Amazon is dominating financial headlines right now, and sure, AWS grew 24% in Q4 and the AI story is real. But here’s what you should actually be watching. I’ve seen this movie…
Retail giants Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST | COST Price Prediction) and Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) have taken very different paths over the past decade. Costco doubled down on its membership-driven warehouse model, turning…
Live Updates For Dividend Hounds 4:45pm ETCostco did not announce a new dividend increase with this earnings report, but the company continues to return significant cash to shareholders through its regular payout.…
Although Target’s (NYSE: TGT) stock recently rallied, it remains a horrible long-term investment. The stock is flat over the last year, while the S&P is up 16%. Over the last five years,…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT | WMT Price Prediction) has quietly become one of the more compelling macro stories of 2026. Bank of America recently reinstated coverage with a Buy rating and a $150…
Trey Thoelcke One of the magnificent seven, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) shares are currently sitting at $210.11 after shedding some valuation from previous highs. This slide occurred even as the company beat…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we wrap up the holiday-shortened week that gave us a little taste of just about everything. While Walmart posted results that beat expectations, its…
Live Updates AppLovin Social12:46pm ETAppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), a mobile tech and ads company, reportedly has a social media platform in the works. This development follows its recently failed bid to acquire TikTok’s…
Live Updates Oil Stocks are Rallying on Potential Iran Conflict11:40am ETWith speculation of a potential conflict with Iran, oil prices are up another $1.31 to $66.50. We have to consider that Iran…
The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) tracks the S&P Retail Select Industry Index with equal-weighted exposure across 73 retail holdings spanning apparel, grocery, discount, and specialty retail. Unlike market-cap weighted funds, XRT’s…
The consumer staples sector exists because people need to eat, clean, and maintain routines regardless of what the economy does. Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP) packages that defensive logic into…
Depending on the source, Walmart (NYSE: WMT | WMT Price Prediction) has ranked as the largest company in the US based on the Fortune 500 for either 13 or 14 consecutive years.…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) was founded in 1994. It went public in 1997. Like most online businesses, it was boosted by the dawn of broadband. Broadband penetration reached 40%-50%…
Dividend aristocrats tend to be some of the most reliable stocks. These companies have raised dividends for at least 25 consecutive years, showing steady long-term growth and strong financial discipline. Those steady…
Wall Street’s obsession with Amazon’s massive AI infrastructure spending plans obscures a more immediate concern from recent earnings reports. The Wall Street Journal identified consumer weakness as a defining theme this earnings…
