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4 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
It could be a blockbuster summer for this stock. It is an uncertain time for investors with ongoing trade wars, higher tariffs, the potential for rising inflation, and an economic slowdown. Things are up in the air, which is why investors should proceed with caution, looking for opportunities amid the uncertainty. They may find them by looking for cheap stocks with catalysts for growth.
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4 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
The stock is up more than 44% year-to-date, and it has room to run. Dollar General (NYSE:DG) stock has outperformed the market by a wide margin this year, and it continued charging higher Tuesday after releasing its first quarter earnings. The deep discount retail store chain easily beat earnings and revenue estimates, as its stock price jumped by about 13% in early trading. Dollar General stock is now up about 44% YTD, compared to an S&P 500 that is basically flat.
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4 days ago | 
dailyenergyinsider.com | Dave Kovaleski
Published on June 03, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski Avista issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking to add energy and capacity resources to its portfolio, including distributed energy resources to meet rising dermand. In addition, the utility that provides energy to parts of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington State is seeking to add a Demand Response program to its portfolio to better address peak demand.
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4 days ago | 
dailyenergyinsider.com | Dave Kovaleski
Published on June 03, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski The Amite Solar Energy Center in Louisiana, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, is now operational as of March. The facility is NextEra Energy Resources’ first utility-scale energy facility in Louisiana. It was developed in conjunction with DEMCO.
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4 days ago | 
financialregnews.com | Dave Kovaleski
The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), Forcht Bank and the Kentucky Bankers Association filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky over a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule. The rule in question is CFPB’s Section 1033 rule, which requires banks, credit unions, and other financial service providers to make consumers’ data available upon request to consumers and authorized third parties.
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4 days ago | 
financialregnews.com | Dave Kovaleski
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a request for information (RFI) related to an executive order that seeks to transition federal disbursements to electronic payments. The executive order (EO) in question is 14247, “Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account.” Beginning Sept. 30, all federal payments that are currently made by paper check —including Social Security benefits, tax refunds, and vendor payments — will be made electronically.
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5 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
The company signed a major deal with CoreWeave, the AI hyperscaler. Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) stock was taking off on Monday, rising a whopping 54% on the day to nearly $11 per share. The catalyst for the surge was a deal that Applied Digital, which designs, builds and operates high-performance computing data centers, signed with a major AI company, CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV). CoreWeave is known as the “AI hyperscaler,” as it provides infrastructure to accelerate high performance computing.
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5 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
Energy and technology stocks led the way. May proved to be a bounce back month for stocks, as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 had their best month since November 2023. The Nasdaq returned 9.6% in May, while the S&P 500 jumped 6.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.9% last month. The information technology sector led the way, returning 11.3% for the month, while industrials were up 9.5% and communication services jumped 9.3%. Also, consumer discretionary stocks rose 8.2%.
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5 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
The Nasdaq led the way with a 9.6% return last month. U.S. stocks enjoyed their best month in more than a year in May, as all of the major indexes posted robust gains last month. The Nasdaq Composite got the biggest lift in May, rising 9.6% to end the month at 19,114. It is the for the Nasdaq since November 2023 when it increased 10.8%. The strong performance in May helped the Nasdaq erase nearly all of its losses in 2025, as it’s down just 1.5% YTD.
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5 days ago | 
valuewalk.com | Dave Kovaleski
Investors are hoping that markets can build some momentum. The up and down weekly pattern for stocks continued last week as the markets were all positive last week, led by a 2% gain in the Nasdaq Composite. With several top performing stocks slated to report earnings this week, can markets maintain their momentum? The Nasdaq, fueled by strong NVIDIA earnings on Wednesday, jumped to 19,114 at weeks end, up 2%. The Nasdaq is down just 1% year-to-date.
