President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats were adding pressure to global stocks on Friday. Shares of the popular Global X DAX Germany exchange-traded fund were down 1.2% on Friday, while heading for a 2% two-day slump.

Per-share prices of plastics materials firms have underperformed the broader U.S. stock market so far in 2025, weighed down by global tariff uncertainty and soft manufacturing demand despite a recent boost.

I've written this kind of article before, addressing whether it's smart to buy into the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite that have the highest dividend yields. There are some important things to know and to consider, and they're true when you're looking at stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average too.

There are several successful investing strategies in the stock market and one of them is Dogs of the Dow. It is a strategy where investors buy the 10 highest-yielding Dow dividend stocks at the start of the year.