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The K-shaped economy is not new. In every economy throughout history, there has always been a K-shaped divide between those at the bottom and those at the top. Read more here.

Rock-bottom prices don’t always mean rock-bottom businesses. The stocks we’re examining today have all touched their 52-week lows, creating a classic investor’s dilemma: bargain opportunity or value trap?

UBS upgraded Union Pacific to a buy rating Wednesday, expecting another year of strong volume growth. Also, a potential merger with Norfolk Southern could support an "attractive upside." The firm's analysis of key markets suggests 3.5% volume growth in 2027, while intermodal and merchandise pricing compared with the truckload market points to a strong tailwind.

Rapid spending isn’t always a sign of progress. Some cash-burning businesses fail to convert investments into meaningful competitive advantages, leaving them vulnerable.

Devon Energy (DVN) outlook: merger synergies, strong Q2 free cash flow, debt cuts and Delaware Basin deal. Click to read my analysis.

Copper prices are surgingâsee how macro tailwinds and key risks impact Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), plus valuation and growth insights.

E-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, but sales fell by 12.9% year on year to $293.1 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.80 per share was 11.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Canadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO) filed a description with the Surface Transportation Board
Deutsche Bank analyst Faiza Alwy maintains FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) with a Hold and raises the price target from $280 to $299.

Buy Northrop Grumman (NOC) on defense and space tailwinds; see $720 target and 38.5% upside, key risks and timing.

Shares of e-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) fell 13% in the afternoon session after the company reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, posted a massive full-year net loss, and issued weak forward guidance. According to a company press release, 1-800-FLOWERS generated quarterly revenue of $293.1 million, down 12.9% year over year, and reported an adjusted loss of $0.80 per share. For the full year, the company generated revenue of $1.50 billion, adjusted EBI

1-800-Flowers.com Inc (FLWS) posted a 12.9% Q4 revenue decline and a wider adjusted EBITDA loss, but beat its $50 million cost-savings target and sees improving trends ahead.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how shelf-stable food stocks fared in Q2, starting with General Mills (NYSE:GIS).

Moby summary of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.'s Q4 2026 earnings call

1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ:FLWS) reported a bigger-than-expected loss for its fiscal fourth quarter and issued a downbeat profit forecast for fiscal 2027, sending shares down 9.3%. Revenue for the quarter came in at $293.1 million, missing estimates of $294 million and marking a 12.9% decline...

Fiscal 2026 revenue fell 10. 8% to $1.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) reported lower fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA, while outlining plans to raise capital, potentially divest non-strategic assets and reinvest savings into marketing, technology and customer-experience initiatives. Chief Executive O

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) Q4 2026 Earnings Call September 10, 2026 8:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsAndy Milevoj - Senior Vice President of Investor...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -1.27% and -0.16%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

E-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, but sales fell by 12.9% year on year to $293.1 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.80 per share was 11.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
1-800-FLOWERS stock falls as FY26 loss widens, revenue misses, FY27 guidance disappoints, and capital structure review weighs on shares.

JERICHO, N.Y., September 10, 2026--1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS), a leading provider of thoughtful expressions designed to help inspire customers to give more, connect more, and build more and better relationships, today reported results for its Fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and year ended June 28, 2026.

1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ:FLWS) released fourth-quarter financial results and hosted an earnings call on Thursday. Read the complete transcript below. This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga APIs. For real-time
1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ:FLWS) reported quarterly losses of $(0.80) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.69) by 15.94 percent. This is a 15.94 percent decrease over losses of $(0.69) per share

On September 3, a caller asked whether to rotate out of artificial intelligence stocks and add to Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) rather than chase Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) or Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH). Mad Money host Jim Cramer said: Well, I’ll tell you… I think it’s always good to look at Lilly as a stock […]

Two AI infrastructure companies just reported earnings with the same tailwind behind them and completely opposite strategies in front of them, and only one of those playbooks survives a construction delay or a GPU slip.

Braze beat Q2 estimates and raised guidance, but shares fall. Analysts remain bullish on AI tailwinds.

Signet (SIG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +29.59% and -0.04%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Dividend growth stocks have historically been the least volatile.

Apogee Enterprisesâ Kalwall & GroGlass deals add sales/EBITDA but raise leverage amid margin pressure. Find out why APOG stock is a hold.

