Wrapping up Q4 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the consumer discretionary – education services stocks, including Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and its peers. The Consumer Discretionary sector, by definition, is made up of companies selling non-essential goods and services. When economic conditions deteriorate or tastes shift, consumers can easily cut

Shares of Coca-Cola (KO +0.39%) have surged about 11% so far in 2026, significantly outperforming the S&P 500‘s decline of nearly 1% over this same period. This strong stock performance comes as the beverage giant announced strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings in February and prepares for incoming CEO Henrique Braun to take the helm

With rising geopolitical tensions, major monetary policy shifts, slowing economic growth, an overvalued stock market, a choppy job market, and elevated inflation, these are uncertain times for investors. It has lowered investors’ appetite for risk and increased their desire for safer investments, particularly dividend stocks and ETFs. Dividend ETFs generally invest in stocks of large,

Shares of IREN, Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) plunged 23.8% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. IREN has made a name for itself as one of the leading public “neoclouds,” which are essentially Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners that have pivoted to becoming AI data centers. Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team

Third Avenue Management, an investment management company based in New York City, released its “Third Avenue Value Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. During the quarter, the Third Avenue Value Fund returned 7.47%, surpassing the MSCI World Value Index’s (the “Index”) 3.12% return and the MSCI World

Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter for “Polen Global Growth Strategy”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fourth quarter of 2025 seemed to be like the entire year. The stock market experienced a severe 5% sell-off in the fourth quarter but quickly recovered to all-time

Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) built its empire in Brazil. But its long-term future may depend on overseas countries, particularly Mexico. Brazil remains Nu Holdings’ profit engine. It’s where the company started, refined its underwriting model, built brand trust, and achieved scale. But empires rarely rely on a single territory. Will AI create the world’s first

Over the past three years, stock indexes soared, and the famous S&P 500 delivered a 78% gain, reaching multiple record highs. A lower interest rate environment, as well as optimism about new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, drove investors to pile into these and other growth stocks. Though worries about U.S.

Investing in growth stocks with strong fundamentals can produce long-term returns that outpace the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). However, some of those same stocks go on sale during market reverses. Growth stocks are usually more affected by headlines and macroeconomic data points than blue chip stocks. Although falling prices can be stressful for investors, it also

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St’s easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Lumentum Holdings (NasdaqGS:LITE) announced a multiyear agreement with NVIDIA to accelerate advanced optics technologies for next generation AI infrastructure. NVIDIA is making a significant investment in Lumentum as part of the collaboration focused on

Data obtained by CBS News New York Investigates shows a massive increase in pump-and-dump schemes over the last year. It’s a type of stock market scheme that’s emptying bank accounts all over the country. Two traders from New York told reporter Tim McNicholas it cost them tens of thousands of dollars. How pump-and-dump schemes work

The Morning Bull – US Market Morning Update Monday, Mar, 9 2026 US stock futures are pointing lower this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts down about 1.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures off roughly 1.5%, as investors react to a jump in borrowing costs and energy prices. The US 10 year Treasury yield is around

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a big screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/USD exchange rate (R) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on April 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi opened more

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors should not jump the gun on buying stocks despite Monday’s market turnaround, fueled by President Donald Trump‘s remarks that the Iran war may be nearing an end. During an evening news conference, Trump told reporters in Miami that the U.S. is “achieving major strides toward completing our military objective” in

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A pumpjack near Driscoll, Texas, US, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market bettors are increasingly expecting the U.S. economy to enter a recession this year as oil prices soar. Kalshi’s market for whether the U.S. goes into a recession in 2026 jumped above 34% on Monday —