United Community Banks (UCB) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know — Positive

UCB   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

United Community Banks (UCB) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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All You Need to Know About Rush Street Interactive (RSI) Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy — Positive

RSI   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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Northwest Natural (NWN) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? — Positive

NWN   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Northwest Natural (NWN) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Ocugen (OCGN) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know — Positive

OCGN   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Ocugen (OCGN) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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All You Need to Know About Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) Rating Upgrade to Buy — Positive

CCSI   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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VMware Cloud Foundation to unify and secure cloud and edge operations across Walmart's infrastructure, and enable a frictionless developer experience that accelerates innovation VMware Cloud Foundation to unify and secure cloud and edge operations across Walmart's infrastructure, and enable a frictionless developer experience that accelerates innovation

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Berkshire Hathaway: It's Better To Buy Options Than Shares — Neutral

BRK-A  BRK-B   Seeking Alpha — August 26, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2 results were mixed, with declining insurance profits and ongoing business uncertainties despite a modest beat on EPS. P/E and P/B ratios add valuation uncertainties. But implied volatility for BRK options is near 52-week lows, among the lowest 5% percentile currently.

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Power shift: Investors are changing the way they think about energy — Neutral

XLE   CNBC Television — August 26, 2025

Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors sits down with CNBC's Julia Boorstin to talk about the changing face of the energy market. Baiocchi says the energy ETF story is evolving into a “power ETF” story, and he tells his clients that infrastructure is a safer way to play the space.

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Downgrading Newmont On Wall Street Bear Market And Recession Risks — Neutral

NEM   Seeking Alpha — August 26, 2025

Newmont remains a top gold mining pick, but I am downgrading from Strong Buy to Buy after a stellar run and rising macro equity risks. Despite solid 2025 outperformance versus the S&P 500 and still attractive valuations, looming recession risk and financial market liquidity concerns warrant near-term caution. I am trimming my Newmont position, rotating capital into bullion ETFs, as mining stocks could be sold off in a broad market retreat or recession.

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Broadcom: 4 Reasons To Stay Bullish Heading Into The Q3 Report — Positive

AVGO   Seeking Alpha — August 26, 2025

Broadcom's Q3 FY25 earnings report is due out next week, on Thursday, Sept. 4. This provides a preview. Before that, I will give four reasons why investors should remain bullish on Broadcom: XPUs, high-speed networking, the Enterprise Software Segment (VMWare), and excellent financial returns. The VMWare acquisition is arguably already exceeding expectations, boosting recurring revenue ("ARR") and enhancing visibility into future earnings and cash flow.

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Should You Stay Away From Alibaba Stock Ahead of Q1 Earnings? — Negative

BABA   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Avoid Alibaba stock ahead of the fiscal first-quarter results. PDD's dominance, China's deflation, and premium valuations amid deteriorating fundamentals make this a clear sell.

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ADSK Set to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? — Positive

ADSK   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

ADSK heads into Q2 earnings with momentum from strong Q1 growth and steady demand despite macro headwinds.

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Trump Media said it will partner with Crypto.com, a trading platform for digital assets, to create a new company that will hold CRO tokens.

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Fortinet: I'm Buying More After Q2 Results — Positive

FTNT   Seeking Alpha — August 26, 2025

Fortinet's 30% stock drop is unjustified in my view; fundamentals remain strong, and recent results do not break the investment thesis. Growth in high-margin, recurring revenue segments like Unified SASE (22%) and SecOps (35%) reinforces Fortinet's strategic positioning. Profitability remains sector-leading, with record gross margins and robust free cash flow, despite a temporary operating margin dip from strategic investments.

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Trump Media partners with Crypto.com to integrate CRO token across platforms — Positive

DJT   Proactive Investors — August 26, 2025

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT) and Crypto.com have announced a strategic partnership that will integrate Crypto.com's Cronos (CRO) cryptocurrency and digital wallet infrastructure into Trump Media's platforms, including Truth Social and its streaming service Truth+. Per the deal, Trump Media will introduce a rewards system on its platforms that leverages the Crypto.com digital wallet and uses CRO as a utility token.

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IBKR Enters the S&P 500 Index: A Win for Retail Investors? — Positive

IBKR   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Interactive Brokers jumps after being tapped to join the S&P 500, boosting its market visibility.

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Apple's Annual Event Will Be Sept 9. What to Expect. — Positive

AAPL   Barrons — August 26, 2025

CEO Tim Cook said this year's event will be “awe dropping.”

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EVI Industries Announces Participation at Jefferies Industrials Conference — Neutral

EVI   Business Wire — August 26, 2025

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EVI Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: EVI) announced today that Chairman and CEO, Henry M. Nahmad will present on behalf of the Company as well as host one-on-one meetings at the Jefferies Industrials Conference on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. For more information on the conference, or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your Jefferies sales representative. EVI is the largest value-added distributor of commercial laundry products and provider of related tech.

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2 Stocks to Buy From the Prospering Glass Products Industry — Positive

APOG  OI   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Solid end-market demand and focus on unveiling innovative products will aid the Zacks Glass Products industry's growth. This bodes well for stocks like OI and APOG.

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Why Coterra Energy (CTRA) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio — Positive

CTRA   Zacks Investment Research — August 26, 2025

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Cabot (CTRA) have what it takes?

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