US Stocks: Domino's Pizza Sees Weak Annual US Sales as Diners Curb Spending, Shares Slump
Domino's Pizza cut its U.S. same‑store sales outlook for fiscal 2026 to low‑single‑digit growth, down from a prior 3% rise expectation. The chain reported first‑quarter U.S. comparable sales of just 0.9%, well below analysts’ 2.72% forecast, and earnings per share slipped to $4.13 from $4.33 a year earlier. Shares tumbled roughly 10% in early trading, even as the company announced a $1 billion share‑buyback and revived its $9.99 “Best Deal Ever” promotion.
Comerica Bank Lowers Stock Holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD
Comerica Bank cut its Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stake by 4.8%, selling 10,968 shares and ending the quarter with 218,053 shares valued at $46.7 million. Meanwhile, several other institutions—including Wellington, Assenagon, Nordea and Vanguard—significantly increased their AMD holdings, pushing total institutional...
ACA Subsidy Lapse Cost HCA Healthcare $150M in Q1
HCA Healthcare disclosed that the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies cost the company about $150 million in the first quarter, aligning with its forecast of a $600‑$900 million annual hit. ACA‑covered admissions fell roughly 15% year‑over‑year while admissions for uninsured...
Gainplan LLC Purchases New Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN
Gainplan LLC added a new Amazon position in its Q4 13F, buying 8,130 shares worth roughly $1.88 million, making AMZN its 14th largest holding at 0.7% of the portfolio. Several other funds, including American Capital Advisory and Weaver Capital, also adjusted...
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Trims Stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC reduced its Cisco Systems stake by 17.2%, selling 48,287 shares and ending the quarter with 232,079 shares valued at roughly $17.9 million. In the same period, two Cisco executives sold a combined $884,000 of stock, while...
Metal, Chips, & Cash: Q1 ‘26 Additions to VictoryShares GFLW
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (GFLW) completed its Q1 2026 reconstitution on March 20, adding gold miners Newmont (3.12% weight) and Coeur Mining (1.73%) alongside semiconductor‑infrastructure names SanDisk (3.23%) and Applied Materials (2.61%). The index’s rules‑based screen prioritizes free‑cash‑flow return on...
The Bullish Signals Ahead of This Week's Mag-7 Earnings
The Magnificent 7 (Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft) are poised for a breakout as earnings roll out this week, while the broader S&P 500 has risen 2.4% YTD. Options traders are pricing in larger moves than the stocks have historically delivered, with...
Wall Street Expects Solid Q1 Results for GM, as Ford and Stellantis Try to Gain Traction
Wall Street analysts expect General Motors to post adjusted Q1 EPS of $2.61, maintaining an overweight rating with a $94.71 price target. Ford’s outlook is clouded by a 13% rise in aluminum prices and a loss of 100,000 F‑Series units...
Nissan Swings to Profit Forecast, Albeit on One-Time Gains
Nissan revised its FY2026 outlook to a modest ¥50 bn ($314 m) operating profit, up from a projected ¥60 bn loss, thanks largely to a one‑time softening of U.S. emissions rules, favorable FX and ongoing restructuring. Revenue guidance rose by ¥100 bn ($628 m) to...
Axis Bank Shares Lead Nifty 50 Losers After Q4 Results, Brokerages Flag Mixed Performance
Axis Bank’s shares slid nearly 5% in early trade, closing 3.05% lower at ₹1,324.20, after the lender reported a marginal dip in standalone net profit to ₹7,071 crore (≈$852 million) versus ₹7,117.5 crore a year earlier. While loan growth remained robust at 6.4%...
Verizon Reports Phone Subscriber Gains Under New CEO
Verizon Communications reported a net gain of 55,000 mobile phone subscribers in the first quarter of 2026, marking its first quarterly increase since 2013. The growth translates to a year‑over‑year rise of 340,000 customers and defied analysts’ expectations of an...
Homebuilder Earnings: D.R. Horton Sticks Out as Pulte & NVR Sales Tank
Homebuilders entered Q1 2026 with declining revenues and earnings, but D.R. Horton emerged as the relative bright spot. PulteGroup saw sales slip 12% YoY and EPS tumble 30%, while NVR suffered a 21.7% revenue plunge and a 28.6% EPS drop. All...
