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What Makes First United (FUNC) a New Buy Stock

FUNC

First United (FUNC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Thursday Sector Laggards: Education & Training Services, Information Technology Services

STRA, CVSA, DMRC, MNDY

In trading on Thursday, education & training services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Strategic Education, off about 13.4% and shares of Covista down about 6.6% on the day. Also lagging the market Thu

Thursday Sector Leaders: Railroads, Waste Management Stocks

CSX, UNP, WCN, CWST

In trading on Thursday, railroads shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.3%. Leading the group were shares of CSX, up about 6% and shares of Union Pacific up about 5.6% on the day. Also showing relative strength are waste management shares, up on the day by abo

Daily Dividend Report: PFE,PB,CI,IBM,KMI

PFE, PB, CI, IBM, KMI

Pfizer today announced that its board of directors declared a $0.43 second-quarter 2026 dividend on the company's common stock, payable June 12, 2026, to holders of the Common Stock of record at the close of business on May 8, 2026. The second-quarter 2026 cash dividend will be

Intuit Moves Up In Analyst Rankings, Passing DexCom

INTU, DXCM

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Intuit Inc (Symbol: INTU) has taken over the #30 spot from DexCom Inc (Symbol: DXCM), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Intuit Inc versus DexCom Inc plot

See How Worthington Steel Ranks Among Analysts' Top Metals Picks

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Worthington Steel Inc (Symbol: WS) 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 Channel Glo

S&P 500 Analyst Moves: INTU

INTU

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Intuit is now the #30 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each bro

U.S.-Iran war evolves into naval standoff over Strait of Hormuz after both countries seize ships

Brent oil has risen above $100 per barrel again as tanker traffic through the strait remains at a near standsill.

BIL, CLIM: Big ETF Outflows

BIL

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, where 39,240,000 units were destroyed, or a 7.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change

IBIT, PAYR: Big ETF Inflows

IBIT, PAYR

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Bitcoin Trust, which added 27,120,000 units, or a 1.9% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the bigge