vadishzainer/iStock via Getty Images The Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF ( SPHB ), launched on 05/05/2011 and managed by Invesco Capital Management LLC, provides exposure to high-beta stocks within the S&P 500 index. It manages ~$600 million and charges an expense ratio of 0.25%. This is the only S&P 500 high-beta option on the ETF market right now, so comparison to peers is not possible. That being said, investors should carefully consider the exposure that this approach results in and the risk that comes with being invested in SPHB for the long run. Traders may also want to understand the past performance and current near-term risks. Overall, we're in an environment that doesn't favor a high-beta bias due to rising geopolitical risk, potentially higher inflation, and a potential delay in the continuation of rate cuts. Methodology The ETF tracks the S&P 500 High Beta Index, which selects the top 100 constituents of the S&P 500 by beta. In other words, it biases towards the stocks whose price returns have been the most sensitive to moves in the S&P 500. Beta is calculated from trailing daily price changes over the prior 252 trading days. It weights the stocks based on their beta rather than market capitalization (the higher a stock's beta, the larger its weight in the index). Rebalancing and reconstitution occur quarterly (after the close on the third Friday of February, May, August, and November). At the ETF level, at least 90% of the assets are allocated to stocks that make up the S&P 500 High Beta Index. Portfolio High-beta exposure through SPHB lowers single-name concentration risk that is present in market-cap-weighted S&P 500 ETFs. As you can see from the table below, the top ten holdings account for only 14% of the portfolio. In contrast, the top 10 holdings of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) account for 36% of its portfolio. Moreover, SPHB's top weight represents 1.6% of the portfolio, while SPY's top name accounts for 7.3% of the fund. This is...

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Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. At Fox, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Friday, Executive Chair, CEO Lachlan K. Murdoch purchased 175,372 shares of FOX, for a cost of $60.63 each, for a total investment of $10.63M. Investors are able to pick up FOX even cheaper than Murdoch did, with shares changing hands as low as $52.14 in trading on Monday -- that's 14.0% under Murdoch's purchase price. Fox is trading up about 0.8% on the day Monday. This buy marks the first one filed by Murdoch in the past twelve months. And at Portillos, there was insider buying on Friday, by Director Eugene I. Lee Jr. who purchased 286,000 shares at a cost of $5.18 each, for a total investment of $1.48M. Before this latest buy, Lee Jr. made one other buy in the past twelve months, purchasing $1.00M shares at a cost of $7.68 each. Portillos is trading up about 6.2% on the day Monday. So far Lee Jr. is in the green, up about 15.3% on their buy based on today's trading high of $5.97. VIDEO: Monday 3/16 Insider Buying Report: FOX, PTLO The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

‘Happy as can be!’ My Neighbour Totoro toasts first birthday in London’s West End The spectacular stage version of Studio Ghibli’s much-loved film has spent a year at the Gillian Lynne theatre in London. To celebrate, photographer Tristram Kenton was granted backstage access Helen Chong as Satsuki with Totoro in My Neighbour Totoro

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April WTI crude oil (CLJ26) today is down -3.35 (-3.39%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26) is down -0.0033 (-0.11%). Crude oil prices are sharply lower today on hopes that oil tankers may soon be able to move through the Strait of Hormuz. Several oil tankers safely navigated the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, raising hopes that the waterway could reopen soon. India is attempting to get six other vessels through the strait, while a number of other countries are trying back channels to Iran to ensure safe passage for their ships. The war with Iran is in its seventeenth day with no end in sight. The US hit military sites over the weekend on Kharg Island, from which Iran exports almost all of its oil. Meanwhile, Iran launched fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf, disrupting shipments at a key United Arab Emirates oil hub and halting flights at Dubai’s airport. Don’t Miss a Day: President Trump said the US is talking to Tehran but that he’s not sure if the Iranians are “ready.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran hadn’t asked for talks or a ceasefire. President Trump said that he is “demanding” that other countries contribute to the defense of the Strait of Hormuz and that NATO would face a “very bad” future if member states failed to help in Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz remains essentially closed, and Persian Gulf oil producers have been forced to cut production by roughly 6% as local storage facilities reach capacity. The Strait of Hormuz normally handles a fifth of the world’s oil. Goldman Sachs warns that crude prices could exceed the 2008 record high of close to $150 a barrel if flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain depressed through March. In a bearish factor for crude, OPEC+ on March 1 said it will boost its crude output by 206,000 bpd in April, above estimates of 137,000 bpd, although that production hike now seems unlikely given that Middle East producers are being forced to cut production due to the Middle East war. OPEC+ is trying to...

