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Wall Street stumbles as oil surges, and Lilly takes a new path on next-gen obesity drug

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Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: DECK, TMO, EXE

DECK, TMO, EXE

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Symbol: DECK), where a total of 10,962 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to abou

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: KHC, PCG, VST

KHC, PCG, VST

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Kraft Heinz Co (Symbol: KHC), where a total of 74,656 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.5%

Notable Thursday Option Activity: MSFT, RTX, TEL

MSFT, RTX, TEL

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total of 402,636 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 40.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to ab

Notable Thursday Option Activity: AAPL, COIN, CSX

AAPL, COIN, CSX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 500,831 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 50.

S&P 500 Analyst Moves: LLY

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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, Eli Lilly is now the #19 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker,

Eli Lilly Achieves #19 Analyst Rank, Surpassing Live Nation Entertainment

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In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY) has taken over the #19 spot from Live Nation Entertainment Inc (Symbol: LYV), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Eli Lilly versus

Dow Analyst Moves: PG

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Procter & Gamble is the #13 analyst pick. Procter & Gamble Company also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the b

Premium Retail’s Stress Test Is Separating Winners From Losers

LULU, DECK, VFC

Premium consumer brands, once a stable bet even in times of market volatility, are no longer quite so insulated from broader economic pressures. Investors have increasingly begun to separate companies, favoring those with true pricing power and brand momentum over those that hav

Blackstone Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

AI Consolidation Begins: Blackstone & Google Forge an AI EmpireBlackstone (NYSE:BX) reported sharply higher second-quarter 2026 earnings as executives said the firm’s early and aggressive positioning around artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving investment performance,