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Meta stock got a much friendlier investor response with its Q4 report, despite raising AI spending estimates that previously brought worries.

AMD stock has a particular character that investors should consider carefully despite the positive market sentiment.

Palantir stock sold off in January 2024, then rebounded to end the year advancing 340%. Can PLTR stock stage another comeback in 2026?

The fintech's Q4 earnings and revenue beat amid record membership gains,

Chevron and Exxon Mobil reported fourth-quarter earnings before Friday's stock market open.

EPS, revenue and wireless subscriber adds beat, while the telecom giant guided up.

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's term as Fed chairman ends on May 15.

A pair of gold miners hit new highs and were among 14 stocks that ascended onto best stock lists Thursday.

SpaceX reportedly is mulling a merger with Tesla or xAI ahead of its planned IPO. Elon Musk owns SpaceX and xAI. Tesla stock jumped late.

Apple easily beat Wall Street's targets for the December quarter, thanks to record iPhone sales. Apple stock rose in extended trading.

Memory-chip maker Sandisk crushed consensus estimates with its fiscal second-quarter results and guidance. Sandisk stock soared.

Western Digital stock jumped late Thursday after the data storage company reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations.

Phillip Allen Sharp grew up on a small tobacco farm in rural Falmouth, Ky. That may seem an unlikely place to launch a science career.

Southwest Airlines delivered strong 2026 guidance on the back of its new fees for things like extra legroom and selecting your own seat.

Investors had been nervous about weak global freight and rising truck rates.

Microsoft delivered good results for the December quarter, but failed to meet whisper numbers for Azure growth. Microsoft stock fell.

CAT stock helped lift the Dow Jones into positive territory early Thursday, blowing away Q4 earnings estimates amid record sales.

The company reported better-than-expected profit, though sales were dim.

Roche hopes to rival Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in the weight-loss space.

Royal Caribbean posted mixed Q4 results, but shares rallied on its guidance. Cruise lines sail higher after the report.

The market is digesting Elon Musk's conference call comments.

Lockheed Martin stock looks set to break out from a year-long base on its Q4 report, to quadruple THAAD interceptor production.

Data center stocks like IES have seen their share prices soar, as demand for their services booms, alongside the ongoing buildout.

Q4 operating profit beat while revenue missed. A key cloud metric came in light.

The company, which is commonly called Williams, earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the 22-stock Oil & Gas-Integrated industry group.

The Trump administration reportedly no longer plans to guarantee a price floor.

Southern Copper stock, Nvidia, First Majestic Silver and Applied Optoelectronics are among the 10 new names on IBD watchlists Wednesday.

IBM stock jumped late Wednesday after the tech giant reported fourth-quarter results ahead of expectations.

Lam Research topped estimates for its fiscal second quarter and guided much higher than views for the current period. LRCX stock rose.

Meta stock rose late Wednesday after the Facebook parent company reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations.

Microsoft beat estimates for its fiscal Q2, thanks to growth in its cloud computing and AI businesses. But Microsoft stock fell late.

ServiceNow reported Q4 earnings that topped estimates. The software maker forecast higher-than-expected subscription revenue growth for ServiceNow stock in 2026.

Carvana stock fell about 20% on Wednesday after a short-seller report alleged the company's earnings depended on shaky loans.

Another for-profit educator is trying to break out of a base.

Palladyne AI lands a contract for autonomous swarm technology. General Dynamics and Textron fall after quarterly earnings.

Amphenol slid on fears its data center sales might slow. Investors could have the same concerns for Celestica ahead of its earnings.

Powell's chairmanship ends May 15, but he could remain a Fed governor.

Starbucks surges despite mixed earnings, Brinker International tops views on Chili's strength. EAT stock readies for breakout.

The FDA, on Wednesday, unexpectedly placed two of Regenxbio's experimental gene therapies on hold.

Corning stock slides from record highs after its Q4 earnings report. Shares broke out Tuesday on a new Meta fiber optics deal.

Elon Musk's conference call comments on robotaxis and more will be in focus.

The drugmaker, known for generics, easily beat fourth-quarter calls.

Nextpower roared higher before Wednesday's stock market open as analysts cheered fiscal third-quarter earnings.

Amazon stock edged higher after the tech giant announced 16,000 layoffs, adding to 14,000 cuts made in October.

Wireless subscriber adds missed, but AT&T gave upbeat targets through 2028.

Semiconductor equipment giant ASML provided a strong outlook for the current quarter and full year ahead. ASML stock rose on the news.

On Wednesday, CoreWeave stock reached a key technical milestone, with its Relative Strength Rating climbing to 93, up from 90 the day before.

On Wednesday, Permian Resources stock earned a positive adjustment to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 68 to 76.

Arista Networks is a new stock on the IBD Sector Leaders watchlist, our most stringent. Eight other stocks join IBD watchlists today.

Seagate stock dipped despite fiscal Q2 results ahead of expectations for the red-hot hard-disk drive stock.

Texas Instruments slightly missed estimates for the fourth quarter but guided higher than views for the current period. TXN stock rose.

Market headlines keep circling the same question: Is an AI bubble forming? Here's what Wall Street and CEOs are saying now.

The hospital operator easily beat profit estimates, but Q4 revenue slightly missed.

GE Vernova stock is near buy points but has been volatile.

Amazon stock was higher as the company announced a larger focus on its Whole Foods brand while shutting down Fresh.

Cloudflare stock popped amid investor enthusiasm over its artificial intelligence strategy and partnership with model builder Anthropic.

Corning stock jumped while Meta stock was slightly lower after the companies announced a $6 billion fiber-optic deal.

Intellia Therapeutics stock surged Tuesday after the FDA aid it would allow the company to restart a gene-editing study.

The Federal Reserve meeting this week may be overshadowed by President Trump's likely next pick to lead the central bank; BlackRock's Rick Rieder.

Micron broke ground on a new wafer fabrication facility in Singapore as the industry faces a memory-chip shortage. Micron stock rose.

Karman, Redwire were awarded contracts as part of the anti-missile defense SHIELD program, which has a total ceiling of $151 billion.

Pinterest stock fell after the company revealed plan to cut 15% of its workforce to focus resources on AI.

GM stock is up more than 70% since April and is poised to continue its rally after beating Q4 profit estimates.

Florida Atlantic Univ. will buy an annealing quantum computer for $20 million.

For the first time in a decade, Dexcom has a new chief executive. And, to say Jake Leach has his work cut out for him is underselling it.

RTX rises on earnings. Northrop Grumman slides in a buy zone on guidance.

BYD said it aims to sell about 1.3 million cars outside of China this year.

Flat rates are far below views. UNH's mixed earnings and guidance doesn't help.

As a group, the Magnificent Seven are expected to report earnings growth of 20.3% for the fourth quarter. That's a big chunk of overall S&P 500 profits.

On Tuesday, Arista Networks stock reached a key technical milestone, with its Relative Strength Rating rising to 84 from 75 the day before.

One key metric to look for in a stock is an 80-plus Relative Strength Rating. Noble stock just hit that mark, with a jump to 84 Tuesday.

Investors are fleeing to gold stocks in a safe haven bid. Mining plays Franco-Nevada, Allied Gold and Agnico Eagle join IBD watchlists.

Alaska Airlines got a bullish outlook, as analysts hope U.S. carriers keep up the stock market gains. JetBlue and American report this week.

Seagate Technology and Western Digital stocks climbed higher again Monday, adding to an AI-fueled rally for the hard-disk drive makers.