E-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday morning. Here’s what investors should know.

Shares of glass and electronic component manufacturer Corning (NYSE:GLW) jumped 8.7% in the afternoon session after the company announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar supply agreement with Verizon through 2032 to deliver optical fiber and connectivity solutions.

From fast food to fine dining, restaurants play a vital societal role. Still, their demand can ebb and flow with the broader economy because consumers can always cook meals at home when times are tough. This makes spending somewhat unpredictable and has held back the industry over the past six months as its 7.7% gain has trailed the S&P 500 by 5.9 percentage points.

NEW YORK, September 08, 2026--Accenture today announced the appointment of Emma Chalwin as Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 1, 2026.

Verizon will secure 80-plus million miles of Corning fiber and connectivity products from 2027 through 2032.

Investing.com -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) shares rose 3% Monday after the company announced a multi-year, multi-billion dollar supply agreement with Verizon Communications through 2032.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) shares gained 3% on Monday after the company announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar supply agreement with Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) covering optical fibre and connectivity products through 2032. Under the agreement, Corning will supply Verizon with more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fibre and connectivity solutions between 2027 and 2032.

Pharmaceuticals are rebounding as U.S. drug pricing clarity emerges, shifting focus to patent expirations and innovation-driven differentiation.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Memory prices have always been free to crash. For more than half of the memory specialist's output, they no longer are.

Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence could prove a surprise tailwind for software companies if productivity gains spur businesses to hire more workers rather than cut headcount, Bernstein analysts said, challenging one of the sector’s key bearish narratives.

Markets always win in the end; artificial government manipulations are palliative measures that only exacerbate the problem and delay the inevitable. Read more here.

A 1 million-square-foot data center is being built about 400 yards from a retired Phoenix homeowner’s paid-off house. He cannot prevent the development, so he is trying to decide whether to sell before it is completed or wait and risk...

Allwyn’s analyst fair value has been nudged from €14.26 to €14.17, signalling a small trim to where models currently anchor the stock. This sits alongside research coverage that clusters around the mid teens, where analysts balance confidence in cash generation with questions over execution after the OPAP combination and the focus on North America. As you read on, you will see how this latest price target move fits into the evolving analyst story and what to watch next. Stay updated as the...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Naval modernization contracts from the Navy are boosting GE Aerospace and RTX, whose recent stock pullbacks and large backlogs may offer investors a favorable entry point.

Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.

Four U.S. companies filed investment reports totaling $2 billion for projects in South Korea's semiconductor and clean energy sectors.

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT)’s 70% stock surge following its latest results has given investors a reason to revisit the EV-charging story. CEO Rick Wilmer argues that the rally is only the beginning, pointing to improving growth, new charging products, lower losses, and a path toward positive EBITDA. EV Charging Demand Provides a Long-Term Tailwind The […]

Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.

Lands' End (LE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -10.00% and +0.32%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.
Federal authorities and private-sector partners were part of an operation to disrupt malware that redirected about $150,000 in crypto over the last eight years.

Waste Connections gains 8.6% in three months as market tailwinds, acquisitions and strong cash generation support its growth momentum.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

FuelCell’s third-quarter revenue fell 29% to $33 million, well below Wall Street’s estimates of $38.8 million, according to Fiscal.ai.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2026) - Element 29 Resources Inc. (TSXV: ECU) (OTCQB: EMTRF) (BVL: ECU) ("Element 29" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Randy Smallwood and George Brack have been added as management nominees for election to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") at the Company's upcoming virtual annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") scheduled to be held on Friday, September 25, 2026. Randy Smallwood ProfileMr. Smallwood

Chubb (CB) analysis: strong underwriting vs peers, investment income tailwinds, and valuation near 1.75x book.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after a surge in crude oil prices offered a near-term lift, but broader market volatility and a sharp jump in benchmark Treasury yields ultimately outweighed that tailwind.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how branded pharmaceuticals stocks fared in Q2, starting with Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY).

Funding will restore bottomland hardwood forests and wetlands, improving habitat for wildlife including the Louisiana black bear, alligator gar and waterfowlWASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $5 million in grants to improve, restore and expand important forest and wetland wildlife habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, one of North America’s most important landscapes for fish and wildlife. Lever

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

POET stock down 37% looks like a valuation reset. See why triple-digit revenue growth and photonics tailwinds drive a Buy ratingâread now.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

I am deploying capital into high-quality cyclical value stocks with pricing power and secular tailwinds amid ongoing market volatility. Check out the list here.

