Easy Peasy #45: Build Your Dividend Portfolio & Live Off Dividends with Pre-Selected Stock Sets

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Intro

Tech Wobbles as Retail Sales Disappoint and Energy Spikes

Stocks took a breather Tuesday after soft retail sales and Middle East tensions kept traders cautious. The Dow dropped 299.29 points to 42,215 (-0.70%), the S&P 500 lost 50.39 to 5,982 (-0.84%), and the Nasdaq fell 180.12 to 19,521 (-0.91%). The Russell 2000 slipped 1.01% to 2,101. Oil surged nearly 5% as Iran–Israel conflict risk simmered, while gold eased and Treasury yields fell. Tech, healthcare, and consumer discretionary lagged, with energy the lone gainer.

📊 Economic Data

Retail Sales for May fell -0.9% MoM (vs -0.7% est), dragged by gasoline (-2.0%) and weak core trends: ex-autos -0.3%, ex-gas -0.8%, ex-autos/gas -0.1%. Import prices were flat MoM, missing the -0.2% forecast, while export prices dropped -0.9%. Industrial Production declined -0.2% (vs +0.1% est), and capacity utilization slipped to 77.4% (vs 77.7%).

💰 Commodities, Currencies & Treasuries

• WTI crude surged $3.07 to $74.84 (+4.28%) and Brent jumped $3.22 to $76.45 (+4.4%) on continued Iran-Israel tension and speculation over potential U.S. involvement.

• Gold slipped $10.40 to $3,406.90 as safe-haven demand cooled. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 6.1 bps to 4.393%, while the 2-year dropped 2.0 bps to 3.947% ahead of the Fed meeting.

🔩 Autos

• NIO rose after Goldman upgraded to Neutral, citing margin improvement from cost cuts.

• XPEV gained on an upgrade to Buy, with analysts bullish on its supply chain revamp.

• RACE dropped after pushing back its next EV model to 2028 due to demand concerns.

🛒 Retail, Consumer Staples & Restaurants

• WMT fell, extending a 9-day losing streak, the longest in 14 years.

• AMZN said Prime Day 2025 will run July 8–11, up from two days last year.

• PTON slid after BofA flagged risks from HSA bill provisions being dropped.

• KHC announced it will remove artificial dyes from U.S. products by 2027.

🎰 Leisure, Gaming & Lodging

MMYT dropped after TCOM agreed to sell shares back for cancellation and launched a 14M-share offering.

⚡ Energy, Industrials & Materials

• RUN, ENPH, SEDG plunged as the Senate proposed ending solar tax credits by 2028.

• FSLR, NXT, ARRY held up better due to exposure to more stable 45X tax credits.

• VST jumped after UBS raised its PT to $207, citing power sector strength.

• OKLO, SMR, LEU gained after the Senate extended nuclear energy credits to 2036.

🏦 Banks & 💳 FinTech

• RDDT climbed after launching two new AI-powered ad tools.

• COIN, MSTR, RIOT, CLSK fell as Bitcoin tumbled 4% to under $105K. RIOT got a PT bump from $12 to $15 at Needham.

• JPM said it will test a deposit token on blockchain linked to COIN.

🏥 Healthcare

• SGRY plunged after ending buyout talks with Bain Capital.

• HUM, UNH rose as Senate Republicans scrapped Medicare cuts but pushed harsher Medicaid cuts.

• COO gained after Needham upgraded, citing FY26 EPS upside.

🧪 Biotech & Life Sciences

• VERV spiked after LLY agreed to acquire it for $1B + $300M CVR.

• ALKS upgraded to Buy at UBS on narcolepsy drug optimism.

• DYN fell after pushing its FDA filing to late 2026.

• LYEL rose on strong lymphoma trial data.

• NVAX downgraded to Sell at Citi over vaccine demand concerns.

🚂 Transports

• JBLU cut flights, warning break-even in 2025 is unlikely.

• ZIM, GOGL, TNK slipped as Asia–US shipping rates showed signs of peaking.

🚁 Aerospace & Defense

• RDW fell after pricing a 15.5M share offering at $16.75.

• LMT, NOC, RTX, GD rose on renewed Iran–Israel tensions.

📰 Internet, Media & Telecom

• TMUS dropped after Softbank sold 21.5M shares for $224 each to fund AI plans.

• ROKU popped after Loop Capital upgraded to Buy; target raised to $100.

• AMCX announced $400M bond offering.

• IPG, WPP, OMC fell on RFK Jr.’s pharma ad crackdown threat.

🔌 Semiconductors, Hardware & Software

• JBL rose on strong Q3 results and raised FY25 outlook (EPS $9.33, revs $29B). APPS soared on strong device group performance and positive FY guide.

• AMD led semis again, helped by chatter of AWS partnership.

• NVTS downgraded at Deutsche Bank on valuation after NVDA collaboration rally.

🧠 What’s Next?

The FOMC decision lands Wednesday — no hike expected, but all eyes on Powell’s tone and SEP. Volatility could pick up into Friday’s quadruple witching and Q2 rebalance, especially with crude, crypto, and yields moving sharply.

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At MaxDividends, we focus on a dividend growth strategy, perfect for investors seeking capital appreciation, solid safety, and a steadily growing income.

A rising dividend is a strong sign that a company is thriving—and wants its shareholders to thrive with it.

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