Easy Peasy #46: Build Your Dividend Portfolio & Live Off Dividends with Pre-Selected Stock Sets

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Intro

Markets Rally as Ceasefire Holds—For Now

Stocks pushed higher on Tuesday, riding a wave of geopolitical relief after news of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran—even if that ceasefire started off a little shaky. The Dow surged 508 points to 43,090 (+1.19%), the S&P 500 climbed 67 points to 6,092 (+1.11%), and the Nasdaq jumped 282 points to 19,913 (+1.43%). The Russell 2000 kept pace, adding 30 points to 2,163 (+1.43%).

Breadth was strong all day with advancers outpacing decliners by almost 4:1. Small caps outperformed and Tech led the charge with a +1.92% gain. Financials (+1.66%) and Communications (+1.39%) weren’t far behind. Energy and Consumer Staples finished in the red as oil collapsed and defensives cooled.

📊 Economic Data

• Redbook Weekly Sales slowed to +4.5%, the weakest read since mid-January.

• US House Price Index for April fell -0.4% (vs est. -0.1%), the biggest monthly drop in years.

• Case-Shiller 20-city home prices rose +3.4% YoY, missing 3.94% forecast.

• Consumer Confidence dropped to 93.0 in June (vs 99.8 est.)—but the confidence spread remained strong at 60.1, still atypical of a recession.

• Richmond Fed Manufacturing stayed soft at -7, slightly better than -10 forecast.

💰 Commodities, Currencies & Treasuries

• Gold plunged $61.10/oz to settle at $3,333.90 (-1.8%) as ceasefire hopes sparked risk-on buying.

• WTI crude tumbled again, losing $4.14 (-6.04%) to close at $64.37. Brent dropped $4.34 (-6.07%) to $67.14. With supply fears easing, oil bulls took a breather.

• EUR/USD rose to 1.116, while JPY/USD dropped to 144.80.

• The 10-year yield dipped slightly to 4.293% (-2.7 bps).

🔩 Autos

• UBER and GOOGL — Launched driverless ride-hailing in Atlanta.

• TSLA — Ordered by French regulators to halt "deceptive practices."

• F — Recalled 133K Lincoln Aviators over detaching parts.

🛒 Retail, Consumer Staples & Restaurants

• KDP — Rose after reaffirming FY25 guidance with mid-single-digit sales growth and high-single-digit EPS gain.

• AMZN — Unveiled $54B investment plan in the UK and $4B to expand U.S. delivery network.

• DNUT, MCD — Dropped partnership over high costs.

• WWW — Launched new line of U.S.-made boots.

• TGT — Exploring a new shipping service to rival Temu and Shein.

🎰 Leisure, Gaming & Lodging

• MSGS — Boyar Value urged CEO Dolan to split Knicks & Rangers into separate public cos.

• CCL — Beat on earnings ($0.35 EPS vs est. $0.24, sales $6.33B vs $6.21B). Mideast unrest hasn’t hit business yet.

⚡ Energy, Industrials & Materials

• SLB — Said Q2 revenue/EBITDA to be flat; remains committed to $4B+ shareholder returns.

• PSX — CEO spotlighted yield and margin gains at JPM event.

• DUK — Running plants at max output amid Southeast power emergency.

• EOG — Eyes Q3 close for Encino deal.

• CTRA — Reversing rig cuts, will maintain Permian activity.

• RIO, Hancock — Jointly investing $1.61B in Hope Downs 2 iron ore project.

🏦 Banks & 💳 FinTech

• ARES — Renewed $658M facility with Momentum Financial.

• MA, FI — Expanding stablecoin partnership; integrating FIUSD into Mastercard ecosystem.

• CLSK — Hit 50 EH/s hashrate target for Bitcoin mining.

🏥 Healthcare

• CI — Filed suit against BMY over monopolistic pricing of Pomalyst.

• BHF — TPG & Aquarian submit final bids; per FT, offers come at slight premium.

• MAC — Acquired Raleigh’s Crabtree Mall for $290M.

🧪 Biotech & Life Sciences

• NVO — Confirmed full launch of Wegovy in India.

• RVMD — Signed $2B funding pact with Royalty Pharma for cancer pipeline.

• AMRN — Surged +30% on Europe licensing deal with Recordation; $25M upfront, $150M in milestones.

🚂 Transports

• AAL, UAL, JBLU, DAL — Gained as falling oil prices eased cost concerns.

• JBLU, UAL — Spirit called their joint venture "anticompetitive."

🚁 Aerospace & Defense

• BA — China Airlines delayed fleet upgrades due to 787-9 delivery issues.

• PSN, IBM — Teaming up on new air traffic control system.

• RTX — Won $250M missile production deal.

• EADSY — NATO bought 2 more A330 MRTT aircraft; welcomed Sweden & Denmark to joint fleet.

• EU/BA — EU may target Boeing jets in upcoming tariff fight.

📰 Internet, Media & Telecom

• CYBR — Panasonic implemented CyberArk’s identity security.

• PARA — ISS recommended voting out 4 directors, incl. Shari Redstone.

• WBD — Led May TV viewing gains per Nielsen; YouTube remains #1.

🔌 Semiconductors, Hardware & Software

• LOGI — Extended McLaren Racing deal; will co-launch racing peripherals.

• MSFT — Plans another Xbox layoff round next week.

• GOOGL, MSFT — OpenAI reportedly working on Workspace rival.

• TSM — Foundry revenue rose 13% in Q1 thanks to AI chip demand.

• AMBA — Spiked +20% on reports it may explore sale.

🧠 What’s Next?

The Israel-Iran ceasefire gave markets breathing room, but Powell just nudged rate-cut odds into September. Add in soft housing and confidence data, and you’ve got a market betting on goldilocks—or at least a few months of calm. Next up: Thursday's GDP revision and Friday’s PCE.

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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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Easy Peasy #46: Pre-Selected Dividend Growth Stock Sets