Top S&P 500 Index stocks to watch: PANW, HD, TGT, INTU, ADSK — Positive

ADSK  HD  INTU  PANW  TGT   Invezz — May 17, 2025

The S&P 500 Index continued its strong rally last week, rising to a high of $5,958, its highest point since March 3. It has jumped by over 23% from its lowest point in April, meaning that it is in a bull market.

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President Donald Trump ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.

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NEW YORK, May 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSSC) between February 5, 2024 and February 3, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important June 24, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline.

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 17, 2025 / WHY: New York, N.Y., May 17, 2025.

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In the wake of all the economic and interest rate turmoil since the pandemic, some promising young AI fintech start-ups went bust. However, one of the older and established fintechs, LendingClub (LC 0.28%), has been scooping up several bankrupt start-ups' intellectual property on the cheap.

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NEW YORK, May 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS) between August 8, 2024 and February 26, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important June 3, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline.

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Great News for General Motors Investors — Positive

GM   The Motley Fool — May 17, 2025

Full-size trucks and Detroit automakers are a match made in heaven, and the former have kept a grip on the U.S. market for decades. It's a good thing too, because the margins and profits delivered with full-size trucks are gigantic compared to mainstream sedans.

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2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks I'm Buying If the Market Crashes — Positive

NVDA  SOUN   The Motley Fool — May 17, 2025

I don't know where the stock market is going in 2025. Wall Street has been an unpredictable place lately -- and short-term market trends are coin-flip bets in the best of times.

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Cathie Wood -- the founder and CEO of investment management firm Ark Invest -- has made her name by betting big on disruptive and innovative companies. This strategy reaped rich rewards in 2023 and 2024 as her flagship exchange-traded fund, the ARK Innovation ETF, clocked an impressive gain of 82% to beat the S&P 500 index's 53% return by a nice margin.

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Trump Attacks Walmart for Tariff-Related Price Increases — Negative

WMT   WSJ — May 17, 2025

Retailer's CEO last month was among a small group of executives who warned the president that tariffs would result in price hikes.

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NEW YORK, May 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of common stock of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) between February 16, 2023 and February 12, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 7, 2025.

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Tesla (TSLA 1.93%) is a polarizing stock thanks partly to its larger-than-life CEO, Elon Musk. But Musk's theatrical flare literally helped to create the electric vehicle (EV) industry.

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Tech Corner: AMD — Positive

AMD   Schwab Network — May 17, 2025

AMD Inc. (AMD) shares surged this week on news of partnerships in Saudi Arabia and an increase to its share buyback program. George Tsilis explains why AMD's business model makes it unique among the semiconductor industry, but also why it faces stiff competition from companies like Intel (INTC) and Nvidia (NVDA).

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clover, the world's smartest point-of-sale solution, under parent company, Fiserv, today announced the launch of Clover Hospitality by BentoBox at the 2025 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago, with a bold commitment to the industry and new tagline, There's a Clover for Every Restaurant. The solution, complete with new-to-market features designed to enhance the guest experience, marks an exciting step forward as Clover – already serving more than 125,0.

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 17, 2025 / WHY: New York, N.Y., May 17, 2025.

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Bitcoin "Good as Gold" in 10-50 Years? — Positive

ARKB  ARKW  BETE  BETH  BITB  BITC  BITO  BITQ  BITS  BITW  BLKC  BRRR  BTCO  BTCW  BTF  BTOP  DEFI  EZBC  FBTC  GBTC  HODL  IBIT  SATO  SPBC  STCE  WGMI  XBTF   Schwab Network — May 17, 2025

Samir Kerbage spotlights crypto as Bitcoin stays above $100K.

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Epic Games asks judge to force Apple to approve Fortnite — Neutral

AAPL   TechCrunch — May 17, 2025

Epic Games is escalating its efforts to pressure Apple to allow its game Fortnite into its App Store, with a new court filing asking Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to require that Apple “accept any compliant version of Fortnite onto the U.S. storefront of the App Store.”

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U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) CEO Frank Holmes talked with Proactive about the continued performance of the War ETF, launched in December 2024.

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Famed investor Michael Burry turned bearish in Q1 2025, dumping most of his stock positions, including Chinese e-commerce giants like JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), despite Wall Street's bullish outlook.

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Ford (F) Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 (May 2025) — Positive

F   24/7 Wall Street — May 17, 2025

Shares of Ford Motor Company ( NYSE: F ) has joined the broad market rally, gaining nearly 15% over the past month while continuing to satisfy investors with its 5.56% dividend yield.

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