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While the Nasdaq closed lower for a third straight day, one booming energy stock lifted the Dow.

By Karee Venema • Published Income investors know there's no substitute for regular dividend increases over the long haul. With over a decade of experience writing about the stock market, Karee Venema is an investing editor and options expert at Kiplinger.com. She joined the publication in April 2021 after 10 years of working as an investing writer and columnist at Schaeffer's Investment Research. In other words, focus on the "So, if you have not decided which team to root for, history suggests that the best equity market performance has occurred when Philadelphia's conference (NFC) defeats Kansas City's (AFC)." [CVX](https://www.kiplinger.com/tfn/ticker.html?ticker=CVX) (opens in new tab)) gained 2.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 ended up 0.2% at 4,090, and the Dow rose 0.5% to 33,869, as Chevron ( "Last night's Lyft call was a Top 3 worst call we have ever heard as in our opinion as management is trying to play darts blindfolded with the expense structure going forward and gave an EBITDA outlook which was a debacle for the ages." [LYFT](https://www.kiplinger.com/tfn/ticker.html?ticker=LYFT) (opens in new tab)) plunged 36.4% after earnings. "This morning's revision in the updated version of the estimated CPI index for December shows prices rose rather than declined and is adding to angst among investors who are struggling with a hawkish Fed that appears to have minimal tolerance for [inflation](https://www.kiplinger.com/economic-forecasts/inflation)," says José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers. A round of disappointing earnings weighed on investor sentiment, too, though a solid day for [energy stocks](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/best-energy-stocks) kept the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average above water.