The toy industry was sent into a tailspin this week as Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) saw its market capitalization evaporate by nearly a third in a single trading session. The legendary toymaker reported a staggering 30% drop in share price following a fourth-quarter earnings report that missed Wall Street expectations on
The global financial community is at a standstill today, February 18, 2026, as the Federal Reserve prepares to release the minutes from its January FOMC meeting at 2:00 PM ET. Investors are scouring the upcoming report for any indication of when the central bank might resume its rate-cutting cycle,
The U.S. labor market delivered a stunning "upside surprise" in January 2026, reporting a nonfarm payroll increase of 130,000 jobs—far surpassing the consensus estimate of 55,000. This unexpected burst of hiring has effectively hit the brakes on the recession narrative that dominated market sentiment throughout late
In early 2026, the global commodity markets are being reshaped by an unprecedented surge in copper prices, which have climbed past $5.70 per pound ($12,600 per metric ton). This dramatic rally, driven by the massive infrastructure requirements of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the scaling of electric vehicle (EV)
Despite CDW’s subdued performance relative to the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street sentiment remains cautiously constructive, with analysts broadly retaining a moderate degree of confidence in the company’s underlying growth traject...
Investors are looking ahead to a slew of economic data on Wednesday, including housing starts, building permits, durable-goods orders, and industrial production.
Although VeriSign has lagged the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.
Investors and policymakers are bracing for one of the most consequential mornings in recent financial history. This Friday, February 20, 2026, the U.S. government will release a consolidated "data dump" featuring the advance estimate for fourth-quarter 2025 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the December 2025 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)
Intuit’s options volume on Thursday was the highest in 24 months. As a result, its unusual options activity was also on fire with two in the top five. The action points to a potential bottom. Aggressive investors take note.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a long-awaited "Valentine’s Day eve" gift to the markets on Friday, February 13, 2026, reporting that consumer prices cooled more than expected in January. Headline inflation fell to 2.4% on a year-over-year basis, undercutting the 2.5% consensus forecast from
As of February 12, 2026, the aerospace industry finds itself in a peculiar "super-cycle" where demand for air travel has outpaced the physical capacity of the global fleet. At the heart of this bottleneck is Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM), a company that has transformed from a spin-off industrial player into a high-performance compounder. Once a [...]
Citigroup’s 23% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 15.3%, and its stock price has climbed to $117.72 per share. This run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
The Fed’s supervision staff earlier this month had told banks around the nation that examiners would begin reviews of the outstanding warnings, according to a Bloomberg report.
