Inflation Is Hitting These Consumers Hard In Iran War
Delta Air Lines’ stock jumped after it reported Q1 earnings and announced capacity cuts and higher fees as jet‑fuel costs surge. Airline fares rose 2.7% in March and are up 14.9% year‑over‑year, the steepest increase among consumer services. Jet‑fuel prices have more than doubled since the Iran‑related Strait of Hormuz blockade, pushing airlines to raise luggage fees and consider further fare hikes. The broader CPI shows energy items leading inflation, underscoring pressure on travel‑related spending.
These Power Equipment Stocks Surge To New Highs
Analysts highlighted three power‑equipment and technology manufacturers that broke out of consolidation this week. TTM Technologies surged 14% with a 91% profit forecast for 2026, while Allient climbed 17% after a three‑day rally and projects 21% earnings growth. Fabrinet jumped...
IPO Stock Of The Week: Marex Breaks Out Past Latest Buy Point As Market Rallies
Marex Group (MRX) surged past its $46.86 buy zone, hitting a record high as the broader market rallied on news of a U.S.–Iran ceasefire. The U.K.-based trading‑services firm forecast Q1 profit before tax of $140‑$150 million, a 45‑55% jump from 2025,...
AI Chips Are A Looming Battlefield In U.S.-China Trade. What Investors Should Know.
The United States and China are intensifying a battle over AI‑chip supremacy as trade talks loom, with both sides racing to secure advanced semiconductor capacity. Washington is tightening export controls on Dutch‑maker ASML’s lithography tools, while China pushes 7 nm production...
Best ETFs To Protect You From War And High Stock Prices
EP Wealth Advisors, overseeing roughly $42 billion, recommends three ETFs to shield portfolios from geopolitical risk and elevated valuations. The firm favors Invesco’s S&P 100 Equal Weight for diversified large‑cap exposure, JPMorgan’s U.S. Quality Factor for sector‑neutral quality stocks, and Dimensional’s U.S....
Top Fund That Invests In Gold Miners Delivers Midas-Like Returns
Midas Discovery (MIDSX), a gold‑mining focused mutual fund, delivered a staggering 196% return in 2023 and is up 11.5% through March 2024 as gold prices surged. The metal has rallied 125% year‑to‑date, buoyed by geopolitical risk, a weakening dollar, record...
Fund Investors Hit By War Shock In First Quarter
U.S. diversified stock funds recorded a 2.7% loss in Q1 2026, the steepest decline since 2022, as oil prices surged above $100 per barrel amid the U.S.–Iran conflict. The S&P 500 fell 4.3% and the Nasdaq dropped 6.96%, while the Dow held...
Kulicke And Soffa, IBD Stock Of The Day, Surges Toward Buy Point In Chip Gear Rally
Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) surged more than 6% to $76.85, edging close to its $77.50 buy point, which also marks the stock’s all‑time high. The company is projected to post Q2 earnings of $0.67 per share, a swing from...
Aluminum Stocks Extend Breakouts Amid Iran War. Alcoa Earnings Due.
Aluminum stocks surged as Iranian missile strikes forced key Middle‑East smelters offline, tightening global supply. JPMorgan projects prices climbing toward $4,000 per ton, fueling earnings optimism for producers such as Alcoa, Kaiser Aluminum, and Indian heavyweights Hindalco and Vedanta. Alcoa’s...
Defense Stock Flashes Strength Amid Ceasefire Chaos
Curtiss‑Wright (CW) surged to an all‑time high, breaking out of a flat base and trading above its 730.12 buy point after a two‑week cease‑fire between the U.S. and Iran. The aerospace and defense maker posted Q4 earnings of $3.79 per...
This Utility Has Paid A Dividend For 100 Straight Years. The Stock Seldom Causes Trouble.
Duke Energy (DUK) has maintained a 100‑year consecutive dividend record, offering a 3.2% yield. The utility is accelerating growth by securing 4.5 GW of data‑center load, including a recent 1.5 GW deal with Microsoft and Compass, slated for 2027‑28. Morgan Stanley lifted...
Robinhood Stock's Bearish Price Action Points To This Kind Of Trade
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) rose more than 3% on Wednesday but failed to break its 50‑day moving average, signaling bearish momentum. Analysts suggest a bear‑call spread using 85/90 strikes expiring May 15, priced at about $0.75, which could yield a 17.6% return...
