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These 3 Dividend ETFs Are Beating the Market in 2024
Beating the market and providing above-market income are two things that don’t always go together, but that’s the case with these three ETFs in 2024. These funds are beating out the just over 23%
3 Stocks With High Short Interest Still Near Their 52-Week Highs
Every stock has bulls and bears. When trying to understand the bearish sentiment around a stock, looking at short interest can be particularly useful. This provides a measurement of how much
Financial Stocks Holding Firm Near Highs: 2 Key Players to Watch
The financial sector has remained resilient, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) recently breaking out to new 52-week highs after consolidating for a month. Strong earnings at
Upwork Fortifies Profitability Plan With Raised Q3 Forecasts
The world's largest digital freelance platform, Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK), took proactive measures ahead of its upcoming third quarter of 2024 earnings release due out Nov. 6, 2024. The company
2 Small Modular Reactor Stocks Racing to Power AI Data Centers
The push by data centers to seek out clean energy sources to power their AI platforms and applications has become mainstream. Data centers are estimated to consume over 9% of all domestic
Oklo Stock: Nuclear Powerhouse or Radioactive Hype?
Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) is at the forefront of developing advanced nuclear fission power plants and nuclear fuel recycling systems. In just the past month, the stock has jumped over 115%, soaring
Is McDonald's Stock a Smart Buy After Sell-Off and Earnings?
Some of the market’s biggest blue-chip stocks are not immune to offering discounts to investors; it’s not that often that participants can exploit the short-term nature of these mispricing events
QuantumScape: Solid State EV Batteries Nearing Commercialization
QuantumScape Co. (NYSE: QS) is a battery technology company that has been developing its next-generation solid-state lithium-metal electric vehicle (EV) battery for nearly 15 years. The
MicroStrategy: Is This Bitcoin-Powered Stock a Buy or a Gamble?
MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a business intelligence software company that helps organizations analyze their data to make better business decisions. But in recent years, MicroStrategy’s brand
3 Stocks Reporting Kitchen Sink Quarters to Usher in a Turnaround
During earnings season, some companies will purposely release very bearish earnings reports, disclosing all the bad news at once. These are referred to as ‘kitchen sink’ quarters, where they
2 Stocks That Crushed Short Sellers With Impressive Gains
Short sellers are market bears that seek to profit from falling stock prices. Some of the more popular short sellers will put out their research reports attempting to expose a target company by
3 Global Semiconductor Stocks Set to Benefit From China's EV Boom
China is the largest electric vehicle (EV) market in the world. EVs are also called new energy vehicles (NEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). However, the combination of price cuts
Inflation Trades Gain Momentum: What Investors Should Watch
As the new financial quarter gets underway, investors should start paying attention to the different price action themes across asset classes today. While far from the ultimate gauge to predict
Onsemi Stock Is Down, But Not for Long – Is It Time to Buy?
The price of Onsemi (NASDAQ: ON) is down 40% from its high but won’t be for long because end-market normalization and mounting demand for its high-power semiconductor applications will collide
Cigna Considers Humana Acquisition – What It Means for the Stocks
There has been speculation of a massive merger in the medical sector between two massive health insurers. Specifically, the rumor is The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) is interested in acquiring Humana
Ross Stores Positioned to Shine in the Holiday Shopping Season
Ross Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) is the largest off-price apparel and home fashion retailer in the United States, with over 1,800 stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia. The
Solar Stars: 2 Best-of-Breed Stocks in the Bargain Bin
While the clean energy theme has been reignited by the AI boom driving data centers to embark on nuclear energy, solar energy stocks have been taken to the woodshed. Despite favorable long-term
Albemarle Stock Call Options Surge: What It Means for Lithium
When investors want to measure the market's exposure to an individual stock to gauge sentiment and potential future moves for that name, they usually think in terms of shares bought or sold
Seagate: 4 Reasons to Buy-the-Dip on the Sell-the-News Reaction
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs), competing with Western Digital Co. (NASDAQ: WDC), one of the largest makers of flash
Cameco Is the Leading Play on Nuclear Power, And It Pays to Own
Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) is the leading player in nuclear power today because it is the leading provider of uranium. The industry would be powerless without uranium and the services that turn the raw
Insiders Are Buying High-Yielding Delek Logistics Partners
Insiders are buying high-yielding Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE: DKL). There’s no guarantee, but the buying affirms the dividend health, which is significant given the high yield. Delek Logistics
Inflation Risk Rising, Key Trades Investors Are Making Now
Everyone, especially the Federal Reserve (the Fed), thought that inflation was a thing of the past and that it had now been tamed enough to consider a sudden shift in monetary policy. However
3 Oil Stocks to Watch Before Earnings Come Out
Earnings season can be a volatile period for stock ownership due to the uncertainty surrounding whether the underlying companies' results will beat or disappoint. However, there are ways for
Is American Express Stock’s Sell-the-News Reaction a Buying Opp?
Global financial services provider American Express Inc. (NYSE: AXP) reported solid results for its third quarter of 2024 that were met with a sell-the-news reaction. While the company did beat
Alphabet’s Earnings Could Surprise—Should You Buy Now?
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has underperformed most of the "Magnificent 7" stocks this year, with shares up just 18.31% YTD, only outperforming Microsoft and Tesla. Legal challenges and increasing

