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With a loss of 0.02% over the past three months, the S&P 500’s consumer discretionary sector has posted the fourth-worst performance among the index’s 11 sectors. 

While the expected record

Like many stocks in 2025, Magnificent Seven constituent Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has experienced a volatile year. Shares were down as much as 31% in April, driven by Liberation Day tariff fears

Growing dividends on a regular basis can be a strong sign of a company's fundamental health. In addition to winning a progressively larger passive income payment the longer that they hold shares

AutoZone’s (NYSE: AZO) is flashing a textbook trend-following buy signal after a modest early December pullback. The stock remains in a robust long-term uptrend, and the latest dip appears to be

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ: OLLI) stock had been under pressure since late summer but found support and flashed a solid buy signal following its fiscal year 2026 (FY 2026) Q3 earnings report

Insider selling often triggers investor anxiety—but context matters. Recent sales at Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS), Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ: MPWR), and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) show

Santa Claus might be coming to town, but that hasn’t stopped pouting and crying from seeping into consumer sentiment this holiday season. The University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers continues

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) is confronting a major shift in the alcohol industry. A new generation of consumers is increasingly choosing ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails over traditional beers

For the first time since 2022, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that it will increase the cost for commercial customers to use its Office productivity suite. Beginning July 1, 2026

On Dec. 8, 2025, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) announced one of its most significant strategic moves in years, entering a definitive agreement to acquire data-streaming pioneer

Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) has just completed one of the market's most remarkable comebacks. Just a few years after facing bankruptcy concerns that sent its stock tumbling to an all-time low of

Shares of UiPath Inc. (NYSE: PATH) have been on a tear, grabbing fresh attention after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal year 2026 (FY 2026) Q3 earnings and broke out to new 52-week

Since reporting its Q3 2025 earnings in late October, Magnificent Seven stock Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been in a rut. Shares fell by more than 11% on Oct. 30 in reaction to those

Amid a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) and data center investment, Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) has emerged as a key beneficiary. Over the past three years, the tech stock is up nearly 150% as

After what has been a trying year for the energy industry, forecasts for the year ahead do not offer much of a reprieve for fossil fuel companies or their shareholders. 

According to the U.S

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) will kick off peak fiscal 2025 Q4 reporting on Jan. 13, 2026, which means there is not much time left to position for the season. The takeaway in early December is that 

On Dec. 3, many semiconductor stocks that serve automotive and industrial markets spiked. While artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor companies garner the most headlines, investors should not

MarketBeat’s value-building tools include the MarketBeat Top-Rated Dividend Stocks screener, which identifies highly rated dividend stocks. The tool analyzes analyst data on dividend stocks and

As 2025 comes to an end, there continue to be signs that the post-April market recovery is bifurcated, not unlike the oft-referenced K-shaped economic recovery. And despite critical macro data

Stock splits are a powerful tool for investors that provide portfolio leverage. While a stock split does nothing to alter the fundamental quality of the business of the stock value, companies that

After a punishing year for shareholders, ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) delivered a powerful jolt to the market, with its stock climbing over 22% in a single session following its third-quarter

As stock prices change, so do dividend yields—typically in opposite directions. The dividend yield calculation is as follows:

Annual Dividend Per Share (DPS) ÷ Share Price

If a company’s annual

Insider selling is never great to see, but it doesn’t always come with the negative connotation it often does. While insiders are selling shares of critical tech stocks, the sales are minimal in

After months of downward pressure, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) has roared back to life.

Its stock price has risen more than 20% over three trading sessions ending in early December