On August 19, 2026, Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY)’s fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue rose 1.3% to $1.27 billion in the quarter ended June 30, beating the average analyst estimate for a 4.6% decline, Reuters reported. Bloomberg said the total included a 3% currency tailwind, and like-for-like revenue actually fell 1%, the seventh straight decline but the smallest […]

Tech investments, active trading and stronger underwriting and advisory businesses are likely to support Zacks Investment Bank industry players, like Morgan Stanley, Schwab and Interactive Brokers.

Shares of SoFi Technologies are dipping slightly Friday, pausing after a 13% monthly surge driven by product growth and crypto tailwinds.

Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. Players catalyzing medical advancements have benefited from elevated demand, and their momentum is only rising as the industry has posted a 24.9% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 13.3 percentage points.

In August 2026, Cummins Inc. announced that its Power Generation business was chosen to supply its largest battery energy storage systems to date for a major U.S. data center project, using LFP-based, utility-scale BESS to smooth AI-driven load fluctuations and support grid requirements. This move highlights Cummins’ push beyond traditional backup generators into grid-interactive, always-on power infrastructure for hyperscale AI campuses, positioning its BESS offering as a key tool for data...

Crown Castle remains a Buy, with valuation underestimating its recovery potential and macro tailwinds supporting a re-rating. Read more on CCI stock here.

MercadoLibre leverages secular e-commerce and fintech tailwinds in underpenetrated LatAm for sustained revenue growth. See why I rate MELI stock a Buy.

Enbridge (ENB) and Kinder Morgan (KMI) both benefit from strong macro tailwinds in natural gas infrastructure, AI-driven energy demand, and LNG exports.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

The company makes automation systems, and has grown into an international leader with more than 125,000 customers worldwide.

Ross Stores, Inc. saw another explosion in growth in Q2 and continues to enjoy enhanced customer traffic. Learn more about ROST stock here.

State-owned Palmetto Railways is turning to a familiar face to head its corporate team. The post Rail consultant returns to lead South Carolina short line appeared first on FreightWaves.

Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. Players catalyzing medical advancements have benefited from elevated demand, and their momentum is only rising as the industry has posted a 28.9% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 18 percentage points.

Companies that consistently increase their sales, margins, or returns on capital are usually rewarded with the best returns, and those that can do all three for years on end are almost always the legendary stocks that return 100 times your money.

What might happen if investors looked beyond a US-only allocation - not only through broad EM exposure but also through targeted country allocations based on their investment convictions?

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Quanex Building Products is a strong buy despite near-term profit pressureâresilient revenue growth, remodeling tailwinds and cheap valuation. More on NX stock.

Another Viral New to The Street Interview - 10 Months After Its Initial Release, FLWS Content Continues to Average More Than 100,000 Views Monthly, With Views and Audience Retention Growing NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / New ...

U.S. Bancorp, State Street and Northern Trust are well-placed as the Zacks Major Regional Banks industry benefits from business restructuring, acquisitions, digitization, decent loan demand and lower rates.

JERICHO, N.Y., August 19, 2026--1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS) (the "Company"), a leading provider of thoughtful expressions designed to help inspire customers to give more, connect more, and build more and better relationships, today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and year-end on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The press release will be issued before the market opens and will be followed by a conference call with members of sen

Pentavere advances from winning the 2024 Prix Galien USA Award to competing internationally among Prix Galien winners from around the world, further validating DARWEN™ AI as a globally recognized healthcare AI platformThe broader 2026 International Prix Galien nominee field includes innovations from many of the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies, including AstraZeneca, Merck & Co. (MSD), Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Sanofi, Regeneron, Roche, Novo...

ADM's earnings recovery, biofuel tailwinds and improving Nutrition business support its rally, while valuation and execution remain in focus.

1-800-FLOWERS’s 20.2% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 7%, and its stock price has climbed to $3.97 per share. This run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.

The infrastructure upgrade for digital transformation, fiber densification and 5G rollout should help the Zacks Communication - Infrastructure industry thrive despite short-term headwinds. BAND and ATEX are likely to benefit from the continued transition to cloud networks.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.