Key PointsConsumer staples, healthcare, and utilities are all defensive sectors.

Key PointsBoth of these players reward shareholders with dividends.

(RTTNews) - UniCredit S.p.A. (UNCFF.PK) on Monday announced a takeover offer worth 35 billion euros, which is equivalent to $40 billion, for Commerzbank AG (CBK.DE). While emphasizing that it does not intend to take full control of the lender, UniCredit said it plans to increase

The iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 17.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 831,000. Shares of CORO were up about 1.9% on the day. Components of that ETF wit

In trading on Monday, the Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Nebius Group, up about 14.3% and shares of Sandisk, up about 7.7% on the day. And

(RTTNews) - VinFast Auto Ltd. (VFS), Monday announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter, reporting a net loss of $1.401 billion, or $0.60 a share, compared to $1.218 billion, or $0.52 a share, last year.

Key PointsMortgage rates dropped below 6% briefly before spiking oil prices reversed that downward trend.

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Key PointsLast year was a disappointing one for Fluor. It was also an abnormal one.

Key PointsNike's growth rate showed improvement last quarter.

Key PointsNvidia is defying the bear thesis.

One of the more unusual takeaways from the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran is which winners and losers are emerging in financial markets.

There have been many significant travel disruptions at the start of 2026, including the war in Iran. Travel advisors give some tips to blunt the impact.

While Wall Street figures have flagged risks in private credit, Apollo's Zito is among the first within private credit to candidly acknowledge weakness.

“I’m wondering whether this could cause a ripple effect in which other banks might do the same with my lesser-used credit cards.”

Palantir is selective about its customers, and investors might want to consider buying shares of some of its partners, according to one analyst.

Meta won’t let some advertisers pay with credit cards anymore — and these business owners are feeling the pain.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that AngloGold Ashanti plc (Symbol: AU) is the #11 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Glo

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Ciena Corp (Symbol: CIEN) has taken over the #100 spot from Dover Corp (Symbol: DOV), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Ciena Corp versus Dover Corp plot

In trading on Monday, television & radio shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Townsquare Media, down about 14.2% and shares of Cable One down about 6.5% on the day. Also lagging the market Monday are water

In trading on Monday, packaging & containers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.6%. Leading the group were shares of Eightco Holdings, up about 39.1% and shares of Ranpak Holdings up about 3.8% on the day. Also showing relative strength are cigarettes &

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Ciena is now the #100 analyst pick, moving up by 5 spots. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each br

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Key PointsApplied Digital is completing several construction projects at once.

Key PointsI sold my positions in Alibaba, Crocs, and W.P. Carey on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of last week.