The Street Is Bullish on Visa (V), Here’s Why
Visa (NYSE: V) enjoys a strong bullish consensus, with 93% of the 40 analysts covering the stock assigning a Buy rating. Their 12‑month average price target indicates more than 26% upside, reflecting confidence in Visa’s fee‑based revenue model and growth...
Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and SoFi All Report on April 29. Should You Buy Before Earnings?
Meta Platforms, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Microsoft and SoFi are slated to release quarterly earnings on April 29, drawing heightened market attention. A recent video notes that Meta was omitted from the Motley Fool Stock Advisor’s latest top‑10 stock picks, despite its...
Warren Buffett Found Plenty of Stock Buys Over the Years. Right Now His Company Looks Like One.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares are trading near $496.89, marking one of the longest stretches of underperformance versus the S&P 500 since Warren Buffett took the helm in 1965. The stock has slipped modestly today while the broader market has...
Mega-Cap Earnings, FOMC and Other Key Things to Watch This Week
President Trump abruptly canceled a diplomatic mission to Pakistan, heightening U.S.-Iran tensions and adding uncertainty to oil markets. The Federal Reserve meets on Wednesday, confronting a stagflation scenario where weak growth collides with energy‑driven inflation. A rare earnings convergence sees...
Preview: UltraTech Cement to Report 14% Rise in Net Profit in Q4
UltraTech Cement, part of the Aditya Birla Group, is slated to post a net profit of ₹2,818 crore (about $338 million) for the March quarter, a 14% increase over the same period last year. Revenue is projected at ₹25,901 crore (~$3.1 billion), up 12%, while...
Wall St Week Ahead-Soaring US Stocks Face Pivotal Week of Tech-Led Earnings, Fed Meeting
U.S. equities are poised for a decisive test as five of the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants—Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta—report earnings next week, alongside more than a third of the S&P 500. The market rally, which has lifted the S&P 500...
TCS vs Infosys vs Wipro vs HCL Tech vs Tech Mahindra: Which IT Stock to Buy After Q4 Results 2026?
Indian IT giants posted mixed Q4 FY26 results, highlighting divergent growth trajectories. TCS posted a 28.7% profit surge to ₹13,718 crore (≈$1.65 B) and revenue of ₹70,698 crore (≈$8.5 B), while its $12 B Q4 contract value underscored strong deal momentum. Infosys delivered a 21%...
Follow the Flow: 3 Stocks Absorbing the Market's Biggest Rotation
Larry Benedict, founder of The Opportunistic Trader, highlights a sharp rotation into three sectors as the Nasdaq rebounds 20% from its lows. NVIDIA leads the Magnificent 7 surge, having jumped roughly 44% in two weeks and adding trillions in market value....
Q4 Results 2026: Maruti Suzuki, Vedanta, Adani Ent, HUL Among Companies to Declare Earnings Next Week; Full List Here
The Indian Q4 FY2026 earnings season kicks off next week with more than 200 listed firms, including marquee names such as Maruti Suzuki, UltraTech Cement, Eternal (Zomato), Adani Enterprises, Hindustan Unilever, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Coal India. Analysts expect the...
10 Well-Known Stocks Down up to 70% in a Year Amid FII Selloff. Do You Own Any?
A recent ETMarkets analysis highlights ten prominent Indian equities that have slumped up to 70% over the past year as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) dramatically cut their stakes. ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IRCTC, HCL Technologies, Cipla, FirstCry, BLS International, Info...
JEP, XMH Chairs up Stakes; AGT Becomes OKP Substantial Shareholder
Institutional investors sold a net S$631 million ($467 m) of Singapore equities between April 17‑23, pushing the first‑half outflow to S$1.03 billion ($762 m). JEP’s CEO Andy Luong and XMH’s chairman Tan Tin Yeow each increased their personal stakes, while AGT Global Growth Fund expanded its holding...
Intel's Stock Soars 24% Friday, Its Biggest One-Day Gain Since 1987
Intel’s shares surged 24% on Friday, closing at $82.57, the biggest one‑day gain since October 1987. The rally follows a turnaround after a 60% value loss in 2024 and a new CEO who tightened the balance sheet. First‑quarter revenue rose...
Berkshire Attracts Interest as It Slips Further Behind the S&P 500
Berkshire Hathaway’s A and B shares slipped about 1% this week, leaving the stock down roughly 13% from its peak a year ago while the S&P 500 rose 26% over the same period. Analysts note the decline creates an 8% discount...
