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Middleby Corporation (MIDD) Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD) is in the middle of its most aggressive restructuring in decades, and the stock's reaction tells a complicated story. Despite completing a $885 million divestiture of its Residential Kitchen business and preparing a Food Processing spin-off for Q2 2026, shares have dropped 15.53% over the past month and trade ... MIDD's $3.3B Restructuring: A Leaner Company Chasing a Higher Stock Price The post MIDD's $3.3B Restructuring: A Leaner Company Chasing a Higher Stock Price appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Social Security is not going broke because politicians raided the piggy bank. The trust fund's $2.5 trillion in reserves is properly invested in special-issue government bonds, exactly as the law requires. The real problem is slower and harder to fix: the math of an aging country is quietly grinding the program toward a cliff. Three ... What Is Really Destroying Social Security and What Congress Could Actually Do to Fix It The post What Is Really Destroying Social Security and What Congress Could Actually Do to Fix It appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL), the popular cruise line, is carrying real momentum into 2026, but a viral r/wallstreetbets post is crystallizing a risk bulls have been glossing over: oil is approaching $100 a barrel, and Royal Caribbean just committed to spending roughly $5 billion in capital expenditures this year alone. Shares are down 15% over ... Record Bookings Cannot Hide Royal Caribbean's Growing Fuel Problem The post Record Bookings Cannot Hide Royal Caribbean's Growing Fuel Problem appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) have been in the red for the better part of a year. XRP peaked at $3.65 last July and has slid to $1.40, while Solana topped out above $260 and now trades around $89. The SEC and CFTC recently classified them as digital commodities and each have live ... Got $1,000 to Invest? Here's What XRP vs Solana Could Be Worth by 2030 The post Got $1,000 to Invest? Here's What XRP vs Solana Could Be Worth by 2030 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

A 14% yield sounds like a solution to almost every income investor's problem. For retirees bridging the gap between Social Security and living expenses, for dividend reinvestors compounding monthly checks, and for anyone frustrated by the 4% returns on savings accounts, Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) looks like the answer. But the title says “roller coaster” for ... Trinity Capital – A 14% BDC Roller Coaster The post Trinity Capital – A 14% BDC Roller Coaster appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8%, lifting the average monthly retirement check from $2,015 to $2,071, a gain of $56 per month. Through January and into February, that raise was actually winning. The CPI-W, the specific inflation index the Social Security Administration uses to set COLA, came in at 2.2% year-over-year ... The 2026 COLA Is Three Months In. Here Is Whether It Is Still Keeping Up With Inflation. The post The 2026 COLA Is Three Months In. Here Is Whether It Is Still Keeping Up With Inflation. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

The gap between the Social Security check most people receive and the maximum possible benefit is enormous, and it comes down to a handful of decisions made over a working lifetime. In 2026, the highest monthly benefit varies significantly by claiming age — see the chart below for the full comparison across ages 62, 67, ... Here Are the Maximum Social Security Benefits at Ages 62, 67 and 70 in 2026 and How to Get Closer to Them The post Here Are the Maximum Social Security Benefits at Ages 62, 67 and 70 in 2026 and How to Get Closer to Them appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

For many workers, saving for retirement is made harder by the absence of a 401(k) match or any type of employer-sponsored retirement account at all. An estimated 56 million people lack a workplace retirement plan, according to Pew Charitable Trusts research published in 2025. For those without a plan, missing out on employer matching contributions ... President Trump Wants to Change the Way You're Saving for Retirement The post President Trump Wants to Change the Way You're Saving for Retirement appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

One of the largest independent providers of natural gas compression services, USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) has rallied 24.61% year-to-date through mid-March 20, 2026, powered by record cash flow and the January 12, 2026, close of the J-W Power acquisition. The central question for income investors: Is a 1.6x-plus distribution coverage target cited at an investor ... USA Compression Partners Eyes Debt Reduction as Record Cash Flow Powers 1.6x Coverage Target The post USA Compression Partners Eyes Debt Reduction as Record Cash Flow Powers 1.6x Coverage Target appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Most large-cap growth investors default to QQQ or VUG and never look back. That instinct is reasonable, but it has cost them returns over the past year. Fidelity Fundamental Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:FFLG) returned 27% over the trailing twelve months, while Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) returned 25% and Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) returned 21% ... This Fidelity Growth ETF Is Quietly Outperforming Just About Everything The post This Fidelity Growth ETF Is Quietly Outperforming Just About Everything appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

