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The stock of industrial and construction supplies wholesaler Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) may set up a weekly bull flag breakout. The business of selling boring but essential components like bolts

Swiss banking giant UBS (NYSE: UBS) has acquired its troubled competitor Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) for $3 billion in one of the most significant banking M&A deals since the financial crisis.

After

The fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank implosion and the subsequent contagion fears spread throughout the banking sector. Nearly all bank stocks were affected, with regional banks taking the

Banks stocks have been making headlines due to the collapse of the nation’s 16^th largest bank, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Notably, the regional bank stocks have been mercilessly

Brand moats are one of the most important aspects leading to success within a business, whether it's success for investors, founders, or consumers experiencing the shared benefits of the

Despite continuing to deliver earnings and revenue that beat expectations, Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) continues to be in a downward trend. On March 17, ENPH stock gapped down 8% to end

The apparel sector has experienced a push on all fronts for most of 2022 and the current year, as indicated by the expanding apparel readings in the United States ISM manufacturing PMI index. The

Warren Buffett has explained market cycles and overall sentiment views toward stocks by expressing that interest rates act as a gravitational pull affecting equities. In this sense, when interest

The Silicon Valley Bank disaster has spread contagion fears throughout the regional banking industry. Regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) stock has been pummeled with the rest of the

 It was quite a week for investors, and ended on the first triple-witching day of 2023. The week started with investors trying to make sense of the actual risk to the global banking industry after

Shares of PagerDuty Inc. (NYSE: PD), which makes monitoring software, are approaching a cup-with-handle buy point above $33.77. 

For investors looking for off-the-beaten-path stocks that could

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) shares are rocketing higher on an improved earnings outlook but don’t take this as good news for the broad economy. The gains are impressive but driven by higher prices and

Defensive stocks like Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) should be on your radar, given the mounting economic uncertainty. As strained as the

With market volatility on the rise in the wake of the SVB financial collapse, many investors are seeking ways to reduce risk and enhance income. 

Time for a drive out to farm country!

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The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 50 basis points yesterday as reported by Reuters.

Europe is contending with high inflation while also facing off against disruption in its

The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ: SIVB) has opened the floodgates for further investor and depositor concerns across the banking sector, for both megabanks, and especially for

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is down almost 2% after the company missed on the top and bottom lines in their March 16 earnings report. The report is in line with recent economic data that

Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) shares are down about 5.0% following the Q2 earnings release, opening up a buying opportunity for investors. The news was good but not good enough to sustain the rally

For St. Patrick’s Day, you might crack open a Guinness brewed by Diageo PLC (NYSE: DEO). If that inspires you to investigate how Irish stocks may fit into your portfolio, you have quite a few to

A coalition of the largest US banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo, plans to make sizable deposits at distressed First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) to bolster

Analysts at JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) said yesterday that up to $2 trillion in liquidity could be added to the US banking system, as reported by Bloomberg.

Funds will be made available through the

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) delivered an as-expected earnings report on March 15, 2023. The company also echoed a theme of cautious guidance that many companies have expressed this earnings

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) has proved the quality of its brands yet again. The Q4 results are mixed but in a good way, where margin strengths offset the top-line weakness. The takeaway for

While many have Duke, Gonzaga or Kansas winning the 2023 men’s college basketball championship, the event’s biggest winner might be DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG).

The American Gaming Association

Having rallied as much as 45% since last summer, the last thing investors of brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) would have expected was a plunge of the same magnitude in just