Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

How to get out of the COVID-19 testing mess

The U.S. is testing more and more Americans for COVID-19, but Dr. Dara Kass, a Yahoo medical contributor and associate professor of emergency medicine at Columbia University, says additional testing is not the reason why cases are spiking. She speaks with Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Brian Sozzi and Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer....

J.P. Morgan: 2 High-Yield (5%-Plus) Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

The markets have been showing mixed messages lately. A look at the chart shows that the NASDAQ’s rate of climb has been slowing recently, although it remains at record high levels. At the same time, the S&P 500 is holding just over 3,200, putting the index back within 5% of its all-time peak – but the Dow Jones appears to have hit a plateau. All of this raises some questions about the future of the market’s bull rally.Chief among those questions are worries about the resurgence of COVID-19 and the possibility of further lockdown policies. The state of California – which by itself is the world’s fifth largest economy, valued at over $2.6 trillion – has recently reimposed severe social distancing rules along with restrictions on businesses. Even Texas has imposed a mask mandate.Worried investors are looking for safety, which will naturally renew interest in dividend stocks. But not just any...