Hooker Furnishings Corporation (HOFT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral
HOFT Seeking Alpha — June 12, 2025Hooker Furnishings Corporation (NASDAQ:HOFT ) Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call June 12, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants C. Earl Armstrong - CFO, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer, Senior VP of Finance & Corporate Secretary Jeremy R.

Newmark Title Services Provides Title, Escrow Services for $700 Million, National Multifamily Portfolio Recapitalization — Neutral
NMRK PRNewsWire — June 12, 2025NEW YORK , June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Newmark Title Services announces that the Company provided title and escrow services for the $700 million recapitalization and refinancing of a national multifamily portfolio owned by Nitya Capital. The 18-property, six-state portfolio includes a blend of Class A student housing and Class B market-rate multifamily assets in high-growth markets such as Dallas, Indianapolis, the Carolinas, Nashville, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Key Points Forward stock splits usually indicate very strong fundamentals.

Amazon tightens grip on Whole Foods in major grocery reorganization — Neutral
AMZN Proactive Investors — June 12, 2025Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) is taking tighter control of Whole Foods Market, ending much of the autonomy the grocery chain retained since its $13.7 billion acquisition in 2017, as part of a sweeping reorganization of its grocery operations. The move, revealed in a leaked internal memo, will see Whole Foods' corporate employees shift to Amazon's internal pay and performance management systems.

Exclusive: Kennedy's new vaccine adviser was expert witness against Merck vaccine — Neutral
MRK Reuters — June 12, 2025One of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck's Gardasil vaccine, court records show.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is not the first company that pops into mind when thinking of stocks betting big on artificial intelligence (AI).

C3.ai vs. SoundHound: Which AI Stock Has More Upside Right Now? — Positive
AI SOUN Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025The AI stock outpaces SOUN with federal wins, deeper partnerships and broad enterprise AI adoption.

2 Real Estate Development Stocks to Consider Despite Industry Woes — Neutral
HHH LSEA Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025Despite industry woes, healthy demand for certain real estate categories and limited supply bode well for Real Estate Development industry companies like HHH and LSEA.

Will Strong TASER Demand Continue to Guide Axon's Connected Devices Unit? — Positive
AXON Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025AXON sees surging demand for TASER devices and body cameras, fueling strong momentum in its Connected Devices unit.

SLP Cuts FY25 Revenue Outlook, Begins Strategic Reorganization — Negative
SLP Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025Simulations Plus lowers FY25 revenue forecast and restructures operations as biotech headwinds hit services demand.

Boeing stock plummets after Air India crash, dealing major setback as new leadership tries to rebuild trust — Negative
BA New York Post — June 12, 2025The fatal crash tarnishes the Dreamliner jet's safety record and muddies CEO Kelly Orthberg efforts to ramp up production as the airplane maker scored a flurry of new orders and hit production targets in May.

Oracle (ORCL) stock is climbing after reporting a fourth quarter earnings beat and highlighting its robust growth outlook. Synovus vice president and senior portfolio manager Daniel Morgan joins Morning Brief with Brad Smith to examine the cloud company's earnings print and stock moves.

Vishay Intertechnology Honors Mouser Electronics for Fourth Consecutive Year with Top Distribution Awards — Neutral
VSH Business Wire — June 12, 2025DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, has been named the 2024 Americas Catalog Distributor of the Year by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of a wide range of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. Mouser received the award for its new product introduction support, customer acquisition, and increased part count in the design m.

J.Jill Stock Discounts Some Operational Deleverage, May Become An Opportunity — Neutral
JILL Seeking Alpha — June 12, 2025J.Jill's Q1 comps declined sharply, with management guiding for continued weakness and lack of assortment newness until FY26. Gross margin pressure was moderate, but sales declines led to significant SG&A deleverage and falling operating income. A new CEO brings potential for strategic change, but it's too early to judge the impact. The recent management changes at peers have been positive.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has been an underperformer this year compared with consumer discretionary and cruise sector peers, down 26% YTD. This is due to the potential impact of cruise taxes at a time when the company's occupancy rates are already affected by the dry docking of big ships. But its low market multiples, sustained profit outlook, and history of growth work in its favour and can reward patient investors.

3M's Safety & Industrial Growth Picks Up: A Sign of More Upside? — Positive
MMM Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025MMM sees momentum in Safety & Industrial as the 2025 outlook improves on strong demand across key end markets.

How Will Dip in Q2 IB Revenues & Trading Surge Impact BAC's Fee Income? — Positive
BAC Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025Bank of America braces for a steep fall in Q2 IB fees, but surging trading revenues may help steady fee income growth.

Vistra Rises 41.3% in Three Months: Should You Buy the Stock? — Positive
VST Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025VST jumps 41.3% in three months, fueled by strong clean energy demand, hedging strategy and nuclear expansion momentum.

Baker Hughes Secures P&A Services Contract for North Sea Wells — Positive
BKR Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025BKR to deliver integrated plug and abandonment services for EQNR under a multi-year framework agreement signed between the two companies in March 2025.

Reasons Why You Should Avoid Betting on Stanley Black Stock Right Now — Negative
SWK Zacks Investment Research — June 12, 2025SWK faces mounting pressure from falling segment sales, high costs and debt, dragging down earnings estimates.