Reliance Industries Becomes First Indian Firm to Cross $10 Billion Annual Profit
Reliance Industries Limited posted a record Rs 95,610 crore net profit in FY 26, roughly $10.15 billion, becoming the first Indian company to breach the $10 billion profit mark. Full‑year revenue rose 9.8% to Rs 11.76 trillion (about $142 billion) and EBITDA hit Rs 2.08 trillion, a 13.4% increase. While...
Intuit Has Fallen Too Far (Rating Upgrade)
Intuit received a soft “buy” upgrade as its stock fell roughly 30%, creating a compelling entry point. Both its Global Business Solutions and Consumer divisions posted double‑digit revenue growth, led by QuickBooks and Credit Karma. AI‑driven features and deeper integration...
DA Davidson Analyst Resets AMD Stock Price Target for 2026
DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria upgraded AMD to Buy, raising the price target to $375 from $220—a 70% increase—based on a 32× calendar‑year‑2027 EPS multiple. He also lifted the 2026 revenue estimate by $2 billion and gross profit by $1.5 billion, outpacing...
Dow Jones Futures: Apple, Amazon, Google Lead Earnings Wave For AI-Led Stock Market
Apple, Amazon and Google posted earnings that underscored the market’s shift toward artificial‑intelligence spending, keeping the Dow near flat while the Nasdaq surged 1.6%. Nvidia rallied 4.3% on heightened chip demand, and the broader AI narrative lifted several tech names....
Reliance GDR Price Dips After Reliance Q4 Results 2026. Should You Buy Reliance Shares on Monday?
Reliance Industries posted mixed Q4 FY2026 results, with consolidated revenue up 12.9% YoY to $34.3 bn but EBITDA flat and net profit down 8% to $2.2 bn. Jio Platforms drove growth, posting 12.7% higher revenue and a 17.9% EBITDA jump, while the...
SiriusXM Said to Be in Early Talks to Acquire iHeartMedia
Satellite radio provider SiriusXM has entered early‑stage talks to acquire broadcast giant iHeartMedia, potentially forming the largest audio company in the United States. The discussions follow a history of shared ownership through the former Liberty SiriusXM Group, which once held...
Elon Musk Vs. Sam Altman, Mag 7 Earnings, Fed Meeting: What to Watch
The week of April 27 will be dominated by a courtroom showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI’s $134 billion shift from nonprofit to for‑profit, alongside Q1 earnings from the Magnificent Seven tech giants. Alphabet is chasing roughly 50% cloud growth, Microsoft...
This TSX Stock Rebounds From 'Excessive' Negative Sentiment as Analyst Prices in 22% Upside
Rogers Communications (Rogers) stock rebounded to $49.26 CAD after TD Cowen raised its price target to $60 CAD (≈$44 USD) and upgraded to buy, citing undervalued sports‑asset stakes and debt‑reduction progress. Desjardins also lifted its target to $59 CAD, noting lower capital spending. Enbridge shares...
InvestingLive Americas FX News Wrap 24 Apr:Risk-On Mood Lifts Stocks to Records/USD Lower
U.S. equities surged on a risk‑on wave sparked by renewed diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, pushing the Nasdaq up 1.63% and the S&P 500 up 0.80% to fresh all‑time highs. Mega‑cap tech stocks such as Nvidia, Alphabet...
Warren Buffett Quietly Sold 75% of His Biggest Holding. This Is Where the Money Went.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold about 75% of its Apple stake, cutting the holding to a $61.6 billion position that remains the conglomerate’s largest asset. The reduction lowers Apple’s share of Berkshire’s portfolio from nearly half to a more balanced level....
Dow Dips 80, Nasdaq Rallies 398, S&P 500 Adds 57
U.S. equities posted mixed moves on Friday as the S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to a fresh record of 7,165.08, while the Dow Jones slipped 0.2% to 49,230.71. The Nasdaq surged 1.6% to a new high of 24,836.60, propelled by a...
Nvidia’s Stock Heads for First Record Close in 6 Months — Thanks to Intel
Nvidia’s shares surged 4.3% to close above $208, marking the chipmaker’s first record high since October 2025. The rally was sparked by Intel’s stronger‑than‑expected Q1 earnings, which lifted Intel stock 23.6% to $82.57 and reinforced confidence in the broader semiconductor...
