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U.S. Military Adopts Siege Strategy. What It Means for Defense Stocks.
The iShares Aerospace & Defense ETF is down about 6% since the start of the recent Iran conflict.
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Lululemon Target of Texas Probe Into Toxic Chemicals. The Stock Is Falling.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is examining whether Lululemon’s clothing might contain materials and chemicals associated with “infertility, cancer, and other health issues.”
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All Aboard! This Railroad Stock Is Just the Ticket.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City will benefit from merger synergies and increased industrial production.
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Fastenal Earnings Reflect an Improvement in U.S. Manufacturing. The Stock Falls Anyway.
Fastenal reports first-quarter earnings per share of 30 cents from sales of $2.2 billion. Wall Street was looking for 30 cents and $2.2 billion.
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WD-40 Earnings Top Wall Street Expectations. What It Means for the Stock.
WD-40 reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter earnings after the stock market close on Thursday. WD-40 shares are up 13% this year.
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Simply Good Foods Stock Tumbles 20% After Earnings Beat. This Is Why.
The company's quarterly profit was better than Wall Street expected but there was still cause for concern.
BlackBerry Stock Rises After Earnings. The Old Phone Stalwart Sees Growth Ahead.
BlackBerry, which now focuses on building software for car makers and industrial companies, reports better-than-expected quarterly adjusted earnings.
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SpaceX Is Going Public. Why a Tesla Merger Could Be Musk’s Real Endgame.
From the biggest IPO on record to the largest M&A deal in history?
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Europe Needs to Get Serious About Its Defense. A New Bank Is the Answer.
Current defense funding mechanisms aren’t doing enough, Christopher Collins and Mike O’Sullivan write in a guest commentary.
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The Iran War May Spur Another Arab Spring. But Not in the Way Trump Hopes.
Elevated oil and fertilizer prices could stir unrest in the Middle East again, Sarah Yerkes writes in a guest commentary.
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A Market Technician’s Take on the Mag 7, Dow Transports, and More
Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies and a market technician, sees a mixed picture for the megacap tech stocks, but upside for the Dow transports.
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How Bain Capital Is Scouring the Globe for Excess Returns
Managing partner David Gross touched on a bit of everything in a sitdown with Barron’s Andy Serwer.
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You’re a Couple With a Big Age Gap. Here Are 5 Smart Money Tips.
Most U.S. couples are close in years. But 8% to 9% have a decade or more between them. And that bring financial challenges.
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Social Security COLA Increases Suddenly Look a Whole Lot Higher
Higher gas prices drove the uptick in the projected cost-of-living adjustment.
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How Billion-Dollar Breakaway Teams Are Redefining RIA Independence
The traditional trade-off between scale and independence is breaking down as large entrepreneurial teams seek strategic control at every stage of firm growth.
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Wells Fargo Recruits $2.1 Billion UBS Team for Independent Advisor Unit
The group is the fourth team managing more than $1 billion to join Wells Fargo’s FiNet unit for independent advisors.
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