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Why Northrop Grumman stock dropped today
Key Points Midterm election results last night put Democrats in control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Even before the election, the Pentagon was preparing to see its record $1.5 trillion defense budget request shaved down to $1.1 trillion. Northrop Grumman stock looks overvalued without massive defense spending to save it. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Well, the Midterm Elections 2026 are over, and a Blue Wave victory has arrived.
Why JetBlue stock keeps going up
Key Points JetBlue stock is benefiting from a decline in oil prices today. Investors are betting on the prospect for an end to the Iran war. JetBlue expects to lower its losses regardless of fuel prices this quarter. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Believe it or not, JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) stock is looking pretty green these days.
Why did Enphase Energy stock bounce back today?
Key Points Enphase stock tumbled 19% last week after missing on earnings. Wall Street analysts cut price targets on weak Enphase guidance. Northland still thinks Enphase stock is a buy. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) investors had a tough time of things last week.
Why did SpaceX stock just pop?
Key Points The Washington Post reports SpaceX may buy Boost Mobile. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon all turned down overtures from Elon Musk. SpaceX has moved rapidly to build or buy its own cellphone network.
Why JetBlue Stock Keeps Going Up
JetBlue stock is benefiting from a decline in oil prices today. • Investors are betting on the prospect for an end to the Iran war. • JetBlue expects to lower its losses regardless of fuel prices this quarter. Believe it or not, JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) stock is looking pretty green these days.
Why JetBlue Stock Keeps Going Up
Believe it or not, JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) stock is looking pretty green these days. Shares of the discount airline gained more than 20% last week after reporting earnings that showed the company continuing to report sales declines and losses, but promising that things will improve in 2027 -- and that by 2028, JetBlue might be free cash flow-positive. Missed AI's "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 16x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn't buy Nvidia in 2005.
Why did Lucid stock just pop?
Key Points UBS analyst Joseph Spak upgraded Rivian Automotive stock this morning. Spak sees positive gross margins for Rivian as R2 sales rise. Lucid's margins remain negative, and it's burning piles of cash. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock tore 7.8% higher through 10:35 a.m. ET Monday on no particular news of note. No news about Lucid ,that is to say.
Defense giant Lockheed Martin just got a little bigger
Key Points Lockheed Martin announced it was buying sonar-maker Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion back in July. This week, Lockheed closed the deal. Ultra Marine is likely to add $1 billion to the $19.7 billion in revenue Lockheed's RMS division currently collects.
Why did Firefly Aerospace stock just crash?
Key Points Investors sold off Firefly stock on no bad news Friday. The space company remains on track to perform two big contracts, for NASA and the U.S. Space Force. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) , the first space stock to land a spacecraft on the moon with 100% success, tumbled 11.1% through 2:40 p.m. Friday. That's the bad news. The good news is that there doesn't seem to be any particular reason for Firefly to be going down.
FMC (FMC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 CALL PARTICIPANTS Director of Investor Relations - Curt Brooks Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President - Pierre Brondeau Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Andrew Sandifer TAKEAWAYS Revenue -- $106 million, reflecting a $639 million negative impact from commercial actions to restructure North American pricing and address channel inventory values.
Why Did Firefly Aerospace Stock Just Crash?
Investors sold off Firefly stock on no bad news Friday. • The space company remains on track to perform two big contracts, for NASA and the U.S. Space Force. • 10 stocks we like better than Firefly Aerospace › Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) , the first space stock to land a spacecraft on the moon with 100% success, tumbled 11.1% through 2:40 p.m. Friday. That's the bad news. The good news is that there doesn't seem to be any particular reason for Firefly to be going down. Missed Nvidia in 2009?
Why FedEx Freight stock popped after earnings
Key Points FedEx Freight reported its first financial results as an independent company last night. Revenue rose, but earnings declined for the less-than-truckload-weight trucker. Guidance for Q4 implies an even steeper fall in profits could be just around the bend.
Why AutoNation stock popped after earnings
Key Points AutoNation missed on earnings this morning, but sales beat. AutoNation already bought back 9% of its shares so far this year, and plans to buy back 17% more. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › AutoNation (NYSE:AN) shares jumped 5.1% through 12:30 p.n. ET Friday despite "missing" earnings this morning. Analysts had expected the car dealer to earn $5.17 per share in Q3, but AutoNation actually reported a $5.11 per share profit.
Why Cerebras stock dropped today
Key Points Intel beat on earnings but missed on guidance last night. Intel's miss has more to do with weak PC sales than with AI. It probably has little to do with Cerebras. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Cerebras Systems (NASDAQ:CBRS) stock tumbled 6% through 11:20 a.m. ET on Friday -- and it's all Intel 's (NASDAQ:INTC) fault.