Stock Market Follow-Through Day Yields Plenty Of Relative Strength Stock Winners
On April 2, 2026, the S&P 500 surged 2.5% on elevated volume, marking a follow‑through day and closing above its 50‑day moving average. Investor’s Business Daily reported that 60 top‑rated growth stocks reached new Relative Strength Line highs, indicating strong outperformance...
Tesla's China Sales Slump As Stock Nears Two-Month Losing Streak
Tesla’s March retail deliveries in China fell 24% year‑over‑year despite a 47% month‑on‑month rise, highlighting the market’s seasonal volatility. The Shanghai Gigafactory offset the domestic slowdown by shipping 29,563 vehicles abroad, a 529% increase from a year earlier, with the...
Nvidia Invests In CPU Chip Startup SiFive
Nvidia disclosed a strategic stake in SiFive, the RISC‑V processor startup, as part of a $400 million oversubscribed financing round that values SiFive at $3.65 billion. The new capital will accelerate SiFive’s development of custom RISC‑V CPUs and AI IP aimed at...
Oil Prices Hit $100 With Hormuz Closed Despite Ceasefire, But S&P 500 Diverges
U.S. crude prices surged past $100 a barrel as Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, demanding Israel halt attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The closure reignited supply‑risk premiums, pushing the near‑term WTI contract up 5.8% after briefly topping $102....
Dividend Stocks Merge In $1.7 Billion Deal; This One Rockets
Whitestone REIT agreed to be acquired by Ares Management’s real‑estate funds for $19 per share, a cash deal worth $1.7 billion and representing a 12.2% premium to the prior close. The transaction will take Whitestone private after closing in Q3, pending...
Key Fed Inflation Rate Ran Hot Before Oil Prices Jumped; S&P 500 Futures Slip
U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.4% month‑over‑month, in line with expectations, while core PCE climbed 0.4% against a 0.3% forecast, keeping the 12‑month headline rate at 2.8% and core inflation at 3%. Personal income slipped 0.1% and...
Amazon CEO Says Chip Business 'On Fire' As AWS Steps Up Challenge To Nvidia
Amazon’s cloud unit reported a $15 billion annual AI revenue run rate and a custom‑chip business now exceeding $20 billion, double the Q4 figure. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the rapid growth of its Trainium 3 accelerator, which promises better price‑performance than Nvidia GPUs....
Tesla Changing Course? Reportedly Working On Cheap Compact SUV
Tesla is reportedly developing a compact SUV that would be smaller than the Model Y and priced below the current $37,000 base of the Model 3. The vehicle is expected to be built at Tesla’s low‑cost Shanghai factory, though a production timeline...
How Wes Cummins Foresaw The AI Boom
Wes Cummins, CEO and co‑founder of Applied Digital, turned a modest Dallas startup into a $7 billion AI‑infrastructure leader, driving revenue from $8.5 million in 2022 to $264 million in the latest quarter. The firm’s strategy of building high‑density data centers in rural...
Nvidia And Tesla Grab Headlines, But This Stock Is Grabbing Gains
Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has emerged as a surprise outperformer, posting a 41.5% year‑to‑date gain while giants like Nvidia, Tesla, and Alphabet lag behind. The Arizona‑based contract manufacturer benefits from surging demand for liquid‑cooled high‑performance computing systems that power AI workloads....
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq-100 Stretching Win Streak; Chip Stocks KLA, Kulicke & Soffa Jump (Live Coverage)
U.S. equity markets rallied Thursday as the Dow Jones jumped 0.8% after President Trump urged Israel to halt attacks on Lebanon, while the Nasdaq‑100 extended its winning streak to seven days, gaining 0.6% to a March‑high. Chip‑equipment makers KLA and...
How OpenClaw Became Google's Next Big AI Threat After ChatGPT
OpenClaw, an open‑source autonomous AI assistant, has surged in early 2026, offering messaging‑driven agents that operate locally on personal computers. The platform can create subordinate agents, manage files, and execute multistep tasks without constant cloud access, drawing praise from Nvidia’s...