Sean Penn, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for One Battle After Another on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An Agence France-Presse reporter saw the Mystic River star getting out of a black car in central Kyiv earlier on Monday, wearing sunglasses and carrying a box of cigarettes. Penn, a vocal advocate for Ukraine who has visited the country several times, on Sunday won his third acting Oscar but was not at the ceremony. Advertisement “We can say that he’s in Ukraine but it’s his personal visit; that’s how he sees it, that he needs to be in Ukraine. He just wants to support Ukraine,” a senior Ukrainian official said. Penn, who co-directed a 2023 documentary about Zelensky – met the Ukrainian president on Monday. Advertisement “Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true friend of Ukraine is,” Zelensky said on social media, posting a picture of the pair in the president’s office.

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With Chelsea enjoying so much success after signing star players through secret payments, did they get off lightly? If the club had not been so co-operative they faced a much tougher financial penalty and potentially a points deduction. The starting point was the aggravating factors - length of time of the wrongdoing, the size of payments, that they were made with the knowledge of senior figures and the seriousness of the breaches. The Premier League Board concluded Chelsea should be fined of £20m with a transfer ban for two complete and consecutive windows. But there were mitigating factors to take into account. BlueCo, which bought Chelsea out of Abramovich's ownership, self-reported the breaches once it had looked through the club's books. Added to that, BlueCo made voluntary disclosures and showed "exceptional co-operation". This saw the fine halved to £10m and the two-window transfer ban suspended. The suspension will be activated if they commit a similar breach in the next two years. The Board also reserved the right to be able to trigger the suspension at any time in the future if the club makes intentionally untrue declarations. Chelsea were, however, ordered to pay an unpaid transfer levy of £771,288 in connection to Willian and Eto'o. They were banned from signing academy players for nine months, too. Importantly, there was no breach of profit and sustainability rules. When the payments were added to Chelsea's accounts they were not in excess of the £105m, three-season spending limit. If they had been then the prospect of a points deduction would have been real. The Blues had already been fined 10m euros (£8.6m) by Uefa over the same offences. And Chelsea still have to face a hearing over 74 Football Association charges, which is likely to be another hefty fine. So this is not quite over yet.

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President Donald Trump says some countries are enthusiastic about helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, but he says some others don't want to get involved. He speaks at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Don't get stuck in the wrong rotation. Alona Siniehina/iStock via Getty Images I have followed the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF ( DGRO ) for some time , arguing how its low dividend yield makes it a poor fit for income-seeking investors. My point is that DGRO operates as a hybrid. It outperforms other dedicated dividend ETFs on total returns, but it does so by tolerating a relatively heavy exposure to growth sectors such as technology and healthcare, which dilutes the dividend yield that income investors rely on. Roughly eighteen months on, that thesis stands. But there is now an additional layer that I find worth discussing: the substantial market rotation from growth into value and dividend payers that defined late 2025 and early 2026. As a result of that rotation, DGRO has outperformed its peers and came close to matching the S&P 500 (see below). DGRO vs. peers vs. VOO, P5Y (Seeking Alpha) The Rotation: a tailwind that has largely run its course The recent sector rotation from growth to value has been sharp and broadly driven by two catalysts. The first (dating back to early 2025) is growing investor skepticism toward the AI capital expenditure cycle, fueled by Chinese models that demonstrated competitive performance at a fraction of the cost of American peers (a thesis I personally disagree with). A subsequent wave of software selling then struck earlier this year, when Anthropic's launch of a legal-work automation tool triggered a multi-day double-digit drop in enterprise software names. I have discussed this idea of a “ SaaSpocalypse ”, arguing there is indeed a pinch of truth in it. Since the end of 2025, industrials, materials, and energy have significantly outperformed Tech. Morningstar data shows that industrials now carry the highest overvalued stock percentage of any sector, while Technology has flipped to the highest concentration of undervalued stocks. GE Vernova Inc. ( GEV ) is up over 17% year-to-date. Caterpillar Inc. ( CAT ) dropped from underv...

