Kelley Wright — dividend specialist and editor of Investment Quality Trends — highlights high quality, blue chip stocks trading at undervalued levels relative to their historical yields; here are two featured ideas from the utility sector.

Biometric security is commanding lots of headlines these days, particularly with the biometric REAL-ID compliant driver’s licenses being one of the ID options to fly domestic U.S. flights starting next year, asserts Mike Cintolo, growth stock specialist and editor of Cabot Top Ten Trader.

Crexendo (CXDO) — our latest company of the month — provides cloud communication platform and services, video collaboration and managed IT services for businesses, notes Faris Sleem, editor of The Bowser Report, a leading advisory service focused on low-priced stocks.

Back into balance. That’s where the job market, US inflation, and other key economic indicators are headed. And THAT has major 2025 implications – both for the underlying economy AND the stock market. Those were just a few of the key insights Alejandra Grindal, chief economist at Ned Davis Research, shared with me for this week’s MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast segment. You can watch it here

The need to compute is likely to grow exponentially in the coming years and support greater artificial intelligence (AI) monetization opportunities, explains analyst Angelo Zino in CFRA Research's flagship newsletter, The Outlook.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is a 24-year-old industry leading, international integrated payment processor serving restaurants, hospitality, stadiums, travel, e-commerce, retail, gaming and even non-profits, explains Tom Bishop, editor of BI Research.

Investors across the board are searching for the next big AI stock; however, it is noteworthy that most AI ventures are currently not profitable, and their path to profitability remains unclear, cautions Rida Morwa, editor of High Dividend Opportunities.

Tech stocks got pummeled yesterday, helping drag down the averages. But stocks are stabilizing in the early going today. Gold is rallying back toward $2,700 an ounce, while crude oil, Treasuries, and the dollar are flattish.

Warren Edward Buffett’s story isn’t quite a rags-to-riches tale. And his meteoric rise didn’t really begin until his investment firm purchased a struggling textile company Berkshire Hathaway…liquidated its core business…and made a major acquisition that took things in an entirely different direction – insurance. Let’s talk about it, and one of his targets, Chubb Ltd. (CB), says Nilus Mattive, editor at Weiss Ratings Daily.

The bull market is now two years old and shows no signs of stopping. Since the bear market low in October 2022, the S&P 500 has risen more than 60%. One name I like is Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP), with a recent yield of 7.4%, writes Tom Hutchinson, editor of Cabot Income Advisor.

The third-quarter earnings season is getting off to a good start, with solid numbers coming from the big money center banks. Meanwhile, the glide path to a lower short-term benchmark interest rate is absolutely bullish for bonds as well as dividend growth stocks like Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU), advises Bryan Perry, editor of Dividend Investing Weekly.

After a weak start and strong finish for stocks yesterday, equities are flattish in the early going today. The same goes for gold, silver, and the dollar. Treasuries are up a bit, while crude oil is falling.

Asset management giant BlackRock Inc. (BLK) earned $11.46 per share in Q3 versus $10.91 a year ago, and ahead of the $10.40 estimated by the Street. Revenue was up 15% from the same period a year ago. Net inflows totaled $221 billion (the highest in a quarter ever) and total assets under management stood near $11.5 trillion, notes John Buckingham, editor of The Prudent Speculator.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average just closed at a new 52-week high. But the index is still below its highs from the prior cycle, while many of the other large-cap indexes in the US have already broken out above those levels. One “transport” stock is leading the way, observes JC Parets, founder of AllStarCharts.

The third-quarter earnings floodgates open this week, despite Monday being a partial holiday (with the bond markets closed). Wall Street will also be focused on retail sales data, looking for updates on consumer spending, writes John Eade, president of Argus Research.

For the first time in years, Chinese stocks are red-hot, thanks to sweeping new stimulus measures from the Chinese government and central bank, states Chris Preston and Brad Simmerman of Cabot Wealth Network.

Happy second birthday bull market! As you can see in the MoneyShow Chart of the Week, the S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) has rallied sharply since October 2022, when the current bull run began.

Stocks are mixed in the early going today. Crude oil, gold, and silver are lower, while the dollar is up. The bond market is closed for Columbus Day.

Sideways-downward pressure may slow rallies in Gold and S&P500 futures, but the Euro and Crude Oil prepare for breakouts; The Euro may bounce in its directional range break from a narrow-range price, writes Trevor Smith of Trevor's Trading.

The markets continue to rack up gains. Makes sense. The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) allayed fears that Fed Chair Jerome “JPow” Powell will get antsy. Put another way, the CPI was “hot,” but the PPI was “not.” Now, I want to talk about the real reason Tesla Inc. (TSLA) dropped after its Robotaxi event, explains Keith Fitz-Gerald, editor of 5 With Fitz.