Let's get to Kevin Green who joins me now. As I mentioned, we've got so much data to chew on this morning. A smorggas board to digest KG.Uh we've obviously had the jobs data, we've had the retail data, we've had the PMIs as well. Just talk us through what you're seeing out there and any sort of new uh numbers that are hitting the tape right now. >> Yeah.So, let's actually start with the the labor data that we had this morning here. I would say it would be a little bit more of a mixed picture when you're loo ...

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Caterpillar (CAT) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Caterpillar currently has an av ...

We recently published 10 Stocks Facing Selling Pressure Ahead of Christmas. Fermi Inc. (NASDAQ:FRMI) is one of the biggest losers on Monday. Fermi extended its losing streak to a fourth consecutive day on Monday, dropping 14.87 percent to close at $8.59 apiece as news that one of its major tenants pulled out from an earlier leasing agreement continued to dent investor sentiment. In a regulatory filing last week, Fermi Inc. (NASDAQ:FRMI) said that one of its unnamed prospective tenants, which it inked a $ ...

Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock is on the rise, up 2.3% at $111.59 at last check, after a rare double upgrade from Morgan Stanley to "overweight" from "underweight," to go with a price-target hike to $135 from $85. The firm cited multiple tailwinds, including faster revenue growth, and expects a strong year ahead for the advertising industry. On the charts, Roku stock has been rallying since the start of the month, and could soon overtake its Oct. 31 three-year high of $116.66. During this rally, short interes ...

Shares of Mosaic (MOS), Nutrien (NTR), CF Industries (CF), and Intrepid Potash (IPI) are under pressure on Monday after the U.S. announced it would remove sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizers. According to Bloomberg, special envoy John Coale said President Trump ordered the sanctions lifted, effective immediately. More restrictions might be eased as U.S.-Belarus relations normalize, Coale added. Announcement follows Trump’s push to rebuild ties with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the publ ...

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Awards of $20,000 each will help provide food, shelter and essential servicesFAIRMONT, W.Va., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, the FirstEnergy Foundation is sharing the spirit of giving by awarding $40,000 in "Gifts of the Season" grants to two nonprofit organizations making a positive impact in West Virginia and Maryland communities served by FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric companies. Altogether, the Gifts of the Season program will provide a total of $100,000 to eight nonprofits a ...

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