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At NVIDIA GTC 2026, Compal Electronics (Compal; Stock Code: 2324) showcased its high-density AI server solution based on NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8, aligning with the NVIDIA's "Six New Chips – One AI Supercomputer" NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture and demonstrating its engineering readiness for next-generation AI supercomputing infrastructure. COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. The NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture integrates the NVIDIA Vera CPU, NVIDIA Rubin GPU, NVIDIA NVLink 6 Switch, NVIDIA BlueField-4 DPU, NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet and NVIDIA ConnectX-9 SuperNIC to form a comprehensive heterogeneous computing architecture. Powered by NVLink 6 switching technology, the NVL72 rack-scale configuration delivers up to 260 TB/s of total bandwidth and enables 3.6 TB/s of all-to-all bandwidth per GPU, supporting MoE models and large-scale training and inference workloads. Compal is introducing the SG231-2-L1, based on NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8. The core value of the SG231-2-L1 includes: High-Density Accelerated Architecture: Integrates eight NVIDIA Rubin GPUs within a 2U chassis, maximizing compute density and space efficiency. Advanced Inference Performance: Delivers up to 400 petaFLOPS (NVFP4), supporting LLM training and inference, generative AI, and HPC workloads. High-Bandwidth GPU Interconnect: Powered by NVIDIA NVLink 6, enabling up to 28.8TB/s of GPU-to-GPU bandwidth for enhanced multi-GPU scalability. Scalable Memory Architecture: Supports up to 2.3TB of GPU memory and 176TB/s of memory bandwidth for memory-intensive AI applications. High Power Density with Liquid Cooling: Sustains approximately 24kW of system power through optimized direct liquid-cooling design for stable, sustained performance. Rack-Level Deployment Readiness: Designed for seamless integration into high-density AI racks, supporting scalable expansion from single nodes to data center deployments. In its booth, Compal is also featuring an NVIDIA Vera CPU HPM module based on...

In 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a landmark report on the surge in demand for critical minerals. The IEA warned that demand for minerals -- like cobalt, lithium, and copper -- would far surpass mining production and supply by 2030. It also emphasized the small number of countries that control these minerals -- like China -- and the risks that could arise should political instabilities lead to export restrictions. Fast-forward five years, and the situation hasn't changed much. China still controls a vast quantity of critical minerals, while demand for them continues to grow. Now, in addition to electric vehicles and renewable energy, data center construction and battery storage expansion are part of the surge. The U.S., for its part, still doesn't have strategic control over the critical mineral supply chain. That vulnerability, coupled with a looming supply gap, is why TMC The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has become such an important company to the U.S. government -- and why the metal stock , trading below $7, is a buy right now. Continue reading

