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Alphabet Moves Up In Analyst Rankings, Passing Monolithic Power Systems

GOOG, MPWR

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) has taken over the #13 spot from Monolithic Power Systems Inc (Symbol: MPWR), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Alphabet Inc

See How Seabridge Gold Ranks Among Analysts' Top Metals Picks

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Seabridge Gold Inchares New (Symbol: SA) is the #32 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Chann

S&P 500 Analyst Moves: GOOG

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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Alphabet is now the #13 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each

Thursday's ETF Movers: GDXJ, PTF

ITRG, SSRM, SNDK, FORM, PTF, GDXJ

In trading on Thursday, the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Integra Resources, up about 7.8% and shares of SSR Mining, up about 6.4% on the day. And underp

Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Electronic Equipment & Products

AIP, MXL, OUST, FCEL

In trading on Thursday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Arteris, off about 15.1% and shares of MaxLinear off about 12.1% on the day. Also lagging the market Thursday are electronic equipmen

Thursday Sector Leaders: Precious Metals, Defense Stocks

ARIS, ITRG, ESLT, KTOS

In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4%. Leading the group were shares of Aris Mining, up about 9.2% and shares of Integra Resources up about 7.8% on the day. Also showing relative strength are defense shares, up on the d

Daily Dividend Report: SBUX,GFL,UMH,OZK,CYD

SBUX, GFL, UMH, OZK, CYD

Starbucks today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share of outstanding Common Stock. The dividend will be payable in cash on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 14, 2026. GFL Environmental today announced

Stocks Climb as Fed Rate Hike Fears Ease on a Weak Jobs Report

MSTR, ALK, UAL, INTU, GLXY, COIN, SPY, DIA, PLTR, MARA, ADSK, ORCL, TCOM, AAL, LUV, WDAY, CCL, DAL, QQQ, AVAV, ADBE, TEAM, HOOD, CRM

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.58%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Strategy To YieldBoost Wabash National From 2.4% To 21.1% Using Options

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Shareholders of Wabash National Corp (Symbol: WNC) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2027 covered call at the $17.50 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.35 bid, which annualizes to an additional 18.7%

House lawmakers approved a bipartisan bill to protect older adults from financial fraud. Here's what to know

The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 is aimed at preventing adults age 65 or older or those with disabilities from losing their money to fraud.