TJX has shown impressive resilience amid macroeconomic headwinds. TJX Companies (TJX 0.12%) is a leading player in the off-price retail space. The company's flagship TJ Maxx stores are at the top of the category, and additional retailer brands including Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra round out a retail portfolio centered around efficient supply strategy. TJX's opportunistic approach to securing ...
TJX has shown impressive resilience amid macroeconomic headwinds. TJX Companies (TJX 0.12%) is a leading player in the off-price retail space. The company's flagship TJ Maxx stores are at the top of the category, and additional retailer brands including Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra round out a retail portfolio centered around efficient supply strategy. TJX's opportunistic approach to securing inventory allows it to offer name-brand goods at low cost, and the company passes on savings to shoppers. The value offered through its stores has helped support customer traffic and average ticket size and power same-store-sales growth at a time when many retailers are facing challenges. For investors seeking exposure to the off-price retail market, is TJX still the best buy-and-hold play in the space? TJX's business looks strong As of this writing, TJX stock has risen roughly 24% over the last year of trading. To its credit, the business has continued to serve up wins. Same-store sales in fiscal Q3 increased 5% year over year, and gross margin increased to 32.6% from 31.6%. While many other retail players have faced declining customer traffic and weakening margins in response to tariff-related headwinds, tightening consumer purse strings, and other challenges, TJX continues to demonstrate impressive resilience. The strengths of the off-price retailer's product-sourcing strategies and infrastructure have become even more apparent in light of challenges facing the broader retail industry. Expand NYSE : TJX TJX Companies Today's Change ( -0.12 %) $ -0.18 Current Price $ 153.24 Key Data Points Market Cap $170B Day's Range $ 152.47 - $ 153.73 52wk Range $ 112.10 - $ 159.48 Volume 5.7M Avg Vol 5.2M Gross Margin 30.87 % Dividend Yield 1.08 % The stock trades at approximately 33 times this year's expected earnings. For a company that grew earnings per share roughly 19% annually over the first three quarters of last year, with growth supported by stock buybacks, TJX trades at some...
Key Points Amazon had a poor 2025. AWS' growth rate is accelerating. The stock is reasonably valued. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders had a disappointing year in 2025. I thought the company was going to have a strong year, mainly built on the back of its cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS). While AWS had a successful year, my caveat regarding th...
Key Points Amazon had a poor 2025. AWS' growth rate is accelerating. The stock is reasonably valued. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders had a disappointing year in 2025. I thought the company was going to have a strong year, mainly built on the back of its cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS). While AWS had a successful year, my caveat regarding the stock was that it traded at an expensive price tag at the time: 44 times forward earnings. This turned out to be Amazon's Achilles' heel in 2025, as it spent most of the year growing into its valuation. Amazon's stock only gained 5% last year, but its business posted strong growth. I think it's slated to have a much better 2026 now that its valuation has come down, and AWS is free to lead the stock higher. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » AWS' growth is starting to reaccelerate Most investors fixate on Amazon's commerce business as a reason to own the stock. This is natural, as this is the part of the business that most people interact with frequently. Furthermore, AWS accounts for only 18% of Amazon's total sales, so it's just a fraction of Amazon's overall sales. But that's the wrong way of looking at it. Amazon is a very diverse business, and the reality is that its commerce side doesn't make a ton of profit. This isn't anything new. Look at other retailers, and their financials will show you razor-thin profit margins. Cloud computing is a different business entirely. It has strong operating margins, with the third quarter coming in at 35%. So, despite AWS only making up a small chunk of Amazon's total business, it accounted for 66% of operating profits in Q3. As a result, I would consider AWS the most important part of the business, because it generates the majority of the profits. Furthermore, AWS' growth rate is accelerating. In Q3...
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Australia in March as the South Pacific nation continues to engage with so-called middle powers amid pressure from the US and other powerful blocs. Carney will address parliament during his visit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC’s Insiders Sunday, without disclosing further details. Carney last week delivered a blunt message at the...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Australia in March as the South Pacific nation continues to engage with so-called middle powers amid pressure from the US and other powerful blocs. Carney will address parliament during his visit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC’s Insiders Sunday, without disclosing further details. Carney last week delivered a blunt message at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which he warned against coercion by great powers — an implicit denunciation of President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign affairs, though he did not mention the US leader by name. The Canadian leader called for middle power nations to act in tandem because “if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.” Asked if he endorsed those comments, Albanese said “I agree with him and it’s consistent with what I have said at the United Nations.” Australia is “engaged with like-minded countries on all of these issues” and has a key role to play given its status in the Pacific and within multilateral trade arrangements such as Apec, he said. “We do have a shift in how international politics is being played with a greater engagement from middle powers,” he said. “The role we can play in our own region and around the world is of a stabilizing force at a time when there is a lot of turbulence and turmoil in the world.”
Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Explosive Blame-Game Between Democrats And Trump Admin A 37-year-old anti-ICE agitator who was armed with a handgun was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents on Saturday morning during what the Department of Homeland Security described as a targeted immigration enforcement operation, sparking immediate political outrage and street protests. Border Patrol offic...
Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Explosive Blame-Game Between Democrats And Trump Admin A 37-year-old anti-ICE agitator who was armed with a handgun was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents on Saturday morning during what the Department of Homeland Security described as a targeted immigration enforcement operation, sparking immediate political outrage and street protests. Border Patrol officers were conducting a targeted operation against an illegal immigrant wanted for violent assault. According to the federal agency, a man approached officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. Officers attempted to disarm the individual before he violently resisted, leading to an armed struggle. 🚨 JUST IN: Slowed-down video PROVES the armed man in Minneapolis began to draw his firearm before Border agents took him to the ground Self defense, case closed, the left lied again. Probably radicalized by Jacob Frey and Tim Walz. FAFO. pic.twitter.com/MWdqAlqvZK — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 24, 2026 In a press conference, Border Commander Greg Bovino said the agent fired after assessing an immediate threat to officers on the scene. “Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, a Border Patrol agent fired defensive shots,” he said. According to Bovino, medics provided aid immediately, but the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. He said the suspect was carrying two loaded magazines and had no identification. Bovino described the encounter as a deliberate attempt to inflict mass harm on law enforcement. “This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” he said. Bovino added that the situation escalated when a large group arrived and began interfering with officers. “Then, about two hundred rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement,” he said, noting that crowd control measures were deployed to protect the public and officers. Bovino said the investigation...
Key events 26m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 3m ago 00.26 GMT We’re nearing the start of the match we’ll first be following along with this morning, with both Aryna Sabalenka (1) and Victoria Mboko’s (17) going through their final warm-ups before they emerge out onto Rod Laver Arena. Share 5m ago 00.25 GMT Novak Djokovic (4) moved past Botic van de...
Key events 26m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 3m ago 00.26 GMT We’re nearing the start of the match we’ll first be following along with this morning, with both Aryna Sabalenka (1) and Victoria Mboko’s (17) going through their final warm-ups before they emerge out onto Rod Laver Arena. Share 5m ago 00.25 GMT Novak Djokovic (4) moved past Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets yesterday evening, claiming a historic 400th Grand Slam win as he did. But the Serb flirted with controversy as he did, lucky to dodge a code violation after narrowly missing the head of a ball girl at the net in the second set. Now, if you’re like me, you prefer to see Djokovic working as a heel rather than a face -- Yulia Putintseva’s dance moves as she was booed after beating Zeynep Sönmez another one of my tournament highlights. The legend, however, was a bit more sanguine after his win, remarking that the advice he’d give his younger self was: “Calm down, you jerk.” ‘Calm down, you jerk’: Djokovic admits to losing cool in Australian Open battle Read more Share 11m ago 00.18 GMT Dissipating heat, however, doesn’t mean that the environmental challenges are completely absent today. A smoke haze has blanketed Melbourne since yesterday, as winds blew down the smoke from a fire in the Otway ranges which has grown to about 8000 hectares overnight. Air quality alerts have been issued across Melbourne, Geelong and the surrounding regions, while a a total fire ban remains in place for the Northern Country, North Central, North East, and Gippsland fire districts. Share 25m ago 00.05 GMT We had a big few stories yesterday but a contender for the biggest fortune, and a enforced heat break, coming to the aid of Jannik Sinner (2) as he struggled with full-body cramps in the stifling conditions against 85th-ranked American Eliot Spizzirri. Tumaini Carayol was there for that one and recapped what became a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win for the Italian. ‘I got lucky...
AI has weighed on this sector, but it could be a major growth catalyst. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise for businesses. Many investors see generative AI unlocking significant productivity gains and saving lots of money on overhead. A growing narrative among investors is that businesses will be able to replace many of their enterprise software packages with a single powerful AI ...
