The oil markets have risen slightly in the early hours of the Friday session, as we are trying to sort out whether or not we can jump higher and start building a wider consolidation range.

SCHD offers dividend growth and stability, compounding yield-on-cost regardless of market volatility. ADX provides an 8% NAV-based managed distribution, converting capital gains into income. Together, SCHD and ADX deliver ~6% blended yield with S&P 500-like performance.

Affirm stock popped after the buy now, pay later firm beat Wall Street's expectations in its fiscal fourth-quarter results Earnings of 20 cents a share nearly doubled analyst forecasts, with revenue up 33% to $876 million.

Petco faces persistent debt and quality concerns, with weak margins and sales declines undermining any turnaround prospects despite a low share price. Leverage remains high at near 4x EBITDA, while annual profitability is elusive and interest costs outpace operating income, forcing ongoing share dilution and store closures. 2025 guidance projects modest EBITDA improvement but continued sales declines, with no clear path to sustainable earnings or meaningful debt reduction, despite a relatively strong second quarter.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. and ROLLE, Switzerland, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX) ("Garrett" or the "Company"), a leading differentiated automotive technology provider, today announced that Kevin Mahony has resigned from its Board of Directors. Mr. Mahony also served as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Finance Committee.

GOOGL jumps 6% over seven days as Waymo secures its first NYC permit to test self-driving Jaguar I-Pace SUVs under a pilot program.

Elastic N.V. ESTC reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and raised its FY2026 guidance.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verb Technology Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERB) (the “Company”) today announced that it will publish its first “Chairman's Message” on Friday, September 5, 2025. The message will be released by Manuel Stotz, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and will provide stockholders and the broader market with insights into the Company's strategy, progress, and vision. As previously disclosed to the market, the Company is changing its name from Verb Techn.

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Petroleum Inc. is a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil and drybulk seaborne transportation services, announced today that it will release its second quarter and six months financial and operating results for the period ended June 30, 2025 before the market opens in New York on September 5, 2025.

The data-center company announces it is investing another $168 million in Nvidia chips.

Snowflake Inc. posted strong Q2 results, beating revenue and earnings estimates, driven by robust enterprise customer acquisition and high gross margins. Shares of Snowflake surged more than 20% on Thursday, in an apparent FOMO rally. The Cloud platform remained widely free cash flow profitable in Q2 '26, although FCF dropped off compared to a seasonally strong Q1.

Affirm (AFRM) swung to a quarterly profit with better-than-estimated results, as the buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider posted surging gross merchandise volume.

Caterpillar (CAT) shares fell in premarket trading Friday, a day after the maker of big farm and construction equipment warned tariffs would negatively impact its results by a greater amount the rest of the year.

Autodesk Inc. ADSK posted better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

The three stocks in this analysis are all just a touch soft in the premarket hours of Friday, as we continue to see a lot of bullish pressure overall.

This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates.

AMBA stock jumps nearly 19% after Q2 earnings and revenues beat estimates, fueled by strength in IoT and automotive growth.

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has issued its 105th recall for 2025.

Rick Ducat joins Morning Movers to provide the technical perspective on Alphabet (GOOGL) shares. He shows a long-term resistance level being tested and upward trends taking shape on the RSI momentum study.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.