Why SpaceX stock dropped today
Key Points Wall Street hoped a strong Q3 earnings report from Intel would mean good things for SpaceX. Intel's earnings actually were fine -- it's Intel's guidance that's the problem. Bank of America has raised new concerns about a SpaceX-Tesla merger. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX) stock slid 2.9% through 11 a.m. ET on Friday -- and it's all Intel 's (NASDAQ:INTC) fault.
Government to protect children from social media by leaving it entirely populated by adults behaving like children
The government’s plans to ban under-16s from social media will leave platforms exclusively populated by people old enough to know better, it has confirmed. Ministers said the restrictions would protect children from harmful online environments while preserving adults’ freedom to threaten strangers over the correct way to cook a jacket potato. Simon Williams, 48, welcomed the plans, insisting children lack the emotional maturity required to participate responsibly online.
T-Mobile: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third quarter of 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 28, 2026, T-Mobile (TMUS -0.53%) raised its full-year guidance for service revenues to approximately $76.8 billion. The wireless carrier translates network performance into subscriber growth while shifting its financial resources toward future network capacity. Three key takeaways from management explain how the business plans to sustain its momentum over the long haul. 1.
Why FTAI Aviation stock popped on Thursday
Key Points FTAI Aviation reported strong earnings this morning, but free cash flow still seems to be negative. The share price has languished this year, and management is promising a big stock buyback. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Shares of FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) , an aircraft and aircraft engine leasing company, took off after reporting Q3 earnings Thursday and flew 14.5% higher through 1:40 p.m. ET. Image source: Getty Images. Missed Nvidia in 2009?
Why Huntington Ingalls stock popped on Thursday
Key Points Huntington Ingalls stock crushed earnings forecasts this morning. Even better, its free cash flow in Q3 was twice reported net income. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) shares surged 12.3% through 12:10 p.m. ET Thursday after the military shipbuilder raced past earnings projections this morning. Heading into HII's Q3 report, analysts expected the defense company to earn only $4.36 per share on sales below $3.4 billion.
Why Textron stock popped on Thursday
Key Points Textron beat earnings this morning. Earnings grew 19% year over year, and free cash flow soared 51%. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Textron (NYSE:TXT) shares soared 13% through 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday after crushing earnings this morning. Heading into Textron's Q3 report, analysts expected the aerospace and defense company to earn only $1.43 per share on a bit less than $3.8 billion in sales.
Textron (TXT) Q3 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 CALL PARTICIPANTS Vice President, Investor Relations - Scott Hegstrom Chief Executive Officer - Lisa Atherton Chief Financial Officer - David Rosenberg TAKEAWAYS Revenue -- $3.8 billion, representing a 4% increase driven by double-digit growth in Textron Aviation and Textron Systems. Adjusted EPS -- $1.76, an increase from $1.55 in the prior-year period.
Why Emcor Group Stock Popped on Thursday
Emcor earned more than $1 per share more than analysts expected in Q3. • Non-GAAP profits aren't as strong as GAAP, but the stock still looks cheap at its current growth rate. • 10 stocks we like better than EMCOR Group › Shares of Emcor Group (NYSE:EME) , a construction company specializing in electrical and mechanical projects, jumped 5.2% through 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday after beating earnings projections this morning.
Why Textron Stock Popped on Thursday
Textron (TXT +11.17%) shares soared 13% through 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday after crushing earnings this morning. Heading into Textron's Q3 report, analysts expected the aerospace and defense company to earn only $1.43 per share on a bit less than $3.8 billion in sales. In fact, Textron earned $1.76 per share -- and hit $3.8 billion in sales on the nose. Textron Q3 earnings That news wasn't quite as good as it sounds.
Why did Honeywell Aerospace stock drop on Thursday?
Key Points Honeywell Aerospace's earnings inched higher in its first quarter as an independent company. The stock trades at a rich valuation, and needs to grow faster to deserve it. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) shares tumbled 10.5% through 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday despite beating earnings forecasts last night.
Why Did Honeywell Aerospace Stock Drop on Thursday?
Honeywell Aerospace (HONA -10.04%) shares tumbled 10.5% through 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday despite beating earnings forecasts last night. Heading into Honeywell's Q3 report, analysts expected the airplane engines and parts manufacturer to earn only $1.86 per share on a bit less than $4.6 billion in sales. In fact, Honeywell earned $2.21 per share on more than $4.6 billion -- and then the stock sold off anyway. Image source: Getty Images.
