The ongoing tariff situation, along with tensions between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, continued to make for a difficult mortgage-backed security (MBS) market in the second quarter. While mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) AGNC Investment (AGNC 0.88%) was able to navigate the market, the environment weighed on its results. With the stock yielding more than 15%, let’s see if better days could be ahead and whether the stock can maintain its dividend. Rates remain in focus AGNC is an mREIT that primarily holds a portfolio of MBSes that are backed by government-sponsored agencies, such as…
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The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Better yet, you’d like to see the share price move up more than the market average. But Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 83% over five years, which is below the market return. Zooming in, the stock is actually down 14% in the last year. Since it’s been a strong week for Old Dominion Freight Line shareholders, let’s have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals. This technology could replace computers: discover…
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WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council on Monday received good news before approving the sale of $4.065 million in general obligation bonds to fund the 2025 street improvement projects.The bonds will be issued by Northland Securities and have a term of 15 years at an interest rate of 3.81%, according to Jake Emeott of Baker Tilly, who noted that when structuring the bonds in early to mid-June, Baker Tilly was showing a true interest cost of 4.32%. “It’s a very good sale for the city,” Emeott commented. The total principal of the bonds is $4.065 million plus interest of approximately…
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First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) will pay a dividend of $0.06 on the 22nd of August. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 1.6%, which is a modest boost for shareholders’ returns. We’ve found 21 US stocks that are forecast to pay a dividend yield of over 6% next year. See the full list for free. The dividend yield is a little bit low, but sustainability of the payments is also an important part of evaluating an income stock. Having paid out dividends for 9 years, First Bank has a good history of paying out a part of…
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Société Générale’s Albert Edwards, famed for calling the dot-com bubble leading up to the 2000 crash, is again warning investors of a potentially painful plunge ahead.In his latest note to clients this week, Edwards said US stocks and home prices are in an “everything bubble” that he thinks could soon pop.Stock valuations are indeed steep. The Shiller cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings ratio sits at 38, one of its highest levels ever, and both the trailing and forward 12-month PE ratios of the S&P 500 are historically high.To Edwards, this doesn’t sit well with the fact that long-term interest rates have been on…
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