AI has weighed on this sector, but it could be a major growth catalyst. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise for businesses. Many investors see generative AI unlocking significant productivity gains and saving lots of money on overhead. A growing narrative among investors is that businesses will be able to replace many of their enterprise software packages with a single powerful AI tool. As a result, many software stocks have seen their share prices collapse, as investors lose faith in their ability to grow revenue and earnings long term. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV +0.79%) has dropped 18% from its high reached last fall. But revenue growth among its components remains relatively strong, and the impact of AI on its business seems to be a net positive so far and for the foreseeable future. As such, it could be a great way to invest in artificial intelligence despite the growing concern that AI will negatively affect many of the businesses in the fund. What's inside the ETF? The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF tracks a group of North American software companies. Its biggest components are some of the biggest winners from the excitement around artificial intelligence, including Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, and Oracle. Those three combine to account for about a quarter of the ETF's value. But the remaining three-quarters of the exchange-traded fund hasn't all been as blessed by AI investors. Stocks such as Salesforce, Intuit, and Adobe are also found in its top 10 holdings. Fears that AI could displace the need for their software have negatively affected the earnings multiples investors are willing to pay for those stocks. But concerns that a single generative AI application can displace specific pieces of enterprise and professional software are overblown. You wouldn't hire a generalist to do a specialist's job, especially when the price difference is relatively negligible for an enterprise. Few managers are going to...
Key Points Greg Abel took over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway starting Jan. 1, 2026. One of his first moves may be selling off a top 10 holding in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. Is the sell-off a good move for Berkshire to make? 10 stocks we like better than Kraft Heinz › Greg Abel took over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) for longtime CEO Warren Buffett just a few weeks ag...
Key Points Greg Abel took over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway starting Jan. 1, 2026. One of his first moves may be selling off a top 10 holding in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. Is the sell-off a good move for Berkshire to make? 10 stocks we like better than Kraft Heinz › Greg Abel took over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) for longtime CEO Warren Buffett just a few weeks ago. And already, there are indications that Abel has made his first major move as the head of the conglomerate. At the same time, he may be addressing what many believe may have been one of Buffett's biggest missteps in recent years. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » According to an SEC document filed Tuesday, it appears that Abel and Berkshire Hathaway may be dumping Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) -- the ninth-largest holding in the conglomerate's $267 billion portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway owns about 325 million shares of Kraft Heinz, amounting to about an $8.5 billion stake, which makes up roughly 3.2% of the Berkshire portfolio. Also, Berkshire is the largest shareholder in Kraft Heinz, owning 27.5% of the shares. The 8-K filing by Kraft Heinz was to note the potential resale by Berkshire Hathaway of up to 325,442,152 shares of Kraft Heinz common stock -- which would be Berkshire's entire position. Kraft Heinz made this filing pursuant to contractual terms that it would register for potential resale by the "selling stockholder." It notes that this does not necessarily mean the selling stockholder will choose to sell any shares; it just provides the legal mechanism to do so. But it seems likely, all things considered. Kraft Heinz has been on a long, strange trip since 2015 There is a long history between Berkshire Hathaway and Kraft Heinz. In fact, when Kraft Heinz merged in 2015, Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway were the architects of the deal. ...
A sprawling winter storm has grounded more than 14,500 flights around the US, halted trains and triggered a grid emergency and knocked out power to thousands, all while threatening to drop a foot of snow on New York City and the rest of the Northeast corridor on Sunday. As of 5:30 p.m. New York time, 14,537 flights across the US were grounded through Monday, reaching levels not seen since the gove...
A sprawling winter storm has grounded more than 14,500 flights around the US, halted trains and triggered a grid emergency and knocked out power to thousands, all while threatening to drop a foot of snow on New York City and the rest of the Northeast corridor on Sunday. As of 5:30 p.m. New York time, 14,537 flights across the US were grounded through Monday, reaching levels not seen since the government shutdown last year, airline tracking company FlightAware said. Meanwhile, more than 118,000 homes and businesses from Colorado to the Atlantic were without power, with almost 102,000 of them in Texas and Louisiana, PowerOutage.us said. Early Saturday, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator — which manages a power grid that stretches from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast — declared an energy-emergency alert 2 in an effort to shore up reserves as conditions worsened. EEA2 is the second level of emergency action, triggered as operating reserves continue to decline. It means MISO is facing an energy shortage and needs to reduce energy demand. The massive storm is covering parts of 32 states and just about half the US population, said Brian Hurley, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center . “It’s been five years since the last time a storm covered such a wide area,” he said. Cold, snow, sleet and ice have triggered emergency declarations, transit warnings, grounded flights and shook up energy markets. In all, the storm may cost as much as $24 billion in damages and economic losses, said Chuck Watson of Enki Research. Read more: Why This Weekend’s US Winter Storm Is Likely to Be So Widespread Snow will arrive in New York City around 7 a.m. with as much as 12 inches falling and then ending with a crust of sleet overnight, said Josh Weiss, a forecaster at Weather Prediction Center. “This is a very dangerous combination of heavy snow and extreme, extreme cold temperatures,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said. “I have authorized all state employee...