Why Chefs' Warehouse stock popped then dropped
Key Points Chefs' Warehouse delivered terrific earnings this morning -- then sold off. Shares are now bouncing around, up and down, as investors weigh the good news against the high stock price. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › The Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) stock has been bouncing around quite a bit Wednesday. Shares of the specialty foods distributor tumbled 12% at the opening bell despite having just reported an earnings beat in the morning.
T-Mobile (TMUS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Wed, Oct.
Why SK Hynix stock popped today
Key Points SK Hynix beat earnings by 7.5% this morning. HBM4 sales are driving record levels of revenue and profit to the Korean memory chip maker. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Korean memory chip manufacturer SK Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) stock raced out of the gate Wednesday morning, shooting up 10.5% in the first 10 minutes of trading after exceeding expectations in its Q3 earnings report this morning.
Why Landstar System stock crashed after earnings
Key Points Landstar missed on earnings in Q3 -- but still more than doubled its profits. The problem is that investors were expecting this, and have bid Landstar stock up past what it's worth. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) , an asset-light freight and logistics company, tumbled 15.7% through 11:10 a.m. ET Wednesday morning after reporting mixed earnings last night.
Why Enphase Energy stock crashed on Wednesday
Key Points Enphase missed badly on earnings last night. Sales and margins declined, leading to a 90% collapse in operating profit. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Solar power microinverter-maker Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) stock collapsed in morning trading Wednesday, falling 15.5% through 10:05 a.m. ET after missing on earnings last night.
Why Logitech stock crashed after earnings
Key Points Logitech beat on sales and earnings last night, but earnings were still down significantly. GAAP profits look worse than non-GAAP, and Logitech's free cash flow looks even worse. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) stock, the Swedish computer peripherals manufacturer, tumbled 11.2% through 10:50 a.m. ET Wednesday morning despite beating earnings last night. Analysts had forecast a $1.30 per share adjusted profit on $1.21 billion in sales.
Why Chefs' Warehouse Stock Popped Then Dropped
Chefs' Warehouse delivered terrific earnings this morning -- then sold off. • Shares are now bouncing around, up and down, as investors weigh the good news against the high stock price. • 10 stocks we like better than Chefs' Warehouse › The Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) stock has been bouncing around quite a bit Wednesday. Shares of the specialty foods distributor tumbled 12% at the opening bell despite having just reported an earnings beat in the morning.
Why SK Hynix Stock Popped Today
Korean memory chip manufacturer SK Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) stock raced out of the gate Wednesday morning, shooting up 10.5% in the first 10 minutes of trading after exceeding expectations in its Q3 earnings report this morning. Heading into the report, analysts expected SK Hynix to earn 77.5 trillion South Korean won for the quarter, but the company actually reported an operating profit of 83.3 trillion won -- about $62.1 billion -- for an operating profit margin of 80%. Missed Nvidia in 2009?
Why JetBlue stock popped this morning
Key Points JetBlue reported a $0.60 per share loss last night and missed on revenue. Management is promising profits by 2028, however, and investors like the sound of that. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) stock crashed ahead of its Q3 earnings report yesterday, falling nearly 10% on worries the airline may be approaching bankruptcy -- but then a miracle happened. Last night, after the crash, JetBlue reported its Q3 2026 financial results.
Why did Boeing stock crash after earnings?
Key Points Boeing reported a loss ten cents worse than anticipated this morning. Free cash flow turned positive, however. With $745 billion in backlog and a new Navy contract in hand, Boeing could turn profitable next year. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock tumbled 9.6% through 12:05 p.m. ET after reporting earnings and sales "misses" Tuesday morning. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.
Why Pentair stock popped this morning
Key Points Pool sales plummeted at Pentair in Q3, but total sales still beat expectations. Pentair reaffirmed full-year guidance for sales and earnings, and is on track for more than $800 million in free cash flow. Pentair stock still costs too much. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Pentair (NYSE:PNR) stock soared 12.2% through 11:30 a.m. ET after beating analyst forecasts for sales and earnings this morning.
Why Did Boeing Stock Crash After Earnings?
Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock tumbled 9.6% through 12:05 p.m. ET after reporting earnings and sales "misses" Tuesday morning. Missed AI's "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 14x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn't buy Nvidia in 2005. But according to our analysts, we're only at the end of "Act 1"—the R&D phase. "Act 2" is the global rollout.
