Why the Swoosh Might Be Turning the Corner Fast
Analysts had written off Nike heading into its latest earnings report. The previous quarter was a mess, sales fell 10%, inventories piled up, and the brand that once defined performance and style looked a little out of step with both.
Yet this quarter, Nike did something investors didn’t expect by starting to look like Nike again.
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1 Home Furnishings Stock Set to Rally Hard?
Mortgage rates remain near multi-decade highs, and existing home sales are still down about 30% compared to pre-pandemic levels. That slowdown has created a ripple effect, dragging down everything tied to housing, from builders to brokers to the companies selling furniture and décor.
One name that stands out in this group is RH.
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This AI Darling Doubled Revenue, So Why Aren’t Profits Showing Up?
SoundHound AI has been one of the market’s more surprising winners in the AI boom. The conversational AI technology has found its way into restaurants, cars, healthcare systems, and even financial institutions.
Over the past year, the stock has soared nearly 3x as revenue growth has consistently blown past expectations.
But revenue growth alone doesn’t pay the bills and while analysts loves a good growth story,
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Is Lululemon Losing Its Shine, or Just Catching Its Breath?
When an apparel brand starts showing signs of stress, sales sliding, margins crumbling, losses mounting, the Street doesn’t hesitate to slap the “dying business” label on it.
That’s why it might surprise some investors that Lululemon doesn’t actually fit that description right now. In Q2, sales rose, margins held within historical ranges, and earnings only marginally dipped.
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Chevron’s Sky High Dividend Yield to Outlast Energy Transition
Chevron isn’t the kind of stock that makes headlines every week. It doesn’t have the flash of a Tesla or the cult following of a Nvidia. But that’s exactly why dividend investors have built fortunes with it. It’s a business you can own, forget about, and still let it steadily build wealth over time.
The question is whether now Chevron is an old relic to be forgotten in a new age or a stock set to thrive as energy demands power AI?
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Why Realty Income May Be Standing on the Edge of a Major Comeback
Over the past decade, the S&P 500 has rocketed more than 4x but Realty Income, a mere 2x and change. Not disastrous, you’d still have more than doubled your money, but far from spectacular. Yet this may be exactly where the story gets interesting.
After years of lagging, the company known as “The Monthly Dividend Company” could be sitting at an inflection point,
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Costco’s Secret Profit Engine
Beneath the surface, Costco isn’t just about cheap gas, hot dogs, and fancy electronics, but the financial engine is far less obvious, and far more powerful than most casual shoppers realize.
If you’re thinking about buying Costco stock, understanding these three fundamentals could change how you see the company’s long-term investment case.
Key Points
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Annual fees generate the majority of net income,
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Mutual fund trends: Equity inflows moderate in September at Rs 30,421 crore, Gold ETFs attract record interest; Debt funds face withdrawals
Net inflows into equity mutual funds moderated for the second consecutive month in September, standing at Rs 30,421 crore, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Friday.This represents a 9 per cent decline from August’s Rs 33,430 crore and remains well below July’s record Rs 42,703 crore,