As of April 4, 2025, three stocks in the financial sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

Nvidia Corp NVDA is no longer riding the AI euphoria wave. The semiconductor giant has slipped into a strongly bearish trend, with its stock price sinking 26.4% year-to-date and trading well below key moving averages.

Lamb Weston NYSE: LW and Conagra Brands NYSE: CAG are trading at value levels and offering historically high yields for investors in 2025. While Lamb Weston trades at a premium to Conagra, both are at the low ends of their historical ranges and well below broad market averages, and there are reasons.

In a first for global airlines, Alaska Airlines will lend expertise from its industry-leading training program to inform development of next generation simulators. Loft enters fixed-wing market, bringing FAA- and EASA-qualified VR technology to commercial airline training.

Geneva, Switzerland, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today confirmed that its operations are unaffected by the Trump administration's recently announced tariffs. An exemption on semiconductors under the current trade policy means the Company faces no impact at this stage, while its business is bolstered by the innovation strategy, U.S. development roadmap, and leadership in post-quantum cryptography—which is soon expected to become a legal compliance requirement under a U.S. executive order.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency Centers” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: REG) will announce its first quarter 2025 earnings results on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, after the market closes. The Company's earnings release and supplemental information package will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website – investors.regencycenters.com. The Company will host an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

The Nasdaq Composite index hit its most recent high on Dec. 16, 2024, but the tech-laden index has turned in a forgettable performance so far this year. The result is largely due to the rising economic uncertainty in the U.S. thanks to the new administration's policies.

Medpace has historically shown incredible growth and strong return metrics. It is currently down 35% from its ATH. The valuation has come down to more favorable levels. Risks include uncertainties around pharmaceutical spending and backlogs, which could make the current valuation appear too high.

XLB has outperformed the broad market YTD, driven by relatively strong returns in the Chemicals and Metals & Mining industries. Its valuation remains attractive, with lower P/E and P/B ratios than the S&P 500. Risks include; concentration in one business, Chemicals, and the cyclical nature of Metals & Mining, making a Materials bias unwarranted.

Crude dives 8% as U.S.-China tariff war escalates; rising OPEC output and weak demand weigh on the oil outlook amid growing recession fears.

While not directly exposed to tariffs, home builders are still facing some economic headwinds.

Liberation Day gave way to Armageddon as markets sold off considerably Thursday. Large retaliatory tariffs against nearly every US trading partner caused the dramatic dump.

Most investors will see Wall Street analysts take a new view on the stock and move past it, only weighing how much upside there could be in that specific pick. However, the true benefit of following analyst ratings and valuation targets is that investors can reverse engineer some of these views into a broader industry or peer group sentiment, which then connects the dots to what the economy might take on.

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today announced that Mike Hansen will retire from his role as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and transition to a new role as Assistant to the CEO, effective May 31, 2025. In this capacity, Hansen will support the transition to his successor and contribute to certain strategic initiatives and special projects. Scott Garula, currently President of Cintas' Rental Division, will succeed Hansen as Executive.

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, today announced plans to host a conference call to discuss financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. SoFi also plans to release its first quarter 2025 results on the investor relations section of its website at https://i.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), as previously announced, will report its first quarter 2025 earnings results on Friday, April 11, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern time. The results will be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/. In addition to being available on the company's Investor Relations website, the earnings results also will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website.

MIAMI, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase of $100 million to the Company's existing common stock repurchase program, bringing the aggregate capacity of the program to $200 million. Approximately $41 million of OPKO's common stock has been repurchased under the existing program since its authorization in July 2024.

TORONTO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “Company”) ( TSX, NYSE: HBM) today announced that the Company has sold 1,000,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) of American Copper Development Corporation (“American Copper”) at a price of C$0.1607 per Common Share for aggregate consideration of C$160,710 (the “Transaction”) and has filed an early warning report in respect of the Transaction.

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