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3 Stocks to Watch as Wall Street Wealth Fuels Consumer Spending
As stock-fueled wealth props up consumer spending, Visa, American Express and Costco show resilient earnings and analyst support despite rising credit card delinquencies.
Expecting a Market Correction? This Mega-Cap ETF Deserves a Spot on Your Watchlist
Nearly 75% of Americans expect a correction, survey finds. The Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) offers exposure to mega-cap growth stocks that could fall more, then rebound.
Businesses Slammed by 6.3% PPI Inflation, Worst since 2022, Much Worse than Consumer-Facing Inflation
Driven by spiking costs of energy and services.
ASML Can’t Keep Up With AI Demand—Why That's a Good Thing
ASML's Q3 results show AI chip demand outpacing planned capacity through 2028, with raised guidance, wider margins, rising dividends and buybacks, and analysts projecting roughly 25% upside.
Enovix's 100,000-Battery Drone Order Sets Up a Test of Its Production Plans
Enovix secured a 100,000-unit drone battery order from a dual-use drone maker, with shipments starting in 2027, as its $216 million defense pipeline and $550 million cash position grow.
AMD's Support Could Help Fermi Stock Overcome Its Biggest Hurdle
AMD secured a credit support agreement backing Fermi Inc.'s 222-megawatt Texas power lease for Project Matador, boosting shares despite liquidity concerns and a pending TensorWave lease decision.
Beyond the GPU: Credo Paves the Next AI Data Superhighway
Credo Technology Group targets AI data center bottlenecks with new optical cabling and memory tech, posting 115% revenue growth despite a recent stock pullback.
Fastenal Flashes Bullish Signal as Uptrend Holds Despite Margin Pressure
Fastenal's Q3 revenue rose 15.5% and beat estimates despite margin compression, prompting analyst price target increases, while its dividend and capital return outlook remain intact.
Synopsys Signals Confidence With $1B Accelerated Buyback, Analysts Raise Targets
Synopsys launched a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase after its Investor Day, as raised guidance and Amazon and OpenAI deals drove analysts to lift price targets.
Domino’s Pizza: As Cheap As It Gets, Nowhere to Go But Up
Domino's Pizza posted Q3 revenue growth and margin gains, but guidance cuts pressured shares, leaving DPZ trading at a discount with dividend growth and buybacks continuing.
Apple Cut iPhone 18 Orders; What Does It Mean For Suppliers?
Apple's reported iPhone 18 Pro component order cuts raise questions for suppliers Skyworks Solutions and Broadcom, which face differing levels of exposure to Apple's business.
Failed Breakout in Tech? 3 Sectors Leading the Market Rotation
QQQ's failed breakout and weak breadth have investors watching utilities (XLU), consumer staples (XLP), and energy (XLE), all showing recent outperformance as capital rotates from growth stocks.
Solaris Rides the AI Boom as Risks Mount
Solaris Energy Infrastructure's power segment is fueling rising EBITDA guidance and analyst Buy ratings, but a high valuation, heavy capital spending and growing debt pose risks for investors.
Big Banks Report Strong Earnings—So Why Are Shares Falling?
Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup reported Q3 2026 earnings on Oct. 13, with mixed guidance on rates and dealmaking leading shares to fall despite several beats.
Mortgage Rates Squeeze FHA Buyers: 3 Housing Stocks to Watch
Mortgage rates near 7.5% are pushing first-time buyers out of the market, boosting affordability-focused housing stocks Sun Communities, Invitation Homes, and Champion Homes.
UnitedHealth Beats on Earnings, But Investors Question Growth Path
UnitedHealth Group topped Q3 2026 revenue and EPS estimates and raised its full-year outlook, but shares erased early gains as investors questioned future growth amid shrinking membership.
Swarm Economics: Can XTEND AI Robotics Deliver at Scale?
XTEND AI Robotics (NYSE: XTND) secured a $40.5 million order for 6,000 STRIKER drones, advanced in two Pentagon drone programs, and backed production with capital from Unusual Machines and JFB Construction.
When AI Spending Starts Slowing, Start Worrying
Wolf Richter on Thoughtful Money.
Inflation Spreads across the Economy, Not Going Back into the Bottle: CPI, Core CPI, Core Services CPI Spike
Core services CPI +4.5% annualized, Core CPI +4.1% annualized, all-items CPI +8.1% annualized in September from August.
Tesla Wants to Make Its Own Chips—What Could Go Wrong?
Tesla plans to build and operate its own AI chip fab, Terafab, raising questions about costs and execution ahead of its Oct. 21 earnings report amid a stretched valuation.
IREN Limited's AI Pivot Gains Traction—But Can Its Data Centers Deliver?
IREN's Q2 results revealed a new hyperscale AI deal, a $13 billion backlog, and major Microsoft and NVIDIA contracts as it shifts from crypto mining to AI data centers.
PBF Energy's Stunning Rally Faces a Critical Test
PBF Energy stock has surged over 230% this year on refining margins and a repaired refinery, but analysts hold a consensus Hold rating as insiders sell shares.
Citi Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat: What Investors Need to Know
Citi topped Q3 earnings and revenue estimates and raised its dividend, yet shares fell more than 5% as investors questioned trading gains and a softer cost outlook heading into year end.
How a Hurricane Could Help Some Refineries—and Hurt Others
Hurricane Isaias showed how Gulf Coast storms affect energy stocks differently, with Chevron, Phillips 66, and the VanEck Oil Refiners ETF reacting based on asset location and diversification.