PVH Scores Relative Strength Rating Upgrade; Hits Key Threshold
PVH Corp., the parent of Calvin Klein, saw its Relative Strength rating climb from 80 to 84 after reporting a Q4 earnings rebound. Earnings per share swung from a 7% decline to a 17% gain, while revenue rose 6% year‑over‑year....
IBD Rating Upgrades: Monster Beverage Shows Improved Relative Price Strength
Monster Beverage's Relative Strength Rating rose from 70 to 73, signaling improved technical momentum. The stock cleared a 66.75 buy point in a first‑stage flat base and is now considered extended, out of the buy range. EPS growth slowed to...
Stocks Showing Improving Market Leadership: Ferguson Enterprises Earns 81 RS Rating
Ferguson Enterprises’ Relative Strength (RS) rating jumped from 78 to 81, placing the stock in the top percentile of price momentum. The company reported 12% earnings‑per‑share growth despite a 6% decline in sales, and it is forming a cup‑without‑handle pattern...
Stocks With Rising Relative Strength: Crown Holdings
Crown Holdings (CCK) saw its Investor's Business Daily Relative Strength rating climb from 61 to 72, signaling stronger price momentum over the past year. While earnings growth decelerated to 9% from 13%, revenue growth accelerated to 8% from 4% in...
Jackson Financial Sees IBD RS Rating Rise To 73
Jackson Financial (JXN) saw its Investor’s Business Daily Relative Strength rating climb from 70 to 73, indicating modest price momentum over the past year. The rating, which measures a stock’s performance against the IBD database, remains below the 80‑plus level...
PG&E Reaches 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating Benchmark
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) saw its Investor's Business Daily Relative Strength Rating rise from 76 to 81, breaching the coveted 80‑plus threshold that signals strong price momentum. The utility posted a 16% earnings jump and 3% sales growth in...
IBD Rating Upgrades: Gates Industrial Flashes Improved Price Strength
Gates Industrial (GTES) saw its IBD Relative Strength Rating climb from 61 to 73, indicating improving price momentum over the past year. The company reported 6% earnings‑per‑share growth and 3% sales growth in its latest quarter. It currently ranks 14th...
Stocks Generating Improved Relative Strength: InterContinental Htls ADR
InterContinental Hotels Group’s ADR saw its Investor's Business Daily Relative Strength rating climb from 70 to 77, indicating stronger price momentum relative to the market. The stock is forming a cup‑without‑handle pattern near a $150.89 entry point, with a breakout...
Kontoor Brands Earns IBD Rating Upgrade
Kontoor Brands saw its Investor’s Business Daily Relative Strength rating climb from 61 to 73, moving the stock closer to the coveted 80‑point benchmark that often precedes major price rallies. The company reported a 25% surge in quarterly earnings and...
OSI Systems Meets 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating Benchmark
OSI Systems' IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating rose to 96, up from 94, while its Relative Strength Rating jumped to 82, entering the 80‑plus percentile. The company posted 7% earnings growth and 11% sales growth in the latest quarter. It is...
Stocks Showing Rising Market Leadership: MoonLake Immunotherap Earns 85 RS Rating
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX) saw its shares surge after the company signaled alignment with the FDA on a development path for its skin‑disease drug. The stock’s Relative Strength Rating jumped from 79 to 85, crossing the 80 threshold that historically precedes...
Ball Corp Earns Relative Strength Rating Upgrade; Hits Key Threshold
Ball Corp’s Relative Strength (RS) Rating jumped from 78 to 82, breaking the critical 80‑plus threshold that historically signals early‑stage market leadership. The move places the metal‑packaging firm at the 82nd percentile of price performance over the past 52 weeks....
Stocks Showing Rising Market Leadership: Kingsoft Cloud ADR Earns 84 RS Rating
Kingsoft Cloud ADR’s Relative Strength rating jumped from 77 to 84, signaling strong market momentum. The stock is charting a cup‑without‑handle pattern with a $17.79 entry target and requires a breakout volume 40% above average. Quarterly sales rose 29% while...
Stocks Flashing Renewed Technical Strength: LATAM Airlines Group ADR
LATAM Airlines Group ADR saw its Investor's Business Daily Relative Strength rating jump to 84, up from 77. The rating places the stock in the top 20% of performers over the past 52 weeks. Quarterly earnings growth accelerated dramatically to...
