Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) stock rose Thursday after the company beat profit estimates, posted solid sales growth, and raised its full-year forecast.The company reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.21, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.20.Quarterly sales of $2.80 billion (+9.3% year over year) beat the Street view of $2.766 billion.Also Read: ‘CarMax Needs Change’ – CEO Says After Falling Sales, Declining MarginsMetricsRevenue growth in the quarter was positively impacted by 0.7 ...

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Let's talk a bit more about the data this morning in the market with Mona Mahajin. Edward Jones, head of investment strategy, joins us here at Post9. Always good to see you.Welcome. Happy holidays. Um, you think there's time for a rally to show up before you're in.>> You know, look, um, Santa Claus came a little bit to town this morning. We enjoyed seeing that CPI print come in well below expectations. What particularly caught our eye was the core CPI reading.Nice to see 2.6%. You know, keep in mind twothir ...

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, Dec. 18:Materialise NV (MTLS) : This company that engages in the business of software, medical applications, and manufacturing services related to 3D printing has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.3% over the last 60 days.Materialise’s shares gained 2% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 0.8%. The company p ...

Key Takeaways Oracle shares slid after earnings and fresh concerns over debt-funded AI data center expansion. ORCL shares fell again following a report that Blue Owl Capital will not fund a $10B data center project.Tech ETFs offer diversified exposure to AI and cloud growth despite volatility in names like ORCL. Oracle (ORCL) shares have seen consecutive declines recently, prompting investors to reassess their positions. The first pullback followed last week’s earnings release, led by concerns about the co ...

Key Takeaways Bitcoin is off about 7% this year (as of Dec. 16, 2025) after falling from its October peak of about $126K.Despite institutional adoption, ETF outflows since October and thin volumes show weak sentiment in Bitcoin.Bitcoin ETF IBIT shows a high beta of 2.77, underscoring crypto's risk and volatility amid tech weakness.Bitcoin is on track for its fourth yearly decline this year, per Bloomberg, as quoted on Yahoo Finance. The cryptocurrency is down about 7% (as of Dec. 16, 2025) after a fresh sel ...

For the quarter ended November 2025, Cintas (CTAS) reported revenue of $2.8 billion, up 9.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.21, compared to $1.09 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.76 billion, representing a surprise of +1.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.68%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.19.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they co ...

Let's get to Kevin Green to unpack all of this information that we've been chewing on this morning. We've got plenty to get across today. Of course, starting first and foremost with that delayed CPI report that's given us the green light this morning, KG.Cooler than expected. Um, obviously it's got a few holes in it given we didn't get October's numbers. So, nothing to work with sequentially, but what do you make of it and then obviously the market reaction this morning.Yeah, a couple of holes within this r ...

Key Points Micron Technology, Palantir Technologies, and Warner Bros. Discovery have been top performers on the Nasdaq-100. Palantir stock has been on a tear for several years due to its strong growth. Micron and Warner Bros. Discovery, however, seemingly came out of nowhere in 2025, as they didn't even generate positive returns in 2024. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › This has been a good year for many Nasdaq-100 stocks. Investors remain bullish about growth stocks, even th ...