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Markets have been shrugging off bad economic data for nearly two years, as the Federal Reserve held up the promise of cutting interest rates by the end of 2024. However, that promise started as a

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is in the basic materials sector and is the 17th largest company in the U.S. chemical industry.  The company is vastly underperforming its sector in 2024, down

Most investors are waking up to realize that the market rotation has not only started but is gaining momentum with each trading day. Stanley Druckenmiller started selling out of the technology

Investors are now worried about the market crashing, with the U.S. 10-year treasury bond finally breaking below a 4% yield for the first time since the Federal Reserve (the Fed) started hiking

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the parent company of the popular quick messaging app Snapchat, saw its stock drop in after-hours trading following the release of Snap’s earnings report for the second

Recently, weight loss and diabetes watch company DexCom Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) stock plummeted by over 44% on a surprisingly bad quarterly earnings report. Management guided lower – much lower – than

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has historically been one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies. That position has changed, especially after considering its Q2 2024 earnings, released on Aug 1

Is this sell-off closer to the beginning or closer to the end? That’s what many investors may be feeling after a week that saw a sharp, tech-led sell-off. However, after the July jobs report, the

Finance and the financial services sector are constantly evolving, with new investment opportunities emerging regularly. One of the most notable examples of this is Bitcoin (BTC), a digital currency

An AI-inflated bubble is bursting in the market, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is not immune, but don’t take this as an end to the rally. A bubble is bursting, but this is not the last vestige of an

Shell (NYSE: SHEL), the world’s fifth-largest oil and gas company, reported Q2 2024 financial results on Aug. 1, 2024. The company has delivered returns above its sector in 2024, with a total

Using an Olympics reference, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) failed to stick the landing when it reported second-quarter earnings before the market opened on August 2. The company delivered a

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is in the consumer discretionary sector and is the 17th largest U.S. company in the Hotel, Restaurants, and Leisure industry, with a market capitalization of $17 billion

Investors have grown worried about the current state of the United States economy, especially now that the ISM Manufacturing PMI index has delivered a 21-month contraction. A reading of 46.8% for

With sector rotation upon us, it is time for investors to take a more significant bite out of safe-haven names like Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ). The rotation is due to the recent inflation data and

July 19, 2024, was Christmas in July for fans of the Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) college football franchise. For the first time in a decade, gamers had the opportunity to play as their

Certain stocks and sectors are fundamentally built to outperform most—if not all—other stock market peers despite the economy's challenges. As consumers are concerned by inflation pressures and

Defense stocks soared in July, with many gaining double-digit figures ranging from 10% to 18%. Good results drive the moves, and the demand trends suggest that business will stay good. A trend in

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) delivered a solid second-quarter earnings report that included raising its full-year outlook for revenue and earnings. But this looks like a sell-the-news

The broader stock market is causing investors a little pain to start the month of August, as the S&P 500 is declining by as much as 0.75%. The NASDAQ is lowering by over 1%, despite the Federal

First Solar's (NASDAQ: FSLR) stock price was corrected to lower levels in early summer because of mounting concerns centered on political risk, but its operational quality continues to shine

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is the third largest company in the United States financial services industry, with a market capitalization of $431 billion. The firm released Q2 2024 financial results on

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is one of the world’s “Big Three” tobacco companies and is in the consumer staples sector. Let's examine the firm’s business segments and the state of the cigarette market

After softening over the past couple of weeks, there was a sense in yesterday's session that perhaps the market is ready to turn north once again. The benchmark indices all had some of their best

If the proof is in the results, then Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Q2 results prove that increased spending on AI pays off. Its numbers are best described as wow-worthy, reminiscent of NVIDIA's