Bad week for the ‘ants’ as ripple effects of Korean crash spread out across Asia
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
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A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
Despite a booming stock market and improving inflation numbers, the public is as depressed about the economy as it has been since the years just after the pandemic and increasingly concerned about the cost of everyday g…
Iran on Friday claimed it had targeted U.S. military forces in Syria and Bahrain, widening its attacks in the region as the U.S. completed its sixth consecutive night of strikes on the Islamic Republic.
QCOM surged 68% in 30 days on hyperscaler chip news, yet handset revenue fell 13% and operating income dropped 26% last quarter.
Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.91 per share a year ago. These figures are…
What to know about positioning for the second half of 2026, and where we see opportunity by sector.
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
CareDx CDNA shares rallied 35.6% in the last trading session to close at $40.34. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to th…
Hub Group (HUBG) shares rallied 7.6% in the last trading session to close at $51.41. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares t…
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.98 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.9 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted…
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
Pizza giant, Papa John’s International, Inc. PZZA, has seen its earnings estimates steadily fall off a cliff over the last several years, driven by declining comparable sales, cost pressures, and heavy competition from …
Insteel Industries IIIN is one of the nation's largest manufacturers of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised…
SpaceX shares tumbled below their $135 IPO price after an aborted Starship rocket launch erased billions in market cap, raising concerns over its valuation.
Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) shares rallied 8.1% in the last trading session to close at $73.47. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This co…
MasTec, Inc. MTZ is a market-crushing, under-the-radar infrastructure construction stock benefiting directly from the artificial intelligence spending boom.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday positioned China as a partner in artificial intelligence to the Global South, saying that countries should come together to build AI and help developing countries as well.
RxSight, Inc. RXST shares soared 6.1% in the last trading session to close at $5.57. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 14.4% g…
1- If real estate prices troughed in 2024, why are investor allocations to real estate still shrinking? Because of the magnitude of CRE underperformance since 2021.
Christopher Forbes , head of Asia and Middle East at CMC Markets , told Reuters that he thought that recent tech earnings had been robust, despite the market reaction.
According to Zhitong Finance, Micron Technology (MU.US) experienced a single-day share price plunge of 13% on Tuesday, with its stock trajectory closely watched as the June 26 options chain is pricing in another sharp m…
Oil prices rose Friday as investors weighed escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran vowed to target regional infrastructure if President Donald Trump followed through on threats to strike the…
The latest Chinese model trails U.S. competitors on benchmarks. But it may not have to win the performance race to reshape the geopolitics of artificial intelligence.
Thursday’s price action saw cotton futures pull back, closing down 40 to 47 points in the nearbys. Crude oil prices were down 77 cents so far on the day, with the US dollar index up $0.400 to $99.835.