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Revenue growth of 36% was primarily driven by the ECP and advanced packaging categories, which both increased more than 150% year-over-year, reflecting a successful transition into a broader multi-product company.
Management attributes recent success in advanced packaging to a strategic decision made five years ago to invest in horizontal panel-level plating, anticipating a shift from wafer-level to panel-level packaging for AI applications.
The company achieved a significant milestone by receiving orders for its panel-level horizontal plating tools from two customers, including a production order in China and an evaluation system for a new customer in Asia.
Cleaning revenue experienced a 14% decline as the portfolio shifts toward newer SPM (Sulphuric Acid Peroxide Mixture) technologies, which are currently in the shipment phase rather than the revenue recognition phase.

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CMG sits 30% below its 52-week high while management bought back $631 million in shares at an average $32.55, near current prices.
CMG trails the S&P 500, down 19% over the past year, yet 34 ******* ysts target $44 implying 27% upside as transaction growth turns positive.
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After two years of whipsaw share price action, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) shows evidence that its transaction slump is reversing. Furthermore, the current entry point near $35.13 trades well below where management is aggressively repurchasing stock.
The fast-casual leader operates over 4,200 restaurants across North America and international partner markets, generating $12.4 billion in trailing revenue. The stock repriced from a growth darling to a value name after FY25 became a full year of negative comparable sales. Shares now trade roughly 30% below the 52-week high, and the question is whether the operational turn has staying power.

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December soft red winter wheat futures (ZWZ26) present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.
See on the daily bar chart for December soft red winter wheat futures that prices are starting to trend down and a bearish broadening pattern has developed. See, too, at the bottom of the chart that the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator has also produced a bearish line crossover signal, whereby the blue MACD line crossed below the red trigger line. Both lines are also trending lower.
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BMW is looking to shed 8,000 jobs, becoming the latest German automaker to warn that plunging sales in China will hit employment at home.

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Altria Group (NYSE:MO) sells cigarettes, oral nicotine pouches, and vapor products to adult tobacco users in the US. It's the parent of Marlboro, still the country's top-selling cigarette brand. The stock showed up in Donald Trump's disclosed portfolio, and it's easy to see the appeal: over 50 straight years of dividend increases and a business that doesn't move much with the economic cycle.
Altria stock is up around 25% year to date. Over the trailing 12 months, the stock is up about 24%, ahead of the market's 19% gain. Only Philip Morris, up 21% YTD, comes close among the major tobacco names. British American Tobacco and ***** an Tobacco are each up 10%.
Altria's Q1 2026 earnings beat expectations on both lines. Net revenue grew 3.2% year over year mostly from pricing, not volume. Adjusted diluted EPS grew 7.3%, up from 4.4% growth in 2025.
The volume story is also improving. Altria's smokeable segment declined just 4% in Q1 2026, down sharply from a 12% decline a year earlier. On the oral tobacco side, on! PLUS nicotine pouches rolled out nationwide in March and are now in roughly 100,000 stores, covering 85% of the nicotine pouch category by volume. On!'s own volume grew 17.6% year-over-year in Q1, after growing 11% for all of 2025. It's also the first product authorized under the FDA's streamlined pilot review program for oral nicotine pouches.
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South Korea is accelerating the implementation of a higher minimum cash deposit requirement for investing in leveraged exchange-traded funds, as authorities intensify efforts to curb extreme volatility in the world’s best-performing stock market this year.

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VYM's high-yield strategy leads VIG 13% to 9% in 2026 year-to-date returns, but dividend growth ETFs have historically delivered stronger long-term total returns.
A high dividend yield often signals slower earnings growth or a declining share price, sacrificing future capital appreciation for current income.
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Many income investors ***** ume that the highest-yielding dividend ETF is automatically the better investment. However, that has not necessarily been the case in 2026. While high-yield strategies continue to attract investors seeking immediate income, dividend growth ETFs have historically delivered stronger long-term total returns by investing in companies with growing earnings, rising dividends, and high-quality fundamentals.
Two of the most popular ETFs representing these approaches are the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA: VIG) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM). VIG prioritizes companies with long records of increasing dividends, while VYM focuses on stocks offering above-average current yields. For investors deciding between dividend growth vs. high yield, understanding the trade-offs between these two strategies may be more important than simply chasing the highest payout.

