Markets have become more volatile as investors debate whether big tech companies are getting enough return on their AI spending. The S&P 500 momentum index has outperformed the wider market by more than 70% since 2024, close to levels seen during the 1990s dot-com era.
AbbVie is hitting its stride now that it has transitioned past Humira's patent expiration. Medtronic is a steady dividend payer with some intriguing upside in robotics-assisted surgery.
Dividend Aristocrats, the S&P 500 companies that have raised payouts for 25 or more consecutive years, remain the bedrock of income portfolios heading into the second half of 2026.
TEPKINLY ® (epcoritamab) plus lenalidomide and rituximab (R 2 ) is the first and only bispecific-based therapy approved in Europe for the treatment of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma in the second-line setting, offering a chemotherapy-free option In the Phase 3 EPCORE ® FL-1 trial, fixed-duration TEPKINLY + R 2 achieved statistically significant improvement of progression-free survival and overall response rates compared to R 2 , with approximately three out of four patients achieving a complete response NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for TEPKINLY® (epcoritamab) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab (TEPKINLY + R2) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL).
The average Social Security retirement check reached $2,081 per month as of April 2026, according to the Social Security Administration's monthly statistical data. That figure carries the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment that took effect in January 2026. Replacing roughly that amount with dividend income is a math problem before it is an investing problem, and the... Social Security Pays $2,081 a Month. Here's How Much You Need Invested to Match It.
JNJ and ABBV both offer solid long-term growth potential, but differences in diversification, pipeline strength and estimates may give one stock an edge.