A $15 million IPO just spawned a ~$679 million company in two days, an almost unheard of scenario. Swarmer (NASDAQ:SWMR), a Ukrainian drone-autonomy software firm (now headquartered in Austin, Texas), closed its trading debut up 520% at $31 on March 18 after surging as much as 700% intraday, triggering multiple trading halts. By the following ... Swarmer's 520% Debut Day Gain Masks a 2,161x Revenue Multiple and No Analyst Coverage The post Swarmer's 520% Debut Day Gain Masks a 2,161x Revenue Multiple and No Analyst Coverage appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Monthly income checks that shrink without warning are not a feature of a strategy. They are a verdict on it. Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) cut its monthly common stock distribution from $0.14 to $0.06 starting April 2026, and the share price has fallen 31% year-to-date. To understand why, you have to understand what ECC actually ... High Yielding ECC's CLOs Are Unrated For A Risky Reason The post High Yielding ECC's CLOs Are Unrated For A Risky Reason appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

A Canadian-based mining company, Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC), is spending at a pace that would make most pre-revenue companies flinch. With $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in capital expenditures planned for 2026 and a workforce set to nearly double to roughly 1,800 workers on site by late 2026, this is the peak construction year at Thacker ... LAC Stock Up 32% Over the Past Year But Share Dilution Is Quietly Piling Up The post LAC Stock Up 32% Over the Past Year But Share Dilution Is Quietly Piling Up appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (NYSEARCA:SVOL) pays a 21.2% dividend yield by doing something most income funds avoid entirely: systematically shorting volatility. With the VIX sitting at 25.09 as of March 18, 2026 and climbing, the core risk baked into this fund deserves a close look. What SVOL Actually Does SVOL targets roughly -0.2x to -0.3x ... Exclusively Mitigating Market Volatility For Yield Through SVOL The post Exclusively Mitigating Market Volatility For Yield Through SVOL appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Growing significantly in 2026, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil 2x (NYSEARCA:UCO) has become one of the most talked-about tickers on Reddit this month, and the catalyst arrived at full force: UCO is up 73% over the past month as the geopolitical shock retail traders had been positioning for took hold. The catalyst is the 2026 ... UCO Is Up 125% This Year but a Hidden Structural Risk Could Erase the Gains The post UCO Is Up 125% This Year but a Hidden Structural Risk Could Erase the Gains appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

You don't have to make flashy moves in the stock market to generate long-term wealth. Buying and holding companies with solid fundamentals is a successful long-term strategy that lets you build wealth over time without having to monitor your portfolio throughout the day. While you can invest in ETFs for extra portfolio diversification, these three ... Buy These 3 Stocks Now, Hold 20 Years, Retire a Millionaire The post Buy These 3 Stocks Now, Hold 20 Years, Retire a Millionaire appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Recession risk in the U.S. is climbing on the back of geopolitical conflict, an oil shock, and a constrained Federal Reserve. Oil is above $95 after the Iran conflict disrupted global energy supply, inflation is running hotter than expected, and the Fed just signaled it may only cut rates once this year. The economy hasn't ... XRP Price Prediction: What Happens to XRP If the U.S. Enters a Recession? The post XRP Price Prediction: What Happens to XRP If the U.S. Enters a Recession? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading around $70,500 after a brief rally toward $75,000 that was met with a firm rejection following the Fed decision. Two Bitcoin OGs then made massive moves on March 19, selling a combined $117 million in BTC the day after the Fed held rates and raised its inflation forecast. On the ... Bitcoin Price News: Two Early Bitcoin Holders Sold $117M BTC, but Whales Are Buying the Dip at Record Pace The post Bitcoin Price News: Two Early Bitcoin Holders Sold $117M BTC, but Whales Are Buying the Dip at Record Pace appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB)a leading German financial institution, disclosed a $30 billion private credit exposure in its annual report filed March 12, 2026, and shares are down 20% over the past month and 26% year to date, trading around $28.57 this morning. The question is whether Deutsche Bank is being punished for honesty or whether the ... Deutsche Bank's $30 Billion Private Credit Bet Has Shares Down 26% This Year The post Deutsche Bank's $30 Billion Private Credit Bet Has Shares Down 26% This Year appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....

Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ:ONDS) nearly quadrupled in value during calendar 2025, delivering a staggering 281% gain. Yet the real drama lies in the trailing 12-month return: the stock has soared an eye-popping 1,358%. That makes talk of replicating last year's rocket ride into 2026 sound hyperbolic at first glance. After all, triple-digit gains are rare enough ... Here's How Ondas Can Repeat Last Year's 281% Gain in 2026 The post Here's How Ondas Can Repeat Last Year's 281% Gain in 2026 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....