Worst News for Stocks in 50 Years

Wall Street’s declared what could be the worst news for the U.S. stock market in 50 years.

If Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are right... this won't be like the crashes we're used to. What's about to hit America next could keep your portfolio in the red for 10 years or longer - unless you make a big change now. 

To hear about this decade-long crisis now being predicted by multiple Wall Street banks... 

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Regards, 

Keith Kaplan
CEO, TradeSmith 

P.S. You may have noticed we see "surprise" crashes every year now. Think about it: rate spikes in 2022... the bank crisis in 2023... $8 trillion wiped out in 2024... $11 trillion wiped out during the tariff crash in 2025... and, this year, $12 trillion was wiped out in 30 days during the Iran War. Something is off and Wall Street suggests this could continue (and worsen) well into the 2030s. Click here to learn the truth about this market and see what you must do now to prepare.

Alphabet Is Building a Base—Could a Breakout Be Next?

Written by Ryan Hasson. Posted: 8/27/2026.

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has spent the past several months quietly building a base. After pulling back from its record high and absorbing the market's post-earnings capital expenditure jitters, the stock has stopped falling and started forming what increasingly looks like a launchpad. The question for investors is whether this base has the strength to carry shares back toward, and potentially through, their previous highs.

Alphabet’s Base Is Taking Shape

GOOGL has declined about 15% from its 52-week high, but that figure seems more dramatic than the technical structure suggests. Before breaking out in late April, GOOGL had been stuck in a sideways channel, with $340 acting as major resistance. Following its first-quarter earnings report, the stock decisively broke above that level. However, $340 has come back into play—only this time as support. Prior resistance has now become support, indicating a bullish advance within a healthy uptrend. On the daily and weekly charts, GOOGL, while well off its 52-week high, is simply consolidating above prior resistance. It remains above its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) and in a broader uptrend. To break out, however, it will need to clear two key levels. First, it must move above $360, taking out the prior two weeks of trading range and reclaiming its 50-day SMA. The next major test is $380, which now serves as significant resistance and an inflection point.

A Premium Business at a Discounted Multiple

A base is only as trustworthy as the business beneath it, and Alphabet's technical setup rests on genuinely strong fundamentals. The company generates $132 billion in net income, with net margins approaching 55% and a return on equity above 51%. Those are extraordinary figures for a business of this scale, and they help explain why the stock has found buyers on every dip thus far.

Perhaps most important for the technical case, Alphabet's valuation gives buyers little reason to sell. At less than 17 times forward earnings, Alphabet trades at a discount to the broader market despite growing faster than it, as well as to nearly all of its mega-cap peers. For a company still compounding at this rate, paying 17 times earnings is the sort of discount that can put a floor under a stock, giving the developing base a fundamental logic that extends beyond the chart.

Alphabet Is Adding Buyers and Building More Firepower

What makes the current moment interesting is that fundamental catalysts have begun arriving in quick succession. The most notable came from Omaha. Berkshire Hathaway's latest filing revealed that it had boosted its Alphabet position by 83% to roughly $37 billion, vaulting the stock into its top three holdings. That represents a striking endorsement from an operation that rarely chases technology names.

The AI developments have been just as encouraging. Alphabet recently struck a custom chip deal with Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) that included $120 billion in equity warrants. The move was widely read as a challenge to Broadcom's (NASDAQ: AVGO) grip on the custom AI silicon market and a sign of how aggressively Google is building its own computing advantage.

Analysts Are Looking Well Beyond the Current Price

The analyst community has taken notice over the past quarter, and its conviction has only strengthened.

Alphabet now carries a consensus Buy rating from 54 analysts—an upgrade from its previous Moderate Buy rating—with an average price target of $420.19, implying more than 22% upside from current levels.

That combination is worth pausing over. It is rare to find a $4 trillion company that analysts believe offers more than 20% upside, and rarer still to find one trading at 17 times earnings.

Alphabet scores around the 92nd percentile on MarketBeat's MarketRank, underscoring the strength of its overall profile across analyst sentiment, valuation, and financial health.

Could the Base Have Legs?

Putting it all together, the picture is encouraging. Alphabet has spent months building a base, and unlike many technical setups, this one is firmly supported by its fundamentals. The company has elite profitability, a discounted valuation, and a Wall Street consensus that has grown more confident—not less—during the consolidation. None of that guarantees the breakout bulls are anticipating, and the short-term trend still needs validation. However, bases formed on such strong foundations often move higher. For investors watching Alphabet coil, it is a setup worth keeping a close eye on.

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3 Energy Stocks Raising Dividends as the Sector Surges

Authored by Leo Miller. Article Published: 8/20/2026.

