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At the close of trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 371.65 points, or 1.06%, to 35,462.78. The S&P500 index was up 37.67 points, or 0.84%, to 4,521.54. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 178.79 points, or 1.28%, to 14,194.45.

International Business News: The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq reversed early losses and gained in the latter part of the session, with Amazon.com Inc gaining 2.2%,

Market sentiment struggles to carry the recent momentum during the mid-Asian session on Wednesday. That said, the yields retreat and the S&P 500 Futur

CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS ) popped up more than 1% higher on Tuesday, which put the stock into blue skies. The stock has run over 11% higher since reaching a low of $99.69 on Jan. 24. The low was caused by overall market weakness amid the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY ) pulling back to the $420.76 level on that same date and the run-up into blue skies may be in anticipation of a bullish reaction to the pharmaceutical company’s fourth-quarter earnings, which are expected to print Wednesday morning before the market opens. On Jan. 11, CVS boosted its full-year 2021 projections and affirmed its 2022 guidance, saying it expects earnings per share to come in between … Full story available on Benzinga.com

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of 68.0 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $2.72. The dividend will be paid on March 7, 2022, to shareholders of record on February 21, 2022. This is the company’s 153rd consecutive quarterly dividend. Atmos Energy Corporation, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the country’s largest natural gas-only distr

U.S. indices finished higher Tuesday as traders and investors weighed recent earnings and watch for inflation data later this week. The Nasdaq composite gained by 1.3% to 14,194; The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ ) traded higher by 1.1% to $359.12 The S&P 500 composite finished higher by 0.8% to 4,521; The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NASDAQ: SPY ) gaine 0.8% to $450.94 The Dow Jones composite gained by 1% to 11,799; The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Full story available on Benzinga.com

The major US stock indices are trading near their highs for the day. A snapshot of the market currently shows: Dow industrial average up 352.54 points or 1.01% at 35447.29 S&P index up 34 points or 0.75% at 4518.00 NASDAQ index up 158.18 points or 1.13% at 14174 point Dow

While there is ample supply of dividend stocks to be found on Wall Street, finding high-quality ones whose payouts are secure can be a little more tricky. What''s more, following years of big gains in the equity markets, stock prices for many of the best dividend payers is in the clouds. The S&P 500, for instance, currently trades at a relatively rich forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.5, according to Yardeni Research – even after markets posted one of their worst months in years in January. SEE MORE The 22 Best Stocks to Buy for 2022 As a result of market multiples that have stayed elevated, experts are predicting S&P 500 Index returns will be far more modest in 2022. According to FactSet, the consensus forecast among analysts targets S&P 500 returns of roughly 10% this year. This is certainly respectable compared to the average annual performance for this index, but well below the sizzling 27% return delivered by S&P 500 stocks last year. And income investors who seek outsized returns in 2022 face an uphill battle due to a much lower-than-usual S&P 500 dividend yield.

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The energy sector <> is easily the day''s biggest decliner in the S&P 500 standings, with oil prices tumbling as geopolitical pressures ease slightly on potential de-escalation of

The S&P 500 rose back above the 4500 level on Tuesday, up about 0.5% versus Mondays close in the 4480s, though the index has remained well within the

UK FTSE 100 down 0.2% German DAX up 0.3% France CAC 40 up 0.2% Italy MIB up 0.15% Spain IBEX up 1.2% The FTSE broke to a two-year high in early trading but gave it all back and more as the mood soured. Interestingly, US equities are picking up now with the S&P 500 hitting a se

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Other high-growth stocks like Google-owner Alphabet Inc and Amazon.com Inc fell 1% each, while big banks like Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co jumped 2.5% each.