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Just a few months ago, investors were singing Oracle's (ORCL) praises after it reported off-the-charts revenue growth and unveiled a massive backlog. Its Q3 earnings surprised Wall Street, which had ***** umed the tech dinosaur had lost its edge. Fast forward to today, and Oracle's fundamentals remain exceptionally strong. Cloud demand is booming, with the company signing massive AI infrastructure contracts that forecast years of accelerating revenue growth. Yet, the stock tells a different story. ORCL stock is down roughly 36% year-to-date (YTD), touching a new 52-week low of $120.03 yesterday.
The selloff reflects more of investors' concerns over the company's aggressive AI spending rather than the company's long-term prospects. Even Wall Street remains overwhelmingly optimistic, with one ***** yst expecting the stock to surge to $400, which implies a potential 220% upside from current levels.
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Crypto has spent more than a decade on the edge of mainstream investing, cast either as a technological revolution or a speculative distraction. According to a new T. Rowe Price research report ******* led "Crypto edges into the mainstream," that debate has shifted.
T. Rowe Price research favors sizing diverse crypto exposure deliberately over chasing single tokens.
A 2.5% bitcoin allocation added 7% of a 60/40 portfolio's five-year risk.
Active management, not passive indexes, can better track crypto's fast-moving networks.

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Jade Gas has signed a non-binding agreement to secure an estimated A$1.1bn ($771m) in funding for phase one development at the Red Lake coal bed methane project in Mongolia.
The collaboration agreement has been signed with Beijing Energy Linking (PTBEL) and its consortium partners.
This step follows a period of operational and regulatory progress for Jade Gas, notably approval of the appraisal report for the Red Lake project in April.
Under the collaboration agreement, PTBEL has been named as lead contractor. It will appoint either or both PetroChina and Hunan Geology & Mining Technology as subcontractors.
The initial phase involves drilling 175 wells, representing approximately 20% of the total planned drilling across the 60km² Red Lake Development Area.

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The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) is one of the 8 Most Undervalued Growth Stocks to Buy for the Next 10 Years. According to a report released on July 6, BMO Capital ******* yst John McNulty reiterated a Buy rating on The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) with a price target of $26. The firm's ******* igned price target is close to the median Wall Street ******* ysts' price target of $25, according to 11 ******* ysts covering the stock. Moreover, the stock is currently trading about 11% below the lowest Wall Street price target of $21.
In contrast to BMO Capital, Mizuho Securities cut its price target on The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) from $30 to $25 while keeping its Outperform rating on July 1. The firm's downward-adjusted price target still presents a further 32% upside from current levels. Mizuho Securities updated its outlook for the chemical sector as part of its second-quarter earnings preview. The firm lowered price targets for most basic chemical companies.
According to Mizuho Securities, the recent decline in oil prices has reduced the expected cost advantage of natural gas for many basic chemical producers. At the same time, the firm believes that continued investment in advanced computing infrastructure will support demand for technology materials over the longer term.
The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) is a global specialty chemicals company. The company operates in the ******* anium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials segments. It is based in Wilmington, Delaware, and serves customers worldwide.
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Shawn Morris, former CEO and previously a member of the Board of Directors at Privia Health Group (NASDAQ:PRVA), reported the exercise of 135,498 stock options into common shares and immediately sold them for proceeds of approximately ~$3.57 million, as disclosed in the SEC Form 4 filing.
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Jackson, Michigan-based CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) is an energy company primarily operating in Michigan. Valued at a market capitalization of $23.8 billion, the company operates through Electric Utility, Gas Utility, and NorthStar Clean Energy segments. CMS generates electricity from coal, wind, gas, oil, and nuclear sources and serves 1.9 million electric and 1.8 million gas customers, including residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers.
CMS is expected to release its Q2 2026 earnings soon. Ahead of the event, ******* ysts expect the company's EPS to be $0.70 on a diluted basis, down 1.4% from $0.71 in the year-ago quarter. The company has exceeded Wall Street's EPS estimates in each of its last four quarters.
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Soybeans are trading with Tuesday morning gains of 1 to 2 cents. Futures posted gains of 35 to 50 ½ cents across the front months on Monday, with defereds up 23 to 32 cents. New buying interest was noted, with open interest rising 45,619 contracts. There were 26 deliveries issued against July futures overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 47 1/4 cents at $11.36 3/4. Soymeal futures were $5.10 to $9.10 higher across most contracts, with Soy Oil futures 99 to 141 points higher. There were no deliveries against July soybean meal futures overnight, with against July bean oil. Rumors of China buying surfaced late in the day, with a reported 5 cargoes (300,000 MT) purchased.
Crop Progress data from NASS showed 34% of the US soybean crop blooming by 7/5, up 6% from normal, with 9% setting pods and 3 percentage points faster than normal. Condition ratings were down 1% at 64% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index steady at 365.
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Is DRI a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Darden Restaurants, Inc. on Elliot's Musings's Substack by Elliot. In this article, we will summarize the bulls' thesis on DRI. Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s share was trading at $204.32 as of July 2nd. DRI's trailing and forward P/E were 19.34 and 17.92 respectively according to Yahoo Finance.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. DRI delivered a fundamentally strong Q4 FY2026 despite two temporary distortions that masked the underlying performance: a 53rd fiscal week that inflated reported results while creating an optical headwind for FY2027 comparisons, and Olive Garden's lighter-portions menu initiative, which reduced reported same-store sales by roughly 80 basis points despite underlying demand meeting expectations.
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A $1 million nest egg at the 4% withdrawal rule yields just $40,000 annually, which is barely half of what the average household spends each year at $78,535.
Rising inflation and healthcare costs make $40,000 buy noticeably less each year, with annualized healthcare spending alone jumping $204 billion year over year.
Average Baby Boomer 401(k) balances sit at just $267,900, far below the $1.26 million to $1.6 million that workers say they actually need to retire comfortably.
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The $1 million retirement target has been the round-number benchmark for a generation of savers. Run that balance through the classic 4% safe withdrawal rule, and it produces $40,000 in first-year income. On paper, that sounds workable. Measured against what the average American household actually spends, and against inflation that has not let up, the gap between the headline number and lived purchasing power is wider than most savers ****** ume.

Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) is one of the Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil Lower: Top 8 Travel Stocks to Buy Now. During the last few trading sessions, Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) has seen positive momentum. On June 10, Bernstein ***** yst Richard Clarke reaffirmed his Buy rating on the stock and set a price target of $120. The firm's price target reflects a further 16% upside from current levels. As oil prices continue to decrease after the Iran deal, travel demand is expected to increase significantly.
On June 5, VIK announced the launch of a range of new European river cruise experiences. The new offerings include scenic Zepplin airship excursions in Germany, giving guests on select Rhine River cruises aerial views of Cologne and the Ruhr Valley.
Earlier, on May 22, Truist Financial upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $75 to $102. The firm acknowledged that its previous Hold rating underestimated the stock's performance. However, the ***** yst remains concerned about the valuation if travel demand weakens. Despite this, Truist Financial had a positive sentiment regarding luxury, river, and expedition cruises.
Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) engages in passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the UK, and internationally. It operates through the River & Ocean segments.
While we acknowledge the potential of VIK as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

Poised to end June on a bullish note, shares of Tenable (NASDAQ: TENB) are extending a climb that began with yesterday's 11% rise. With an ****** yst upwardly revising his price target on the cybersecurity stock, investors are finding a new reason to bid the stock higher.
As of 10:18 a.m ET, shares of Tenable are up 7%.
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Maintaining an overweight rating, Brian Essex, an ****** yst at JPMorgan, hiked his price target on Tenable stock to $40 from $35.
The firm also added Tenable stock to its ****** yst Focus List. According to Thefly.com, Essex based his increasingly bullish outlook on the belief that threats from China will continue to drive demand for Tenable's cybersecurity solutions; moreover, Essex sees the company as the best-positioned exposure management vendor to address the escalating threats.

Almost every phone and laptop runs on memory chips called DRAM. A US lawsuit says the three firms that make almost all of them keep prices high by limiting supply.
This is not the first accusation against them. Days later, the same firms unveiled a $650 billion spending plan and blamed the shortage on the AI boom.
In 2005, Samsung admitted it fixed memory prices and paid a $300 million fine. It was the second-biggest penalty of its kind in US history. Some bosses went to prison. The new lawsuit says the companies later reinstated those same people in their jobs.
The new case is in a California federal court. The buyers suing include 14 people and three small computer shops. One of their law firms, Hagens Berman, won the payout from the original case years ago.
Here is the trick the lawsuit describes. Chips made for AI computers sell for far more than ordinary memory. Plaintiffs say the firms shifted factories toward AI memory chips and let everyday supplies run short. Ordinary memory prices then jumped about 700% in four years.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the 15 Best AI Stocks That Will Make You Rich in 10 Years.
On June 26, 2026, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed OpenAI is leaning toward waiting until next year for its public listing, the New York Times' Rob Copeland and Mike Isaac reported, citing three people involved in the company's deliberations. OpenAI had tapped bankers and lawyers for an IPO previously intended for as soon as the third or fourth quarter of 2026. CEO Sam Altman had pushed advisers to find a path to a $1T valuation, according to the report.
Also on June 26, Microsoft announced that, effective August 1, Xbox console prices worldwide will increase by $100 for 512 GB models and $150 for 1 TB models. Microsoft will also sunset its 2 TB model. The company said console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and that it expects another doubling by the fall of 2027. Microsoft said the "current components crisis" is particularly difficult for consoles, since they are typically sold for less than their manufacturing cost.
On June 25, PitchBook announced a new federated Copilot connector with Microsoft, bringing private capital market data into Microsoft 365 Copilot, including Copilot in Excel, Copilot Chat, and Researcher. Licensed users of Microsoft 365 Copilot and PitchBook can use the PitchBook Copilot agent in Microsoft 365 applications to surface insights, build models, summarize research, and create presentations. In Copilot in Excel, the connector lets finance teams build target lists, run diligence workflows, and screen investments using PitchBook's company profiles, deal histories, fund data, and **** yst research.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide.

Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) is a blockchain that operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures -- a type of financial derivative that tracks an ***** et's price without expiring. It captures around 80% of all decentralized perpetual contract trading volume, making it a leader in the rapidly growing segment.
Furthermore, the network has accepted no venture capital funding, and a recent upgrade opened the platform to trading pre-IPO names, including highly popular stocks that have since launched, such as ***** e Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX). So, does Hyperliquid live up to the hype, and does it deserve a place in your portfolio?
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The hype around Hyperliquid stems from its core economics, with annualized revenue near $874 million. Much of that growth is from traders who want to trade the perpetual futures contracts for select stocks and cryptocurrencies using leverage. There's likely plenty more growth where that came from.
HIP-3, the upgrade activated in October 2025, lets anyone staking 500,000 Hype tokens, or about $31 million at its current price, deploy a new perpetual futures market for nearly any ***** et. That threshold lets the platform host markets for perpetuals and exotic underlying ***** ets without a centralized listing committee or the need to hold large volumes of various ***** ets, thereby enabling it to keep its head count at just 11 people, including the founder.

Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) is one of the best low volatility stocks to buy under $50. Scotiabank lifted the price target on Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) to $19 from $18 on June 15 and maintained a Sector Perform rating on the shares, telling investors that it is updating the price targets for Metals & Mining stocks under its coverage. The firm further told investors that the copper market is "tighter than you think", and it anticipates that the new medium-term supply growth is insufficient to balance the market.
In its production and sales results for fiscal Q1 2026, Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) announced that multiple **** ets reached their highest production levels. Production in copper and nickel reached double-digit growth, with copper recording its best first-quarter output since 2017 and nickel since 2020. In addition, in iron ore, the ramp-up of new **** ets supported consistent production growth, while sales reached the highest level for a first-quarter since 2018.
Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) is a global mining and metals company that is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has a presence in over 20 countries. It is the world's largest producer of iron ore and nickel, and it also has operations in manganese, ferroalloys, copper, gold, silver, and cobalt.
While we acknowledge the potential of VALE as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
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Investors seeking energy exposure often choose between high-growth infrastructure plays and stable midstream giants. Choosing between New Fortress Energy LLC (NASDAQ:NFE) and ONEOK Inc (NYSE:OKE) requires balancing aggressive expansion against steady cash generation.
New Fortress focuses on liquefied natural gas logistics and power plants in emerging markets, while ONEOK manages a massive pipeline network across the United States. While both play vital roles in energy transport, their financial health and risk profiles diverged significantly heading into 2026.
New Fortress Energy operates as a global energy infrastructure company specializing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and power plants. It manages logistics and power solutions in markets including Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Key customers include CFE and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), and such customer concentration adds a layer of risk to the business.
In FY 2025, revenue reached approximately $1.5 billion, representing a decrease of more than 36% compared to the prior year. The company reported a net loss of nearly $1.8 billion for the period. This performance reflects a challenging period of transition and ******* et restructuring for the energy provider. Free cash flow was negative $1.49 billion, representing the cash remaining after paying for operations and capital equipment.
ONEOK operates an extensive midstream energy network consisting of approximately 60,000 miles of pipelines for natural gas and refined products. The company gathers and transports energy for a diverse group of producers and industrial customers, including several electric utility stocks. Its business model relies heavily on long-term, fee-based contracts that reduce direct exposure to fluctuating commodity prices.

Probably yes, and not because he would want to rub it in. Because the truth is that a home with an aging HVAC system is a home with a known, predictable financial risk sitting directly above your head, and planning for known risks is exactly what financial responsibility looks like. An emergency fund exists for genuine surprises. A 15-year-old air conditioner failing in August is not a surprise. It is a timeline.
Ramsey's Baby Step 3 calls for three to six months of expenses in a fully funded emergency fund. That fund exists for genuine emergencies: a job loss, a medical event, something truly unforeseeable. It is not designed to absorb every large household expense without consequence. When it gets wiped out by a home repair, you are left exposed to the next unexpected event with no buffer, and that is exactly the kind of financial vulnerability that sends people back into debt.
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Englewood, Colorado-based EchoStar Corporation (SATS) provides pay-TV services in the United States and internationally. Valued at a market cap of $31.6 billion, the company offers direct-broadcast and fixed-satellite services, owned and leased satellites, leased fiber-optic networks, in-home services, call-center operations, and more.
Companies with a market cap of $10 billion or more are typically referred to as "big-cap stocks." SATS fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and influence in the telecom services industry.
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