3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Allient (ALNT) — Positive

ALNT   Zacks Investment Research — December 12, 2025

Allient (ALNT) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.

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Here is Why Growth Investors Should Buy Agnico (AEM) Now — Positive

AEM   Zacks Investment Research — December 12, 2025

Agnico (AEM) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.

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Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

NX   Seeking Alpha — December 12, 2025

Quanex Building Products Corporation ( NX ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call December 12, 2025 11:00 AM EST Company Participants Scott Zuehlke - Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer George Wilson - President, CEO & Chairman Conference Call Participants Julio Romero - Sidoti & Company, LLC Steven Ramsey - Thompson Research Group, LLC Reuben Garner - The Benchmark Company, LLC, Research Division Kevin Gainey - Thompson, Davis & Company, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Quanex Building Products Corporation Earnings Conference Call.

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UnitedHealth's 2026 Could Surprise The Street — Neutral

UNH   Seeking Alpha — December 12, 2025

UnitedHealth crashed over 40% YTD as seniors' utilization spiked and MLR neared 90%, but the stock has already rebounded ~25% since my mid‑May Buy. The Q3 showed 12% revenue growth and a 4% EPS beat despite ugly optics; management called trends historically high but consistent, signaling no new MLR shock emerging. UNH is deliberately exiting and repricing uneconomic Medicare Advantage business — shrinking MA membership by ~1 million while pushing double‑digit rate increases to structurally lift margins per remaining member.

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Broadcom's custom AI chip business is growing rapidly. Wall Street, however, is wary about how much upside that growth suggests.

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) posted better-than-expected results as its e-commerce business boomed and revenue from membership fees increased.

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Cannabis stocks surged Friday following reports President Donald Trump could soon reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous substance.

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Utilities Have Slumped. It's Their Time to Shine Again. — Positive

XLU   Barrons — December 12, 2025

Utilities have lagged as investors chased riskier assets, but lower valuations and steady earnings growth are drawing renewed attention.

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MILWAUKEE , Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ademi Firm is investigating DXL (Nasdaq: DXLG) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its recently announced transaction with FullBeauty Brands Inc.. Click here to learn how to join our investigation and obtain additional information or contact us at [email protected] or toll-free: 866-264-3995.

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PNC Receives Regulatory Approvals for Acquisition of FirstBank — Neutral

PNC   PRNewsWire — December 12, 2025

PITTSBURGH and LAKEWOOD, Colo. , Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today announced that it has received the regulatory approvals required to complete its previously announced acquisition of FirstBank Holding Company, including its banking subsidiary, FirstBank.

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Disney Animation's "Zootopia 2" is set to cross the billion-dollar box office mark on Friday, becoming the second Hollywood film to reach the benchmark in 2025. The film has overperformed in China, a region that has restricted theatrical releases from the U.S. in recent years.

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MILWAUKEE , Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ademi Firm is investigating Katapult (Nasdaq: KPLT) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its recently announced transaction with The Aaron's Company Inc. and CCF Holdings LLC. Click here to learn how to join our investigation and obtain additional information or contact us at [email protected] or toll-free: 866-264-3995.

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Remains Under Pressure — Negative

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  OIH  OIL  PXJ  UCO  USO  XOP   FXEmpire — December 12, 2025

Oil markets are losing ground amid lack of positive catalysts.

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Is CCJ Prepared to Offset McArthur River Losses With Cigar Lake Gains? — Positive

CCJ   Zacks Investment Research — December 12, 2025

Cameco trims its 2025 uranium outlook as McArthur River delays weigh on output, with Cigar Lake's strength helping ease the shortfall.

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Fintech Wealthfront valued at $2.63 billion in Nasdaq debut — Neutral

WLTH   Reuters — December 12, 2025

Wealthfront's shares opened flat in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, valuing the automated digital wealth management company at $2.63 billion on a fully diluted basis.

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SHLD: Defense Spending, Tech Upgrades And Geopolitics Keep Powering The Rally — Positive

SHLD   Seeking Alpha — December 12, 2025

SHLD benefits from structural geopolitical tensions and rising defense budgets, with Ukraine negotiations and EU decisions reinforcing long term demand for advanced military technology and equipment. Germany's €2.9B defense package highlights Europe's accelerated rearmament, boosting visibility for SHLD holdings such as Rheinmetall and Leonardo and strengthening the ETF's structural momentum. SHLD continues to outperform, rising nearly 71% in twelve months, supported by institutionalized spending, persistent conflict risks and sustained flows into defense technology names.

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Trade Tracker: Kevin Simpson buys Micron and Applied Materials — Positive

AMAT  MU   CNBC Television — December 12, 2025

Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, joins CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to detail his latest buys.

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Rivian Is Now an AI Stock. Is It Finally a Buy? — Neutral

RIVN   24/7 Wall Street — December 12, 2025

Rivian Automotive ( NASDAQ:RIVN ) held its first Autonomy and AI Day conference yesterday, unveiling its inaugural in-house AI chip, the Rivian Autonomy Processor (RAP1).

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Final Trades: Micron, Palo Alto Networks, Adobe and Vertiv Holdings — Neutral

ADBE  MU  PANW  VRT   CNBC Television — December 12, 2025

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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Why Hamilton Insurance (HG) Might be Well Poised for a Surge — Positive

HG   Zacks Investment Research — December 12, 2025

Hamilton Insurance (HG) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

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