(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) Nvidia will get most of the attention in tech this week, but Micron Technology and Oklo should also be watched, New York Stock Exchange insider Jay Woods said Monday. Micron is set to report earnings Wednesday after the bell, while Oklo is scheduled to post results Tuesday after hours. Both stocks have seen big moves in recent months, putting them near key levels that Woods is watching. "[Micron] is breaking out as we tape this," said Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets. Investors should watch the $460 level on the stock, he said. "If we can get a close above there, that has momentum going into earnings." Micron traded around $448 on Monday. It popped more than 5% after announcing it would build a second plant in Taiwan to boost DRAM production. MU 1Y mountain MU 1-yr chart The story is much different for Oklo . The stock has fallen nearly 40% over the past six months and is about 70% below its October high. However, Woods thinks a buying opportunity could materialize. "Watch $55 to $58. That level is an anchored [volume weighted average price] level from its IPO day and from its most recent lows," he said. "If it breaks $55-$58, watch out. But the risk reward is very favorable to enter this trade. If you have the stomach for it, the stock could reverse easily into the upper 70s, low 80s, if it has good earnings." Here's what else Woods is looking at this week: S & P 500 key level: Woods said he's watching the 200-day moving average on the benchmark index (6,604). He noted the index has traded above that level for more than 200 days. "We've been above it 28 times in the past for a 200-day stretch, and once we fall below it, believe it or not, it's a buying opportunity." In those instances, "we're only below it for less than 10 days," he said. Jensen Huang keynote: The Nvidia chief is set to de...

Oselote/iStock via Getty Images Fertilizer and agricultural chemical stocks have surged dramatically over the past two weeks as escalating Middle East tensions disrupt global supply chains through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz, handling nearly 20% of global oil plus critical fertilizer inputs like ammonia and urea, stays effectively sealed off, spiking production costs and igniting investor fears of drawn-out supply shortages. In light of this, b elow is a list of U.S. fertilizers and agricultural chemicals stocks arranged according to their valuation grade. The list is topped by FMC Corporation ( FMC ), with a valuation grade of A+. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company ( SMG ) and The Mosaic Company ( MOS ) follow, with Intrepid Potash, Inc. ( IPI ), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ( CF ), and Corteva, Inc. ( CTVA ) rounding out the rest of the list. The companies represent a range of valuation grades from A+ to D- within the industry. The valuation grade indicates how expensive a stock is relative to its fundamentals, with A+ being most undervalued and F being most overvalued (pricey). Here is the list: FMC Corporation ( FMC ), Valuation grade: A+ The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company ( SMG ), Valuation grade: A- The Mosaic Company ( MOS ), Valuation grade: B+ Intrepid Potash, Inc. ( IPI ), Valuation grade: C+ CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ( CF ), Valuation grade: D+ Corteva, Inc. ( CTVA ), Valuation grade: D- Agriculture ETFs: ( DBA ), ( FAAR ), ( WEAT ), ( SOYB ), ( CORN ), ( TAGS ), ( TILL ), ( MOO ), ( VEGI ), ( KROP ), and ( FTAG ). More on agriculture stocks Goehring & Rozencwajg Natural Resource Market Q4 2025 Commentary Commodities: Trump's Words Offer Relief To Energy Markets Commodities: Putin's Gas Threat To The EU Adds To Upside Risk For Markets Intrepid Potash: Sole bullish Quant rated fertilizer and agricultural chemical stock Wheat futures reverse to finish lower after war rally lifts prices near two-year highs

The IPO market will be slow until big names like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Databricks go public, says Matthew Witheiler, head of late-stage growth at Wellington Management. He discusses what will drive some of these high value startups to go public and what potential returns are still to be had, with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Kevin Dietsch Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell feels bound to remain on the central bank's board of governors, at least throughout the Department of Justice's criminal investigation of him, according to a media report. In court papers released last week related to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's investigation of the Fed chair, the Fed's lawyers said that Powell's own attorney "m ade clear that, to defend the Federal Reserve’s independence, Chair Powell could not resign while the criminal investigation is pending," Bloomberg reported. However, the investigation itself appears to be stalling the confirmation process of his successor, Kevin Warsh. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said last week that the government's appeal of a federal judge's decision to reject subpoenas in the DOJ investigation will delay the confirmation. He vowed to block any nominee to replace Powell until the investigation is resolved. Fed chairs usually resign from the central bank's board once their term as chair ends. But following that tradition would give President Donald Trump the ability to pack the board with governors that he believes are more likely to cut rates aggressively. Powell has repeatedly declined to comment on whether he plans to remain as a governor once his chair term ends. Moreover, he has consistently said it's critical that the Fed's decisions are made independently from political considerations. The documents, though, didn't give any indication of whether Powell would serve the remainder of this term as board governor once the legal matters are resolved. While his term as Fed chair expires May 23, his term as a Fed governor ends on Jan. 31, 2028. Bloomberg said the Fed's attorneys disagreed with any interpretation that a meeting between DOJ and Fed attorneys in January suggested Powell would resign if the charges were dropped, saying that conclusion would be "incorrect." Meanwhile, Trump kept up his pressure on the central bank to cut rates. On Monday, he told reporters that the...

