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First impressions aren’t always correct — especially in the stock market. Keep that in mind as 2026 makes its first impressions on Wall Street. If the coming days are anything like those of past years ...

After two blowout years, Meta’s stock performance has been more subdued in 2025. But Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett sees various reasons the stock can get back to its extremely winning ...

Kroger’s stock may be ending 2025 on a sour note, but that seems to have emboldened the grocery giant to buy back more shares. The company said Tuesday that it approved a $2 billion increase to its ...

Verizon's stock was rising 0.5% in recent trading, but is set to end the year as the highest yielding Dow industrials component. There's a trading strategy referred to as the "Dogs of the Dow," which ...

IG Group’s stock rallied by the third-highest percentage of the year on Tuesday after revealing strong demand from U.S. options traders as well as an acquired platform targeting retail investors in ...