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Two mid-cap Canadian energy oil-and-gas companies, Crescent Point Energy and Ovintiv, gapped higher in early April. Both are set to grow through acquisition.

Fabless semiconductor makers are market leaders. Two small firms, Impinj and Allegro MicroSystems, boast stellar price action, and sales and earnings growth.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis leaped 5.11% in the past week following news that its Kisqali breast-cancer treatment cut the probability of relapse.

FedEx gets a boost from a restructuring to drive efficiencies, as well as a dividend increase. Eight analysts raised their price target or upgraded the stock.

Walmart is investing in automation technologies, aiming for efficiencies to spur sales and earnings growth. It's also developing ChatGPT applications.

Analysts are forecasting a positive return for the S&P 500, and back-to-back downside years are rare. But weakening earnings could put a dent in returns.

While the broad oil-and-gas industry rallies, Targa Resources, Chesapeake Energy and EQT are favorites of institutional buyers. All recently boosted dividends.

Expectations of EPS growth in the next two years are driving Axon, Gold Fields and Ceridian higher. All are expected to show earnings increases of 25% or more

The tech sector emerged as the big winner in Q1, with stocks including Workday, Cadence Design Systems and Fortinet now setting up in bullish consolidations.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Wingstop and Yum Brands continue to outperform and are nearing possible buy points as the restaurant industry defies economic headwinds.

SL Green Realty, Delek US Holdings, and Hudson Pacific Properties are among top-rated small caps. Small stocks often have higher returns than larger companies.

Synopsys.ai, a suite of AI-driven solutions for the chip industry, can accelerate chip performance while saving time and cutting manufacturing costs.

Monster Beverage is holding in a flat base with an 8% correction, after a 2-for-1 stock split. Analysts see earnings growth to resume this year after a slump.

Pandemic-era growth winner CloudFlare is forming a bullish correction near its 10-week line. Its 50-day line crossed above its 200-day average in early March.

M.D.C., Radian, and Century Communities are undervalued stocks, going by price-to-book ratios. All pay a dividend and all are in the home-buying industry.

Meta Platforms has shown renewed technical strength since November. It's acting like a growth stock again, with analysts eyeing double-digit earnings growth.

Financial software firms Intapp, Vertex, and GuidewIre are headed toward greater profitability and also boast strong chart action.

Sanofi and Regeneron bolted higher on news about their jointly developed COPD medication Dupixent. Analysts say sales may hit $20 billion within a decade.

Texas Instruments, Cirrus Logic, and Rambus represent very different corners of the chip. All show healthy chart patterns that may lead to price gains.

Interpublic Group, ConAgra and Principal Financial Group are leading dividend stocks showing either strong earnings potential or good chart action, or both.

With the Fed increasing rates by 25 basis points and perhaps softening its stance on future hikes, will homebuilders PulteGroup, Lennar, and D.R. Horton rally?

Fund manager Peter Lynch became famous for Growth at a Reasonable Price, a strategy that can be applied to Super Micro Computer, Cohu, and STMicroelectronics.

MINISO, PDF Solutions, and Certara are small stocks with strong price momentum. It's not unusual for small stocks to show more price momentum than larger peers.

Three foreign stocks, Takeda Pharmaceutical, United Microelectronics, and Coca-Cola FEMSA are showing that magical combination of growth and yield.

SAP, Wheaton Precious Metals, and Churchill Downs are three stocks from very different industries, but all are near breakout points from recent pullbacks.

PagerDuty, which makes monitoring software, is approaching a cup-with-handle buy point above $33.77. Analysts expect quadruple-digit EPS growth this year.

An index of Irish stocks is outperforming the S&P 500 this year, with large, U.S.-listed companies such as Ryan Air and CRH among top price performers.

Semiconductor stocks nearing buy points out of bullish areas of consolidation include Advanced Micro Devices, Applied Materials, and Onto Innovation.

What happens when markets go into panic mode? Investors turn to sectors like utilities, likely to be stable dividend-payers that could mitigate volatility.

AMC shareholders are hoping a new infusion of cash can stave off bankruptcy, but the plan to convert preferred shares to common shares faces a legal challenge.