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(Image credit: Getty Images) Late dip-buying pulled technology and consumer discretionary into positive territory with energy, but all the other stock market sectors were down after crude oil prices surged to 52-week highs on reports Iran attacked a tanker in the Persian Gulf. Investors, traders and speculators will now look forward to Jobs Friday and

It’s once again good to be a value investor. After a rough couple of years, the segment of the stock market is back to outperforming its growth counterpart. Loading audio narration… Bill Smead — who co-manages the Smead Value Fund (SMVLX), up 6.75% this year — has long been betting on such a switch. In

We came across a bullish thesis on Darden Restaurants, Inc. on Compounding Quality’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on DRI. Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s share was trading at $203.41 as of March 4th. DRI’s trailing and forward P/E were 22.08 and 18.48, respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Jim Cramer Is Happy About

Tesla (TSLA 1.50%) is now a $1.3 trillion behemoth. How did it attain such a tremendous market cap? There are many reasons, but the latest catalyst is arguably the company’s rising status as an AI stock. For decades, the trick to enabling self-driving cars was thought to lie in cameras and sensors. But today, artificial

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St’s easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Quilter is back in focus after a fresh round of price target moves, with the new fair value estimate nudged from £1.87 to £2.04 and published targets now stretching from around 170 GBp up

By many accounts, Americans are feeling uncertain about the future. A survey from the Pew Research Center found that more than 70% of Americans have a negative view of the economy, with 38% expecting economic conditions to worsen. The Motley Fool’s 2026 Investor Outlook report also found that 45% of survey participants worry that inflation

Increasing corporate credit spreads, or a growing divergence between corporate bond yields and similar-maturity Treasury yields, can be an omen of stock market weakness. Recent troublesome defaults in the private credit markets are showing signs of spreading concern to the more liquid corporate debt markets. Thus, it’s appropriate to review corporate credit spreads. in the

Samsonite (01910) fell nearly 5%. As of the time of writing, it had dropped by 4.76%, trading at HKD 17.81 with a turnover of HKD 37.1124 million. According to Zhitong Finance, Samsonite (01910) fell nearly 5%. As of the time of writing, it dropped 4.76%, trading at HKD 17.81, with a turnover of HKD 37.1124

Warren Buffett is no longer the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +1.73%)(BRKB +1.22%). That makes Berkshire’s last reporting period — which reflects the company’s full-year results from 2025 — our last chance to see directly which stocks Buffett gave the green light to buy, and which stocks he approved for sale. Last quarter, Berkshire’s portfolio

Nvidia (NVDA +1.68%) has been a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence (AI) trade since ChatGPT was released more than three years ago. The semiconductor company’s share price has increased 1,160% since January 2023, and Wall Street still views the stock as deeply undervalued today. Among 69 analysts that follow the company, the median target price

① Apart from short-selling pressure, what other factors influence the direction of Hong Kong’s stock market? ② In the current environment where the credit cycle may slow down with fluctuations, how do institutions view the future performance of Hong Kong stocks? Cailian Press, March 5 (Editor Hu Jiarong) The Hong Kong stock market has continued

New York  —  Oil prices Wednesday paused their recent surge, supporting a rebound in European and US stocks, as investors hold hope for limited long-term disruptions to energy markets and monitor developments in the Middle East. Global investors are digesting the market turmoil spurred by the US-Israeli war with Iran and subsequent conflict across the

From the spike in gold prices to fears that an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has formed, there are a variety of topics on investors’ minds right now. And if stock splits hadn’t been something that they’ve been contemplating, perhaps the recent news from Booking Holdings that it’s planning a 25-for-1 stock split brought the topic

On March 5, the Hang Seng Index opened 1.32% higher, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by 1.61%. On March 5, the Hang Seng Index opened 1.32% higher, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by 1.61%. In the market, technology and internet stocks performed strongly, with SMIC gaining nearly 4%, and Hua Hong

MercadoLibre (MELI +3.21%), an e-commerce platform operating in Latin America, has faced significant headwinds over the past year. The company’s latest quarterly update sent yet another warning to investors, as it missed bottom-line analyst estimates. The stock is now down 14% over the trailing 12 months. Despite the challenges, though, MercadoLibre could be a terrific

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, there are numerous compelling options to choose from. But in general, the market has already discovered them. So while these companies’ growth potential may be huge, much of that hoped-for growth has already been priced into their stocks. If you’re hoping to find an investment with truly

The US and Israeli attacks on Iran that commenced over the weekend shocked global markets and led to jarring price moves in the S&P 500 (GSPC), oil, and gold. President Trump, meanwhile, pledged that the war could last for four to five weeks — or even “be fought ‘forever’” with existing munitions stockpiles, suggesting that