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While stock market indexes look to build on a potential new rally, uncertainty surrounding the Iran war is contributing to a reduced number of names on the Investor's Business Daily Leaderboard. Including Comfort Systems (FIX), only three companies remain on the list, but Cloudflare (NET) and

While headlines of the Iran war focus on U.S. hyperscalers under attack in the Middle East, Chinese AI companies like Huawei and Alibaba (BABA) also face growing infrastructure risk in the region and investors may be missing the broader implications.
Iran's missile strikes on Amazon Web Services

Oil and gas stocks have been big winners amid the Iran war and the jump in oil prices, though there are laggards too. Breaking the energy sector into its constituent oil and gas industry groups helps pinpoint the leaders.
IBD tracks a total of 241 oil and gas industry stocks sorted into 10

Proposed U.S. legislation would further restrict China's semiconductor industry from accessing chip gear from Netherlands-based ASML (ASML). ASML stock fell on the news Monday.
The draft legislation, called the Match Act, would ban sales of deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment to Chinese ch

Tesla (TSLA) stock finished last week in the red after first-quarter deliveries came in at 358,023 — below the 365,645 analysts had expected.
The company finds itself in an awkward position as it looks to transition away from being a traditional electric-vehicle seller toward autonomous driving

Broadcom (AVGO) stock rose Tuesday after the company disclosed a long-term deal with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google to develop its custom artificial intelligence chips, known as tensor processing units.
The new agreement runs until 2031 and also covers networking and other components for AI server

The stock market has whipsawed amid war news but institutional investors have not been sitting on the sidelines. Investor's Business Daily's screener for "Stocks That Funds Are Buying" shows three names near buy points.
One of them, Burlington Stores (BURL), is edging past a 332.20 buy point

Seagate Technology (STX) stock jumped Monday morning, breaking out above a consolidation pattern entry. The hard-disk drive maker was named top pick by Morgan Stanley.
Seagate stock has rocketed 67% higher this year and is ahead 595% compared with 12 months ago. Demand for low-cost storage

Jamie Dimon's annual shareholder letter on Monday pointed to geopolitical turmoil as the key risk to the global economy. Risks related to the ongoing war in Ukraine and newly erupted conflict in Iran have the potential to spiral out

President Trump proposed a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027, marking a 44% increase from last year. Kratos Defense shares rose following an upgrade, leading gains in the defense sector.

Marex (MRX) stock is flexing its technical and fundamental muscles as it wins a spot on two elite lists at Investor's Business Daily. Shares of the financial services provider are also in a buy range after a recent breakout.
The IBD 50 and IBD Sector Leader holding has risen in the ranks compared w

Economists are raising inflation forecasts due to rising crude oil prices affecting U.S. consumer purchasing power, with Morningstar projecting a jump to 3.3% this year.

Where can you find the best growth stocks to buy and watch? Start by checking the IBD 50, IBD Sector Leaders, IBD Big Cap 20, IPO Leaders and Stock Spotlight. You'll also find stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Synopsys (SNPS), whose track records of stable earnings growth have earned them a spot on I

As the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other stock indexes traded off their lows during Tuesday's session, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AstraZeneca (AZN), Burlington Stores (BURL) and TJX (TJX) were among the best names to watch in the currently volatile market.
With key indexes trying to rebound

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Recent initial public offering and IPO Stock Of The Week Viking (VIK) is battling a key resistance level, as it looks to form a new base amid the ongoing stock market weakness. That makes Viking stock one of the best stocks to watch on Investor's Business Daily's IPO Leaders screen.
Bermuda-based V

While major stock indexes tumbled sharply this week, United Therapeutics (UTHR) is holding up in a buy zone and trading tightly. Shares remain actionable, making United Therapeutics this week's Big Cap 20 stock to watch.
After consolidating throughout January and February, the stock finally broke o

Argan (AGX) clobbered earnings estimates late Thursday, as the power-plant builder defied expectations of a slowdown, and its backlog continued to grow.
Shares, which were in a precarious spot ahead of the report, rallied more than 30% in morning trading.



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When institutional investors are loading up on an energy stock it is usually a good sign. And Diversified Energy (DEC) has surged past an entry amid heavy fund accumulation amid the ongoing Iran war.
The Birmingham, Ala.-based firm produces and transports natural gas, natural gas liquids, or

Many gold stocks reached all-time highs after experiencing triple-digit growth over the past year. Gold names recently dominated Investor's Business Daily's IBD 50 list for quite some time, but are now nonexistent on that elite lineup of growth stocks.
After rising around 65% in 2025, gold prices t