Why JetBlue Stock Popped This Morning
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) stock crashed ahead of its Q3 earnings report yesterday, falling nearly 10% on worries the airline may be approaching bankruptcy -- but then a miracle happened. Last night, after the crash, JetBlue reported its Q3 2026 financial results. The news wasn't great. Analysts expected the company to report only a $0.53 per share loss, but JetBlue lost $0.60 per share instead, and its $2.8 billion in revenue also fell short of expectations. Missed Nvidia in 2009?
Why Lockheed Martin stock keeps going up
Key Points Morgan Stanley analyst Kristine Liwag is most optimistic about Lockheed Martin, upgrading the stock to overweight. F-35 sales are soaring, and missile sales, too. The big question is whether LockMart can maintain its margins? Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stock just keeps flying higher.
Why StoneCo stock crashed today
Key Points CNBC reports that Lula beat Bolsonaro 51.8% to Bolsonaro's 48.2% in Brazil's 2026 presidential election. Investors had bet Bolsonaro would win, and are upset by the result.
Rocket Lab just postponed its Neutron launch again
Key Points On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Rocket Lab announced it will push Neutron's first launch into 2027. Rocket Lab did not say precisely when in 2027 it might launch. Rocket Lab was only planning one launch in its first year in any case. Motley Fool Issues First-Ever 9X Buy Alert › In case you hadn't heard, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) had some horrible news to tell investors last week (except it's not really so horrible).
Rocket Lab Just Postponed Its Neutron Launch. Again.
In case you hadn't heard, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) had some horrible news to tell investors last week (except it's not really so horrible). Once again, the company has decided to postpone the inaugural launch of its new Neutron reusable rocket. What's more, Rocket Lab is being pretty vague about exactly when it hopes to launch. Missed AI's "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 14x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn't buy Nvidia in 2005.
You might be able to invest in the Starlab space station but should you?
Key Points Starlab, the space joint venture led by Voyager Technologies, is reportedly raising $300 million in private investment. Starlab's space station won't launch -- or generate revenue -- before 2029. An investment in Voyager stock may make more sense. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › After more than a quarter-century in service, the International Space Station is ready for its last hurrah.
Rocket Lab is buying Iridium, and guess what? Iridium just beat earnings!
Key Points Rocket Lab announced plans to buy Iridium Communications in June. Iridium just reported Q3 earnings well ahead of analyst expectations. Profits from Iridium should turn Rocket Lab profitable, too, in 2027. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced its Q3 2026 earnings Tuesday morning, Oct. 20.
Why T-Mobile US stock dropped today
Key Points SpaceX bought extra cellphone spectrum for its satellites earlier this month. Now Bloomberg reports that SpaceX wants to lease cellphone towers on Earth. SpaceX is building a fourth cellphone network to compete with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.
Why GE Aerospace stock keeps going down
Key Points GE Aerospace crushed on earnings this week. High jet fuel prices threaten to cut short the rally in engine sales. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Like a losing game of tic-tac-toe, GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) stock has fallen three days in a row since reporting earnings Tuesday. Today's 2.5% decline (as of 11:40 a.m. ET) brings GE stock to nearly a 9% loss this week. But why? Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.
Why T-Mobile US Stock Dropped Today
T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) stock fell 5% through 11:15 a.m. Friday as investors panicked over a new report from Bloomberg: Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX) -- already the leading player in satellite-based communications -- is angling to lease 80,000 cellphone towers on the ground, and plans to build a fourth major mobile telecommunications company to compete with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. Missed AI's "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 14x Bigger.
Why Carpenter Technology stock crashed after earnings
Key Points Carpenter Technologies beat on earnings but missed on sales. Both sales and earnings grew strongly, but the stock's valuation is questionable. Motley Fool Issues Rare "Total Conviction" Buy Alert › Shares of Philadelphia-based specialty metals company Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) imploded on Thursday, falling 22.2% through 12:50 p.m. ET after reporting mixed earnings this morning.
Why Carpenter Technology Stock Crashed After Earnings
Carpenter Technologies beat on earnings but missed on sales. • Both sales and earnings grew strongly, but the stock's valuation is questionable. Shares of Philadelphia-based specialty metals company Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) imploded on Thursday, falling 22.2% through 12:50 p.m. ET after reporting mixed earnings this morning. Analysts forecast Carpenter to earn $3.04 per share -- and Carpenter beat that number, reporting a $3.25 per share profit for its fiscal Q1 2027.
Why SpaceX stock dropped after earnings
Key Points SpaceX gave investors a few reasons to buy it yesterday. Today, analysts are starting to look for reasons to sell SpaceX. Reason No. 1: SpaceX may merge with Tesla.
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