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Investors are assessing strong momentum for hardware companies in the first half of the year.

However, some of the money-center banks, such as Bank of America, have not performed as well. The stock is up about 7.5%, trailing the broader market S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Bank Index. Here’s what it means ahead of second-quarter earnings.

U.S. markets close in 2h 39m ... Shares of PepsiCo are flat this year. Credit: Joseph Weiser / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images · PepsiCo's next earnings report is set to be released Thursday morning following a recent pullback in the soda and snack maker's stock.

While media releases or rumors ... usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future ea…

FactSet Research. “S&P 500 Earnings Season Preview: Q2 2026.” · BCA Research. “Leadership Rotates, Fundamentals Hold.” · UBS. “The bull market can survive higher rates.” · Fidelity. “What's next for stocks: AI melt-up or oil crunch?”