XP Scores Relative Strength Rating Upgrade; Hits Key Benchmark
XP’s Relative Strength (RS) Rating jumped from 78 to 83, breaching the critical 80 mark that often precedes strong uptrends. The broker‑dealer reported earnings accelerating to 28% year‑over‑year, up from 15% in the previous quarter, while revenue surged to 26%...
Ametek Scores Relative Strength Rating Upgrade; Hits Key Benchmark
Ametek (AME) improved its Investor’s Business Daily Relative Strength rating from 80 to 84, crossing the 80‑point threshold that historically precedes strong price rallies. The company reported sales growth of 13% year‑over‑year, while earnings margin fell from 14% to 7%...
Toyota Motor ADR Sees Relative Strength Rating Climb To 73
Toyota Motor ADR’s Investor’s Business Daily Relative Strength rating jumped from 68 to 73, indicating a notable uptick in price momentum over the past year. The move places the stock closer to the 80‑point threshold that often precedes strong gains,...
Construction Ptrs Cl A Sees IBD RS Rating Improve To 72
Construction Ptrs Cl A (ROAD) saw its Investor's Business Daily Relative Strength rating jump from 64 to 72, edging closer to the 80‑plus level that historically precedes strong price moves. The stock is in a consolidation pattern with an entry...
Quanex Building Products Earns Technical Rating Upgrade
Quanex Building Products (NX) saw its Investor’s Business Daily Relative Strength rating climb from 70 to 77, signaling improved price momentum. The upgrade places the stock closer to the 80‑plus threshold that historically precedes strong uptrends. Meanwhile, the company reported...
Comfort Systems, IBD Stock Of The Day, Gaps Above Buy Point
Comfort Systems USA (FIX) surged 6.9% to 1,523.82, gapping above its 1,500 buy zone after an Iran cease‑fire announcement. The breakout is backed by strong technicals, including a 98‑point Relative Strength rating and support near the 50‑day line. Fundamentals are...
This Latin America Telco, Up 27% This Year, Breaks Above Buy Point
America Movil (AMX) surged past its 26.16 buy point, putting the stock in a 27.47 buy range as it climbs 27% year‑to‑date. The carrier added 8.4% YoY to reach 331 million wireless subscribers, while earnings jumped dramatically, with EPS up 148% in...
Alphabet's Wing Drone Unit, DoorDash Expand Into Atlanta. Google Stock Turns Green In 2026.
Alphabet’s Wing drone unit and delivery partner DoorDash have launched services in Atlanta, marking the fifth U.S. market for the collaboration. The rollout adds to Wing’s growing footprint, now supported by Walmart in eight U.S. markets and hundreds of stores....
Applied Materials Debuts New Gear For Making AI Chips
Applied Materials unveiled two new deposition systems—Precision Selective Nitride PECVD and Trillium ALD—designed for sub‑2 nm, angstrom‑class logic chips. The tools deliver atomic‑level material control, cutting parasitic capacitance and enabling complex metal‑gate stacks that improve performance‑per‑watt for AI workloads. The announcement...
Manufacturing Company Sees Long-Term Growth After Its Latest Acquisition
ITT Corp. closed a $4.775 billion cash‑and‑equity acquisition of SPX FLOW, a maker of pumps, valves and mixers that generated over $1.3 billion in 2025 revenue. The deal accelerates ITT’s 2030 strategic plan for portfolio transformation, moving the target four years ahead of...
Meta Stock Jumps After Superintelligence Lab Reveals First AI Model
Meta Platforms unveiled its first post‑restructuring large‑language model, Muse Spark, on Wednesday. The model now powers the chatbot in the Meta.ai app and is billed as a world‑class assistant for visual understanding, health, shopping and more. The announcement sent Meta shares...
Coinbase Jumps On Schwab News But Gains Fade; Is Coinbase Stock A Buy Now?
Bitcoin surged past $69,000 after Charles Schwab announced plans to offer direct cryptocurrency trading in the first half of 2026, lifting Coinbase (COIN) shares by nearly 2%. The rally came amid a brief cease‑fire in the Iran conflict and short‑position liquidations....
