Aerospace (38% of sales); Home and Building (27%); Performance Materials (24%); and Safety and Productivity (11%).
The company is the target of several activist investors, including Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC hedge fund....
The company is the target of several activist investors, including Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC hedge fund....
These six ETFs mostly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund mirrors, or tracks, the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as solar power and biotechnology....
These four technology giants continue to see falling demand for their traditional products and services. In response, they are shifting their focus to faster-growing fields.
Those moves should help to usher in a new growth phase for each of them....
Those moves should help to usher in a new growth phase for each of them....
Dear Inner Circle member,
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, before venture capital financing reached today’s level of familiarity, venture-capital investors used to say that they only expected to make money on perhaps one in 10 of the companies they invested in....
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, before venture capital financing reached today’s level of familiarity, venture-capital investors used to say that they only expected to make money on perhaps one in 10 of the companies they invested in....
These six ETFs mostly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund mirrors, or tracks, the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as solar power and biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....