Good MorningU.S. markets are being rattled by renewed Middle East conflict and the energy shock that followed, with oil still elevated after a sharp spike and reversal in recent sessions. The move has kept pressure on fuel-sensitive groups such as airlines while reinforcing a broader risk-off tone across equities.
Investors have rotated toward traditional safe havens and other defensive areas as higher energy costs threaten to muddy the inflation picture and keep the Fed backdrop unsettled. Gold is drawing renewed interest, while energy volatility is making cyclical exposure harder to own with conviction. At the same time, long-term technology leadership remains intact, with large-cap names such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple still holding an important place in many portfolios because of their scale, balance sheets, and earnings durability.
Consumer behavior also looks increasingly bifurcated, with value-oriented retailers and warehouse clubs better positioned as households stay budget-conscious. That leaves the broader market in a selective posture: defensive exposure and energy sensitivity matter more right now, but secular large-cap tech remains one of the cleaner places to find earnings resilience while the geopolitical and inflation picture stays unsettled. Featured: Congress is coming for crypto (in a good way) (Ad) 
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Evolv Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV) is a leader in AI weapons/gun/concealed weapon detection. The company delivered its fourth-quarter earnings report after the market closed on March 10. The results were solid, starting with a double beat on the top and bottom lines.
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A distinct chill has settled over the electric vehicle (EV) market. After years of supercharged, triple-digit expansion, the industry is navigating a period of slowing sales growth and heightened investor caution. This EV Winter has seen automakers recalibrate ambitious production targets and en... Read the Full Story |
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U.S. consumer spending has remained resilient, but there is a growing divide in who is spending and what they're spending on. In what many economists describe as a K-shaped economy, higher-income households have continued to prosper, allowing them to spend freely, while lower-income consumers have... Read the Full Story |
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When asked about the market outlook heading into mid-March, Wall Street veteran Marc Chaikin said current conditions appear to be unfolding much like the prediction he outlined a year ago.
Chaikin, the founder and CEO of Chaikin Analytics, has more than 50 years of experience in the stock market ... Read the Full Story |
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Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV) delivered a solid fiscal Q4 2025 report, sufficient to spark a steep increase in its share price and, potentially, a short squeeze. Expansion is well underway, progressing more quickly than anticipated, and is expected to continue in 2026.
Among the takeaways are Ser... Read the Full Story |
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A historically warm winter weighed on ski resort operator Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN), resulting in disappointing fiscal year Q2 2026 results and prompting the company to cut its full-year guidance. Shares initially fell after the report was released following the market close on March 9, though... Read the Full Story |
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For the past two years, income investors have increasingly been turning to the equities market in order to offset the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts, which have resulted in diminished yields on fixed income products.
However, since the United States and Israel led attacks on Iran, th... Read the Full Story |
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While BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) and Magnificent Seven EV maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) battle for global electric vehicle (EV) dominance, an often-forgotten company operating in the space reported earnings on March 10, setting the stage for its comeback.
NIO (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in the premium EV marke... Read the Full Story |
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Campbell Soup Company (NASDAQ: CPB) stock is a high-priority for income watch lists because its price plummet has jacked up the yield, and the bottom is closer than ever. The technicals and analysts' trends suggest this market could fall as deeply as to the $20 level before rebounding.
Other fa... Read the Full Story |
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Oracle’s (NYSE: ORCL) stock price could be poised to experience the hottest upswing in modern tech history. The company’s fiscal Q3 2026 release not only affirmed the robust outlook and allayed debt-related fears, but also upped the ante by improving forward guidance.
The takeaway for... Read the Full Story |
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