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Two positive analyst moves in recent days, including a meaty price target hike, provided a significant lift for Ciena (CIEN +6.50%) stock on Monday. Investors took these updates to heart, and the tech equipment supplier’s share price increased robustly, ultimately ending the day more than 6% higher. A bull gets more bullish Of the two,…

Energy stocks tied to liquefied natural gas have been drawing fresh attention as geopolitical risks disrupt the whole global supply. When major export facilities face damage or shutdown threats, LNG prices can move quickly, and the ripple effect often shows up in shares of producers and exporters. This has favorably impacted Cheniere Energy (LNG), as…

Key Points Over the last three years, rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) has fueled market-beating gains in technology stocks. Current market conditions are making it clear that investors can no longer generate growth from a high concentration in chip or data center stocks. Cramer’s advice is to start looking at companies and industries integrating…

US stocks rallied and oil prices tumbled Monday after President Trump announced a five-day pause on plans to strike Iranian power plants – though analysts warned that prices are unlikely to completely normalize following severe damage to key Middle East energy facilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 631 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P 500 and…

There’s reason to believe Monday’s market rally could be part of a bigger rebound for the S & P 500 , according to Morgan Stanley. With its 1.2% rally on Monday, the S & P 500 came roaring back from the brink of nearly entering a 10% correction. But measured by its price-to-earnings ratio, that…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Scanning the headlines, it can be easy to get the impression that every investor, banker, and financial analyst is enamored with AI. Yet this simplified view obscures a more complicated story: the US economy isn’t where tech companies…

Looking at things objectively, stocks have soared under President Donald Trump. During his first, non-consecutive term in the White House (Jan. 20, 2017 – Jan. 20, 2021), the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +1.38%), broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC +1.15%), and technology-driven Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +1.38%) surged 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. Until a…

© dan quiet life / Shutterstock.com Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) cut its monthly distribution from $0.165 to $0.15 per share late last year, and the stock has shed nearly 36% over the past 12 months. The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady gives this business development company a floor to stand on, but it does not…

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) and Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) closed 2025 with earnings that tell very different stories. Tesla is a profitable, diversifying technology company navigating a delivery slump. Rivian is a pre-scale manufacturer that just crossed its first full year of positive gross profit, betting its future on a mass-market launch and a deepening…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Stocks surged Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had “productive” discussions in recent days about a resolution to the Middle East conflict, and that he…