After a strong start to the market in 2026, recent events in the Middle East have weighed on stocks, and simultaneously sent the price of oil sharply higher. YTD, the Dow is now off -2.88%; the S&P is ...
American Express announced a 17% boost to its dividend last March. In the first nine months of 2025, management returned $6.1 billion to shareholders, with buybacks doing most of the heavy lifting.