Energy is the best-performing sector in 2026, and it is not even close. The S&P 500 energy sector has delivered a total return of more than 40% in 2026. Meanwhile, the next-best-performing sector, technology, has returned less than 30%. Large increases in energy commodity prices have benefited the sector, with West Texas Intermediate oil futures up more than 40% in 2026.

While energy’s price performance may not always remain this strong, many companies in the sector offer solid dividend returns, making them appealing to investors.

The energy sector has also recently seen a wave of dividend increases, ranging from some of the biggest names in refining to companies operating in lesser-known market niches.

Three companies boosting their payouts offer meaningful yields, solid dividend sustainability and strong performance in 2026.

BP Boasts Over 4% Yield as Profits Rise 78%

First up is one of the world’s best-known energy companies, BP (NYSE: BP). With a market capitalization of around $110 billion, BP is one of the 15 most valuable firms in the worldwide oil, gas and consumable fuels industry. The stock has performed well in 2026, generating a return of nearly 30%. Soaring oil prices have helped the company’s profits balloon.

“Underlying profit” is the key performance metric BP references. It adjusts for fluctuations in the value of oil inventories. The figure rose strongly, increasing 78% year over year (YOY) in Q2. This came even as refining throughput declined 4% from Q1 because of planned facility maintenance.

BP also announced a 4% increase to its quarterly dividend. While this boost is moderate, it adds to BP’s already strong dividend yield, which stands near 4.6% on a forward basis. This figure significantly exceeds the dividend yields of several U.S. oil giants, including Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which offers an approximately 3.5% yield.

At first glance, BP’s dividend sustainability looks questionable, with its payout ratio near 100%. However, cash flow is often a better measure of dividend sustainability for capital-intensive companies. On that basis, BP’s payout ratio is just 21%, indicating that its dividend is well supported.

Excelerate Energy Ups Dividend 12.5% as Shares Take Off

Excelerate Energy (NYSE: EE) is a significant player in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, with a market capitalization of more than $4 billion. The company’s floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) convert LNG into natural gas, which then flows through pipeline infrastructure. Much of its demand comes from island nations that lack direct access to natural gas for uses such as heating. The stock has also delivered strong returns in 2026, gaining nearly 40%.

Notably, the company posted adjusted EBITDA growth of 12% YOY last quarter. Excelerate raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $490 million to $515 million, citing a strong first half. The company also continues to add capacity to meet demand, targeting the commercial deployment of its recently purchased Methane Patricia Camila unit in early 2028.

Excelerate announced a hefty 12.5% dividend increase during its latest earnings report, raising its payout to 9 cents per quarter. Although the payout is not large, Excelerate’s forward dividend yield of nearly 1% provides a moderate income return. Meanwhile, Excelerate already has a very strong payout ratio of around 22%, and analysts expect the figure to improve to 16% based on next year’s earnings estimates.

Top Berkshire Position Occidental Petroleum Issues Sizable Dividend Boost

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is not necessarily a household energy name, but Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) knows the company well. Berkshire invested $7.7 billion in OXY in Q1 2022, and it continues to be one of the firm’s largest holdings, even after Warren Buffett’s retirement. At around $12.9 billion, OXY accounted for 4.3% of Berkshire’s portfolio as of the end of Q2. In retirement, Buffett is likely smiling at OXY’s 2026 performance, with shares delivering a total return of more than 40%.

Occidental posted robust financial results in Q2, generating around $3 billion in free cash flow. This was the company’s highest free cash flow total since late 2022. It also raised its full-year production guidance and reduced its principal debt by $1.5 billion from Q1, bringing it to its lowest level since Q2 2019.

Occidental is adding to its dividend, increasing its quarterly payout by about 8%. The stock’s forward yield now stands at 1.8%, providing a solid stream of dividend income. Additionally, Occidental is in a strong position regarding dividend sustainability. Its payout ratio is only around 16%, while its cash flow-based payout ratio is near 10%.

Occidental Watch Items: Capital Spending Decreases Post-2027, Berkshire Position

Looking ahead, it will be important to see whether Occidental can achieve its $4 billion sustainable cash flow improvement target by 2030. The company expects to reach this goal through lower costs and reduced capital spending, making changes in these figures important to watch after 2027. Occidental expects capital spending of $5.5 billion to $5.9 billion in 2026 and $5.9 billion in 2027.

Changes in Berkshire’s Occidental holding will also be notable. Since Q1 2025, Berkshire has consistently held around 265 million OXY shares. Changes in this figure could indicate whether Berkshire’s conviction in the company is strengthening or deteriorating.