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IREN is set for strong growth as more companies invest in AI and cloud computing. With solid plans and promising opportunities ahead, the stock is attracting attention from investors seeking real potential. The stock is well positioned in AI infrastructure and also has a stake in bitcoin mining and is benefiting from both.

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(RTTNews) - After struggling for direction till around noon, the major European markets slowly gained in strength on Monday and eventually ended the day's session on a firm note. Oil's retreat amid slightly easing concerns about supply disruptions contributed significantly to the positive sentiment in most of the markets in the region. According to reports, despite the Middle East war entering its third week, several tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas crossed the key shipping route - the Strait of Hormuz - suggesting Iran may still allow some energy exports to allied countries. Brent crude futures fell to $99.81 a barrel after climbing to $106.50 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures dropped to $92.27 a barrel before recovering to $95.00, still down more than 3% from previous close. In addition to weighing the potential impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, investors looked ahead to the monetary policy announcements from central banks, including the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. The pan European Stoxx 600 gained 0.44%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 climbed 0.55% and Germany's DAX ended up by 0.51%, while France's CAC 40 closed 0.31% up. Switzerland's SMI settled with a gain of 0.33%. Among other markets in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden closed higher. Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Russia and Türkiye ended weak. In the UK market, Endeavour Mining climbed 2.8%. Segro and Haleon, both gained about 2.7%. Airtel Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Melrose Industries, British Land, Hiscox, Prudential, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Natwest Group gained 1.5%-2.3%. Shell, HSBC Holdings, Imperial Brands, Aviva, British American Tobacco, BP, Land Securities, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Scottish Mortgage, Rolls Royce Holdings, Fresnillo, Unilver and Compass Group also posted impressive gains. Spirax Group, Croda International, RightMove and Entain ...

Andy_Oxley/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Greece took another step toward strengthening its military capabilities after a parliamentary committee approved plans to purchase a new air and drone defense system and modernize part of the country’s fighter jet fleet. Lawmakers on Monday endorsed the acquisition of a layered missile and counter-drone shield valued at roughly €3 billion along with upgrades to 38 F-16 fighter aircraft, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the decision. Together, the projects are expected to cost about €4 billion, or roughly $4.6 billion. Athens has been discussing the air defense system with Israel, which is expected to supply a large share of the missile technology for the project. The system has been referred to as the “Achilles Shield.” One senior source with direct knowledge of the meeting said the committee approved both the air defense initiative and the aircraft modernization plan during a closed session. A second person confirmed the outcome. F-16 fleet modernization continues The aircraft portion of the program involves upgrading 38 older F-16 Block 50 jets from the 1990s to the more advanced “Viper” configuration. The modernization effort is expected to cost about €1 billion. Greece operates roughly 150 F-16s and has already completed upgrades on about 40 aircraft under a broader effort to modernize the fleet. Part of broader military investment plan The latest defense initiatives are part of a longer-term push by Athens to strengthen its armed forces as the country recovers from the financial crisis that lasted from 2009 to 2018. Greek officials have said the government plans to invest about €28 billion in military modernization by 2036. The effort is partly intended to maintain strategic balance with neighboring Turkey, Greece’s long-standing regional rival. Before moving forward, the new defense programs must also receive approval from Greece’s top national security decision-making body, the Government Council f...

