McDonalds Stock News

Investing wisely requires understanding a company's fundamentals, ensuring a sound foundation for potential growth. This August, three stocks stand out in the consumer discretionary, technology and financial services sectors, each poised for significant gains.

Market volatility recently hit the 3rd highest levels ever recorded, and extreme fear grips Wall Street. The yen carry trade unwind is likely not over yet; US recession risks remain elevated, and the market decline might still have another 8%. Dividend aristocrats are down just 0.9% in this downturn, and many aristocrats are up modestly.

Though we often think of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as the representative of the 30 most significant and influential companies in the United States, even its members can sometimes falter. These struggles can stem from decreases in consumer spending, grievous mismanagement and even quality control failures that can cause international incidents.

Investors in large consumer-goods companies are having to up their stock-picking game, as a post-pandemic spending splurge dries up and increasingly price-sensitive shoppers start to erode corporate pricing power.

McDonald's Corp. (MCD, Financial) presented disappointing second-quarter earnings on July 29. The quarter's indicators show how challenging the company's situation is, with negative same-store sales, flat revenue and an earnings miss.

And we talk with PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe about the company's turnaround and how it's serving the growing electricity demand from data centers.

Sector-based focus is critical in dividend investing, through which an investor can build a secure financial future from sectors most known for their stability and growth potential. This article reviews seven top dividend stocks that portray excellent yield opportunities with solid market positions across the industrial, real estate, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial sectors.

The latest decision by the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady is not doing any favors to the stock market overall. The decision to do nothing is stoking fears of a recession, sending broad market indices lower in the process.