Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sect
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Memory prices could continue to rise next year.

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Oura Inc. is pitching its U.S. initial public offering to investors, aiming for a fully diluted value of about $15.62 billion as it sizes up demand for consumer tech deals. The smart-ring maker plans to price next week, as markets...

Nvidia expects chip sales to double next year.

Once every planned deal is signed, Micron Technology (MU) expects about 40% of its revenue to sit under fixed prices or price ceilings near calendar Q2 2026 market levels. That matters because higher pricing drove most of the jump to a record gross margin in fiscal Q3 2026. The contracts typically run five years, and the largest also lock in a floor. But the ceiling is the number a holder should worry about most.
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Meta’s newly launched AI assistant, Muse, has soared to the top of mobile app charts, even as e-commerce giant Amazon blocks the bot.
Demand visibility is exceptional; assembly execution determines whether it becomes 2028 revenue.
Healthcare stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the NYSE Healthcare Index increasing 0.6% and the

APA Corporation has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 15.1% to $44.91 per share while the index has gained 16.4%.

Replacing a top-tier salary with dividends sounds like a portfolio problem, but the yield you chase could cost you far more than the shares you buy. The answer depends on a tradeoff most investors never think to run.

The demand for optical networking components is poised to boom, and Lumentum is one of the best ways to capitalize on this lucrative niche.
A rare glimpse into Elon Musk from his mother, Maye.

DoorDash Inc. expanded its retail and sports presence Thursday with a nationwide Costco rollout and a multiyear partnership with the National Hockey League. The two deals broaden DoorDash’s reach beyond restaurant delivery. They also strengthen its push into retail commerce...

Lennar (LEN) stock sits near $76, its 52-week low, after losing about 39% over the past year while the S&P 500 gained 17% with dividends reinvested. That is below its book value of roughly $91 a share at the end of fiscal Q3 2026, and the CEO says the stock is on sale. The easy read is a bargain. The catch is land that Lennar agreed to buy in very different market conditions, and part of that bill still has no number on it.

Abbott leads in absolute revenue, but Intuitive Surgical's growth rate tells a different story over the past eight quarters.

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Historic Day for AMD as Stock Surge Pushes Valuation Above $1 Trillion
Amazon said third-party shopping bots must operate openly and respect platform opt-in requirements.

Almost everyone was expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month. When the Fed raised interest rates for the first time in three years, from 3.75% to 4%, at the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting last week, the move seemed a foregone conclusion. After all, the job market has been relatively stable, while the ongoing Iran war is just the latest fuel for the inflation fire.
Satya Nadella is expected to attend the Trump-Xi state dinner.

MercadoLibre (MELI) produced free cash flow worth 13.7% of its market value over the past twelve months, about three times the 4.5% yield of the median S&P 500 company. A yield that high usually marks either a bargain or a business the market expects to shrink. MercadoLibre fits neither neatly. Its revenue grew 46% over the same twelve months, and management is holding profit down on purpose to keep it growing.

These leading payments enterprises have lagged the overall market in the past half-decade.
SanDisk's approach to $1,832 is putting its recent rally at a technical crossroads.

Paramount Skydance agreed to a highly anticipated settlement with 12 state attorneys general that sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the company confirmed in a filing Monday.
Rapid smart-ring growth validates health wearables beyond the wrist without threatening Apple's scale immediately.
Standard U.S. shipping rates will jump starting Jan. 4, but the package-level impact will vary depending on service used, weight and shipping distance.
A fourth Indian cloud region improves resilience, but Microsoft disclosed no capacity, utilization or site-level investment.