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Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is the best-in-breed among restaurants for many reasons. CEO Brian Niccol resurrected this failing story with a lean into modernization and quality that

As sketchy as the outlook for oil prices, a floor has been in place for over a year and is unlikely to be broken. Persistent demand and OPEC help to support the price, while rising production

The big players in the market tend to move big, and they also tend to move later in the last innings of the game. In this case, the game is never over, so the innings are measured by where the

Earnings season follows a predictable pattern in which various sectors report relatively closely together. The week of January 29, the big technology stocks reported earnings. The news was mostly

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock surged more than 5% following its Q4 release, extending the 2023 rally to 100% and the gains since the 2020 lows to 250%, setting up an attractive selling

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is a holding company that owns and operates a portfolio of enterprises, with Google being the main subsidiary. The computer and technology sector giant relies on

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is the largest for-profit hospital company in the United States. The company owns and operates 186 hospitals and nearly 2,400 ambulatory sites, including

I hope you're the type of investor who will sit down and do the homework required to come out as a winner in the financial markets. When you do, you'll notice that the big guys at places like The

Nowadays, the market sends mixed signals to virtually every investor attempting to participate today, squeezing out a few percentage points of gains from the stock movements. With the Federal

McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) had a solid quarter, but headwinds cut into the top line and will persist for the foreseeable future. The headwinds include war in the Middle East and consumer pull-back in

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) are among the highest-yielding components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 

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The Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) is a household name, especially after the pandemic. The name is synonymous with disinfectants and cleaning products. Clorox is a member of the consumer staples sector

The market is currently at a tipping point, whether investors at large want to admit it or not. With the major indices trading at all-time highs, most market participants tend to fall into a

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is turning an important corner in 2024 and is on track to resume growth. Its Humira-related patent cliff aside, the business is stronger than ever, and the patent cliff is more

A 7% jump in Friday's pre-market session should tell you everything you need about Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Q4 results. The e-commerce giant released them after the bell rang to end

Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), the Top-Rated Dividend stock, household brand name, and consumer staple giant, have staged a notable turnaround and comeback lately, with its stock rising close to

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) still has a long way to go to double its valuation from the pre-Q4 release market cap, but it is on track to hit a $2 trillion valuation. The company’s leaning into

If there’s one industry that’s set to outgrow pretty much all others in the coming years, it’s data centers. At the start of last year, McKinsey said they were expecting demand to grow by at least

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) share price is driven by its growing position in the cloud. Late to the game, Microsoft has leaned hard into cloud and cloud services and AI, gaining share from Amazon

With expectations rising for the Fed to cut rates sometime this year, banking stocks are very much back in focus. While it was looking like 2023 was going to go down as one of the poorer years in

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) share price imploded following the Q4 release, but investors should not fear the move. The decline is a knee-jerk reaction to expected news, setting the market

If this week ends the way it started, the U.S. stock market will head into the weekend at fresh all-time highs.

Despite light news flow, the major indices posted heavy gains on Monday before