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Shares of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) took flight after a better-than-expected report, and other defense contractors are doing the same. News from Northrup Grumman, the 6th largest by contract

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) is trading below its 200-day line, a signal that more declines may be in the cards.

The S&P 500 rallied to a high of 4607 on July 27, before rolling

Shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) were trading within a range at the start of Q3 and were not expected to set new lows, yet it did. The company’s effort to reposition itself for growth

Up as much as 13% earlier this year, the S&P 400 has slipped into negative territory for 2023. Like its large-cap cousin, the S&P 500, the mid-cap index is being weighed down by surging Treasury

At face value, the top is in for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). The technical picture is more than suggestive and points to an overextended market needing correction. However, given the rapid

While the overall market appears to be breaking lower after the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) took out a critical level of support on Wednesday, many might focus on risk-off, deep

The semiconductor industry is notoriously cyclical, and Texas Instruments Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TXN) heavy-volume post-earnings gap down is an excellent example of that. 

The chipmaker’s earnings

The S&P 500 is one of the most widely used measures of U.S. stock market performance. Launched in 1957, it has long served as a benchmark for institutional and private investors alike. 

At the

Oilfield services stocks like Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) are pulling back following their Q3 earnings reports, but this is not the time to sell. These stocks are

The business cycle is dislocating sectors left and right. Just a couple of years ago, it seemed that no matter which one you looked at, they all beat the S&P 500 benchmark. We are getting further

When optimism takes over the masses, you can bet your bottom dollar that herd behavior will cause investors and markets to follow into hype-related stocks, typically high beta ones. Some examples

Insider selling can signal horrible things to come for stock prices but is not always a harbinger of doom. Share-based compensation is a common practice among publicly traded and private

One aircraft company that hasn’t benefited from the travel recovery is Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR). The Kansas-based plane parts manufacturer has been grounded by the Russia-Ukrai

People often forget that, despite the presence of trading bots and algorithms, the majority of the market is comprised of people with one common goal: to make the bottom number bigger. There is

While tech titans Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) languish below their 50-day moving averages, cloud networking software maker Arista Networks Inc. (NYSE: ANET) joins

Microsoft may be highly valued (NASDAQ: MSFT), but the company and stock price still have plenty of room to run. Valuation, the P/E multiple, and market cap are fickle things and driven by desire

Shares of 3M (NYSE: MMM) are up more than 5% in early morning trading after the company posted a double beat in its third quarter earnings report. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company delivered

If you look at MarketBeat's list of dividend aristocrats, you'll see a select group of publicly traded companies that have an outstanding track record of consistently increasing their dividend

The pandemic lockdowns accelerated the use of food delivery and takeout services. Companies like Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Uber Eats, Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ: CART), Instacart and Door

The weather is getting notably cooler as this winter is expected to be more frigid, frosty and slushy than years past, according to the Farmer's Almanac forecast. Outdoor apparel and footwear are

This week marks a pivotal moment in the financial world as some of the globe's most influential companies unveil their quarterly earnings reports, particularly in the technology sector. 

These

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) isn't a high-flying name; it doesn't have a robust outlook for growth, but it is a total package for buy-and-hold investors. The company is blue-chip

By now, the trend surrounding energy stocks should be clear as daylight non-renewable sources are at an increasing risk of needing a suitable replacement. However many years this transition will

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stock presents a compelling value-to-yield combination that should have the market for this stock boiling. The stock trades at a ridiculously low 7X its earnings while paying

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