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Artificial intelligence infrastructure company Nebius is racing ahead of its peers, according to Citi Research. The firm sees significant upside ahead for the hot stock. Shares of Dutch company Nebius are up more than 55% this year, and surged 15% on Monday alone after Meta Platforms signed a long-term agreement to spend up to $27 billion on the company's AI infrastructure. As part of the deal, Nebius over the next five years will provide $12 billion of dedicated capacity starting early next year, and Meta also pledged to buying as much as $15 billion of additional available compute capacity from Nebius. Citi analyst Tyler Radke is a big believer in Nebius' potential to gain even further market share in the quickly growing AI compute market. On Monday morning, Radke initiated Nebius with a buy rating and $169 price target, which suggests the stock could jump an additional 49.6% from its latest closing price of $112.95. "Nebius positions itself as an emerging AI hyperscaler, not just a GPUaaS provider, with a full‑stack architecture that spans custom datacenter design, in‑house hardware, orchestration, and an expanding inference and agentic services layer," he wrote in a Monday note to clients. NBIS 1Y mountain Nebius Group stock performance over the past year. Radke said his bullish rating is supported by his outlook on the company's strong balance sheet, margin improvement, early access to next‑generation Nvidia chips, and capital‑efficient scaling that is pushing its growth ahead of peers. Additionally, he said that Nebius' "materially underrecognized" 25% stake in ClickHouse, an open-source database management system, should support its overall growth. Citi's analysis models double‑digit margins for Nebius by fiscal year 2029 and a five‑year revenue compound annual growth rate of 125%. "Citi forecasts tracked AI workloads rising from ~18GW in 2025 to ~110GW by 2030 (~44% CAGR), and we expect NBIS to outgrow the market by 2×, scaling to ~5GW of active power by 203...

Warburg Pincus is in the early stages of weighing a sale of subprime auto lender Exeter Finance that could fetch $2.5 billion to $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based private equity firm is working with advisers to seek buyers for Exeter, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the details are private. Warburg is also considering taking the company public, the people added. No final decision has been made and Warburg could opt to hold onto the Irving, Texas-based company, the people added. Representatives for Warburg Pincus and Exeter declined to comment. Exeter provides loans to consumers with low credit scores who are seeking to buy vehicles through independent car dealerships and franchises. Founded in 2006, it buys and underwrites retail installment loans, working with more than 15,000 dealers and 650,000 customers across the US, according to a statement last year. Warburg agreed to acquire the company in 2021 from fellow private equity firm Blackstone Inc. for an undisclosed price.

Key Points Last year was a disappointing one for Fluor. It was also an abnormal one. It may not be exciting, but collecting trash is certainly a reliably profitable business to be in, as evidenced by WM. USA Rare Earth is a long-term prospect with a near-term catalyst on the horizon. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › You don't need to be a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon to recognize the stock market's going through some pretty serious turbulence right now. The conflict in the Middle East is of course a big source of this turbulence, although it would be naïve to pretend overvalued stocks of overestimated artificial intelligence (AI) companies aren't playing a role in the matter either. While this shift isn't a reason to get out of the market altogether, it arguably is a reason to rethink your holdings. This may well be the time to get back to basics by owning stakes in industrial companies that actually make, build, or do stuff of tangible value. Here's a closer look at three such names that just might outperform a suppressed S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) this year. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » 1. Fluor Based on nothing more than the company's recent performance, it might be a bit difficult to get excited about owning a piece of Fluor (NYSE: FLR). The engineering and heavy construction outfit's revenue fell 5% to $15.5 billion last year, taking a similar toll on adjusted net earnings. The stock's been upended several times since early last year as well. Now take a step back and look at the bigger picture. This company's backlog of business currently stands at $25.5 billion, and analysts are projecting top-line growth of 5% this year to accelerate to a growth rate of more than 7% next year, restoring profit growth as a result. This sort of ebb and flow is the norm fo...