Good MorningThe stock market’s mid-August rally found fresh life in this week’s earnings reports, with travel and leisure names leading gains after several big hospitality and airline operators topped expectations. Consumer discretionary shares broadly outperformed, bolstered by upbeat guidance for the back half of the year, while semiconductor names like NVIDIA and Intel maintained heavy trading volume.
Mixed signals from economic data didn’t derail the move higher, and many investors remain focused on how the current earnings season will inform Fed policy and market direction into year-end. Featured: Did you spot this in the Oval Office last week? (Ad) 
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Most investors are rightfully wary of trading or buying a stock during earnings season, since the implied volatility around the announcement dates can throw off even the shrewdest in the marketplace. However, knowing what to look for helps in a situation like this, and that is where an opportunity... Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | Wall Street faded on Tuesday following drops for Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% for a third straight loss, though it remains near its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added ... Read the Full Story |
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Investors are bracing themselves for weak earnings reports from many of the bellwether retail stocks reporting earnings this week. That may explain why investors are mildly bullish on Home Depot (NYSE: HD) after a better-than-feared earnings report.
In afternoon trading, HD stock is up 3.2... Read the Full Story |
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) continues to delight shareholders and confound its critics.
The company’s latest earnings report shows a company that’s been hitting on all cylinders for quite some time. In the last three years, Palantir has delivered:
Revenue growth of ... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | After a shaky four years on Wall Street, Soho House is ready to go private again. The luxury members club operator has struck a deal with an investor group led by hotel giant MCR, which will buy its outstanding shares for $9 each in cash. Soho House's Executive Chairman Ron Burkle and other big shar... Read the Full Story |
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A significant shift in investor sentiment is taking shape around Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT).
A recent single-day stock gain of over 8%, coupled with a noticeable spike in bullish options activity, may be signaling more than just a simple market rally.
This newfound optimism is a direct res... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Home Depot's sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as consumers remained focused on smaller projects amid cost concerns and economic uncertainty, but its performance missed Wall Street's expectations.The Atlanta-based company also said shoppers should expect modest price increases in some ... Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | The nation's largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama, according to a deal announced Monday.The Tennessee Valley Authority, California-based Kairos Power and Google say the agreement will deliver up to... Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it's decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The right decision can depend on where you live, how much you have to spend and how deeply you want to cut emissions.But the payoff can be... Read the Full Story |
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Investors shrugged after quantum computing firm D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) provided mixed results in its latest earnings report in August 2025. Still, despite dipping by 12% in the last month, shares of the popular tech name are up 72% year-to-date (YTD). Some positive sentiment may be due t... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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