September 26, 2025 – The financial markets are closely watching mortgage rates as they enter a period of anticipated stability, hovering in the mid-6% range for a 30-year fixed conventional mortgage. This comes despite a recent Federal Reserve interest rate cut, highlighting the complex interplay of economic forces at play. For
Shares of telecommunications company Dycom (NYSE:DY)
jumped 4.2% in the afternoon session after Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock, signaling confidence in the company's future performance.
Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Wells Fargo. Our analysis of options history for Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) revealed 18 unusual trades.
Washington D.C. – September 26, 2025 – U.S. Treasury yields experienced a modest decline today following the release of the August Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, a crucial inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve. The data, which aligned precisely with economists' forecasts, has provided a significant measure
As the calendar turns towards the final quarter of 2025, a significant focus remains on strategies for generating consistent retirement income amidst evolving market dynamics. For many retirees and pre-retirees, the allure of a predictable "paycheck-like" income stream is paramount, leading to increased interest in monthly dividend-paying Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Cardlytics Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX) saw its stock fall 9.85% during regular trading on Thursday. However, the stock rebounded in after-hours trading, climbing 5.04% to $2.50 following positive remarks from analysts.
The U.S. labor market showed significant signs of cooling in August 2025, with job growth falling well below expectations and the unemployment rate ticking upward. This shift has prompted a decisive response from the Federal Reserve, which, at its September 2025 meeting, enacted its first interest rate cut since
Shares of health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH)
fell 3% in the afternoon session after the U.S. Commerce Department initiated a national security investigation into medical equipment and devices, raising concerns about potential tariffs.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the U.S. Commerce Department initiated a national security investigation into medical equipment and devices, raising concerns about potential tariffs.
Shares of diagnostics company Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH)
jumped 5.2% in the morning session after the company announced a collaboration with Quest Diagnostics and provided an upbeat financial outlook at its investor day. The partnership aimed to make Guardant's Shield blood-based cancer screening test more widely available to physicians and patients in the United States. During its investor event, the company also revealed it accelerated its timeline for reaching cash flow breakeven by about 12 months.
The U.S. financial markets are grappling with a perplexing divergence as Treasury yields climb, signaling falling bond prices, even as the Federal Reserve has initiated interest rate cuts to navigate a moderating labor market. This counterintuitive movement on September 25, 2025, comes against a backdrop of robust second-quarter GDP
The U.S. Financials Sector has been a focal point of market activity this week, experiencing a dramatic ascent to an all-time intraday high on September 23, 2025, before a significant late-session pullback. This tumultuous trading day, which saw the S&P 500 Financials sector ultimately close down by -0.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has seen its stock price surge dramatically following the announcement of a substantial $2 billion investment from Japanese technology behemoth SoftBank Group (TYO: 9984). The news, which broke in mid-August 2025, sent a powerful wave of optimism through the market, signaling a renewed vote of confidence
Shares of genetic testing company Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA). fell 4.5% in the afternoon session after Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on the stock with a neutral "equal weight" rating and set a price target of $175.
In a surprising turn of events, corporate share buybacks have surged to unprecedented levels, even as stock prices remain elevated and the global economic outlook appears increasingly uncertain. This aggressive capital allocation strategy, where companies repurchase their own shares from the open market, has become a defining characteristic of the
In a financial landscape often characterized by fluctuating market sentiments and unpredictable economic shifts, Jim Cramer, the influential host of CNBC's "Mad Money," has consistently championed AutoZone's (NYSE: AZO) relentless share repurchase program. Cramer heralds AutoZone's strategy as "legendary" and "the most aggressive buyback in the New York Stock Exchange,
Micron Technology (MU:NASDAQ) has delivered a blockbuster fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, showcasing record financial performance propelled by an insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) related memory solutions. The results not only significantly exceeded analyst expectations but also provided an optimistic outlook for the coming quarters, underscoring the profound
Wells Fargo also raised its price target on Amazon to $280, up from $245, noting that AWS sales are expected to rise 22% in 2026, four points above consensus.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's recent remarks, cautioning against a "no risk-free path" and labeling equity prices as "fairly highly valued," sent a tremor through U.S. financial markets today. While the broader S&P 500 (SP500) saw a 0.6% downturn, the Financials sector initially showed surprising resilience, even
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken a monumental step towards integrating payment stablecoins into the nation's financial architecture, issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on September 18, 2025. This ANPRM solicits public comment on the implementation of the recently enacted Guiding and Establishing National Innovation
