Previous close | 35.85 |
Open | 35.75 |
Bid | 37.25 |
Ask | 38.50 |
Strike | 130.00 |
Expiry date | 2025-01-17 |
Day's range | 35.55 - 35.75 |
Contract range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open interest | 109 |
Rising interest rates have pushed the value of a 10-year Treasury Note to 3.6%, which is more than double the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 (at 1.7%). A higher risk-free rate adds an opportunity cost to the stock market. The higher the risk-free rate (typically the rate of a treasury bond), the less incentive there is to invest in the stock market.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett isn't infallible, but he does have a knack for running circles around Wall Street. Since taking the reins, the 3,787,464% aggregate return for Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) is more than 153 times greater than the 24,708% total return, including dividends paid, for the benchmark S&P 500. The Oracle of Omaha's overwhelming success is attributed to his patience as an investor, his willingness to buy cyclical companies and dividend stocks, and his rather narrow research focus, which makes him an expert in a handful of sectors and industries.
It is hard to get excited after looking at Chevron's (NYSE:CVX) recent performance, when its stock has declined 9.3...