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The coming stock market week includes Cisco Systems earnings, plus a handful of top Dow Jones stocks positioned for possible breakouts.

Bank of America believes the materials sector could emerge as one of the next major beneficiaries of several powerful global trends, despite currently representing only around 2% of the S&P 500’s total market value, close to its smallest weighting in three decades. According to BofA chief strategist Michael Hartnett, the sector is “set to join new bulls on the block,” supported by rising geopolitical competition for natural resources, rapidly expanding artificial intelligence investment, higher

Potato CFDs surged 705% in less than a month, beating Bitcoin, Nasdaq, and gold as Iran war speculation roils markets.

The central bank's prognostication is nightmare fuel for the second-priciest stock market in history.

Nvidia and Boeing lead five Dow stocks to watch near buy points this week. Nvidia stock and its peers have rallied in a soaring stock market, with earnings out of the way for some of these names but not for others. Walmart, Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth also make the cut.

History has a way of rhyming on Wall Street -- and that's terrible news for investors.

“I own my home and I have no debt.”

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

Carrier Global has underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Amazon looks poised to outperform the S&P 500 in 2026.

Shares of JetBlue Airways climbed as Spirit Airlines collapsed—and two JetBlue insiders moved to offload their entire stakes in the still-standing low-cost carrier. May 1 marked the last trading session before Spirit ceased operations. Shares of JetBlue and other legacy carriers rose that day on a flurry of media reports that suggested a shutdown was imminent.

There's strong market momentum despite macroeconomic volatility.

As Citizens Financial has considerably outperformed the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

CenterPoint Energy has underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

The S&P 500 has surged higher over the past five weeks at a pace that few strategists predicted at the start of 2026, yet one of the largest asset managers on the planet believes the rally is far from finished. Franklin Templeton Institute, the research arm of the approximately $1.68 trillion ...

With a YTD Return of 81.29% as of May 7, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, TD Cowen raised its price recommendation on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) to $500 from $290. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The […]

With a YTD Return of 53.77% as of May 7, Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Reuters reported that Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for its chips used in industrial and automotive […]

With a YTD Return of 35.11% as of May 7, Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 4, BofA raised its price recommendation on Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) to $80 from $69. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said Baker […]

With a YTD Return of 31.9% as of May 7, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Morgan Stanley raised its price recommendation on Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) to $58 from $54. It reiterated an Underweight rating on the shares. The firm said ADM delivered […]

With a YTD Return of 24.2% as of May 7, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Mizuho raised its price recommendation on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) to $460 from $420 and maintained an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm said Wall Street estimates […]

With a YTD Return of 21.04% as of May 7, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 4, Evercore ISI raised its price recommendation on Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) to $110 from $100. It reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm described […]

With a YTD Return of 17.35% as of May 7, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 6, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) reported net sales of $23.92 billion for the four-week retail month ended May 3, 2026. That was up 13.0% from $21.18 billion […]

With a YTD Return of 17.08% as of May 7, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 5, Erste Group downgraded Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) to Hold from Buy, saying the company’s earnings growth remains below the sector average. The analyst said this trend […]

With a YTD Return of 15.76% as of May 7, QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 1, Argus raised its price recommendation on QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) to $220 from $180. It reiterated a Buy rating following the company’s earnings report. The firm said Qualcomm […]

Poet has taken investors on a wild ride. Is it take to get on board?

On May 8, 2026, investors weighed ad-tech growth against margin pressure, cautious guidance, and fresh Wall Street downgrades.

Rackspace’s memorandum of understanding with AMD outlines a governed AI cloud solution for regulated customers, and the company’s next challenge is converting this into customer workloads and recurring managed-cloud revenue.

A better-than-expected jobs report and a blistering chip-stock rally powered the S&P 500 to a record on Friday, with the index notching its sixth straight week of gains. The Dow industrials edged up 0.2% for the week, or 110 points.