Key Takeaways CROX targets more than $5B in revenues by 2026, backed by brand investment, product expansion and margin gainsG-III Apparel gains from a shift to higher-margin owned brands, led by growth in Donna Karan and menswear.Dover is seeing steady booking growth, improving business trends and solid demand across most segments.The performance of cyclical stocks is closely linked with the overall health of the economy. The prices of these stocks tend to rise quickly during economic expansion and plummet ...

Key Takeaways U.S. travel spending is forecast to grow 2.2% in 2026, supported by leisure demand and major global events.Federal Reserve rate cuts have improved consumer spending capacity, creating a favorable backdrop for travel.Online platforms benefit from resilient leisure, rebounding international travel and steady business travels.American travel spending is poised for acceleration in 2026 as sustained consumer demand and supportive monetary policy converge to drive sector growth. Per the U.S. Travel ...

Key Takeaways Shell approved the Kaikias field waterflood project to boost supply at the Ursa platform.SHEL expects the project to add about 60 million metric barrels of oil equivalent as 2P recoverable resources.The first water injection is planned for 2028, extending Ursa's life and supporting long-term liquids output.Shell plc (SHEL) , the London-listed oil and gas giant, has reached a final investment decision on a waterflood project at the Kaikias field in the Gulf of America to boost supply at its Urs ...

Key Takeaways NVTS is pivoting to high-power GaN and SiC for AI data centers but faces sharp revenue declines in 2025.NVTS is exiting low-margin mobile business, weighing on near-term sales as it refocuses on AI power markets.Lumentum posted record Q1 fiscal 2026 revenues as AI-driven optical demand boosts growth and margins.Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) are two key players operating in the semiconductor industry. They benefit from the growing demand for data centers, artificial ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways DDS, SANM and COMM were picked using a screen combining long-term gains and short-term price dips.Each stock has surged 49.1%-189.9% over the past year but fell 11.4%-15.6% in the past week.All three hold a Momentum Score of B and meet strict volume, price, and market cap criteria.The broader U.S. equity markets witnessed a downtrend over the past few days, exhibiting a four-day losing streak on concerns regarding the economic health and the increasing valuation of AI firms. Industry experts w ...

Key Takeaways AMZN's AWS leads the IaaS market with 200 cloud services and strong customer adoption worldwide.TEAM is gaining from enterprise demand for cloud collaboration tools and new AI feature rollouts.NET expands in cloud security with Zero Trust integrations, serving 10,000 global companies.Cloud computing is increasingly gaining market traction as it reduces the operating costs of maintaining on-site data centers and deploying IT experts to manage the infrastructure, making it a highly cost-effectiv ...