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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a wild day on Wall Street, as stocks took off after Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the Treasury would double its current bond buyback, targeting 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year maturities. That sparked an initial big rally, which tapered by the close; still, all of the ... Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Analog Devices, Crown Castle, ebay, EPR Properties, Etsy, Merck & Co., Shopify, TJX Compan

In the second quarter of 2026, Allstate reported revenue of US$18,596 million and net income of US$3,271 million, with earnings per share rising sharply year over year. Alongside these stronger results, Allstate completed a buyback of 6,727,692 shares for about US$1.40 billion, signaling active capital returns to shareholders. We’ll now explore how these stronger earnings and the completed share repurchase program may influence Allstate’s broader investment narrative. The best AI stocks...

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

HMC, HMN and ALL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on August 18, 2026.

ALGT, HMC, INSP, AII and ALL have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on August 18, 2026.

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While Allstate has outperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Monday - Apple What’s the full story? Jefferies downgrades Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to Underperform with a $263.66 price target (16% downside) after supply-chain checks reveal the cancellation of the September 2027 all-glass "20th anniversary" iPhone due to poor production yield. This eliminates a projected $2,060 average selling price (ASP) flagship meant to anchor higher margins across future Pro models, flattening iPhone’s projected FY26–FY31 ASP growth from 9.0% to 6.8%. The growth narrative

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