Earnings Next Week: Big Tech Takes Center Stage
Earnings season has outperformed expectations, with roughly 80%‑85% of S&P 500 firms beating forecasts and profit growth tracking 13%‑16% year‑over‑year. The outperformance is concentrated in technology and AI‑related firms, while energy benefits from high oil prices. Next week’s calendar is...
S&P, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs on Tech Boost, More Plans for U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
U.S. equities opened higher on Friday as the S&P 500 rose to 7,125 and the Nasdaq surged 0.7% to a record‑high 24,603, driven by a 25.7% jump in Intel shares. The chipmaker’s upbeat AI‑focused revenue outlook lifted the broader tech sector,...
Baker Hughes Q1 Revenue Beats Estimates by $260 Million as LNG Orders Surge
Baker Hughes reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $6.59 billion, topping analysts' forecasts by $260 million. The Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) segment drove growth, posting a 14% year‑over‑year increase to $3.35 billion, while the Oilfield Services segment fell 7% amid Middle‑East tensions. Orders...
Prudential 'Still Very Committed' To Japan Market: CEO
Prudential Financial CEO Andrew Sullivan said the insurer remains "very committed" to Japan, pledging a decades‑long presence despite recent scandals. A misconduct investigation at its Japanese subsidiary could cut the company's pretax adjusted operating profit by as much as $575 million...
Reliance Retail Q4 Profit Flat at Rs 3,563 Cr
Reliance Retail posted a marginal 0.5% rise in profit after tax to Rs 3,563 crore (≈$429 million) for the March quarter, while gross revenue jumped 10.84% to Rs 98,232 crore (≈$11.8 billion). The retailer expanded its footprint with 333 new stores in the quarter, reaching a...
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Artificial Intelligence Has Evolved From Pilot Projects to Differentiators Among Insurance Firms
Insurance carriers have moved AI from experimental pilots to core production tools, turning the technology into a competitive moat. Travelers’ digital quoting platform now handles over one million transactions a year, while AIG’s AI-driven underwriting processes four times as many...
We're Booking a 375% Gain in a Stock to Raise Cash for Unloved Names
Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust sold 25 Broadcom shares at about $418.57, crystallizing a 375% gain on positions bought in September 2023. The sale trims the trust’s Broadcom weighting to roughly 4% of the portfolio, down from 4.30%. The move comes...
Michael Burry Adds a New Microsoft Bet, Doubles Down on Software
Investor Michael Burry disclosed a new long position in Microsoft, adding to his recent builds in MSCI, PayPal and Adobe. He argues that deep price declines—Microsoft down 25%, PayPal 37% and Adobe 54%—have created oversold opportunities in software and fintech....
Procter & Gamble Reports 7% Sales Growth
Procter & Gamble posted Q3 2026 net sales of $21.2 billion, a 7% year‑over‑year increase. Organic sales rose 3% after stripping out currency and acquisition effects, while diluted earnings per share climbed to $1.63, up 6%. The beauty division led volume growth...
Former Dividend Aristocrat AT&T Posts Strong Earnings, Tries to Win Back Investors
AT&T posted a strong Q1 2026, delivering $0.57 earnings per share and $31.51 billion in revenue, both beating analyst forecasts. The company highlighted a record fixed‑broadband performance and the acquisition of Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber business, which will add millions of new...
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 Score Record Closes; Rally Faces Mag 7 Earnings Test (Live Coverage)
The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.6% on Friday, delivering a fourth straight week of record‑closing gains, driven by a surge in chipmakers after Intel’s earnings beat. Intel surged nearly 28% while AMD and Arm also posted double‑digit gains, and Nvidia added...
Here Are Friday's Biggest Analyst Calls: Apple, AMD, Intel, Oracle, Caterpillar, Shake Shack & More
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of upgrades and initiations on Friday, with Intel and AMD both upgraded to Buy as AI‑driven CPU demand and data‑center growth accelerate. Apple was reiterated as a Buy ahead of the iPhone 17 launch, while...
Procter & Gamble Gave the Market What It Wanted: A Reason to Buy
Procter & Gamble reported a stronger‑than‑expected fiscal Q3, with net revenue of $21.24 billion, up 7.3% year‑over‑year, and earnings of $4 billion. The results eased earlier concerns about tariffs, FX headwinds and margin pressure, pushing the stock 1.65% higher to $148.11. Robust...