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Coffee giant Starbucks has continued to underperform the broader market over the past year, yet analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

HCA Healthcare has significantly outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

AppLovin has significantly outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain strongly bullish on the stock’s prospects.

Southern has significantly underperformed the broader utilities space over the past year, and analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

McKesson has outstripped the S&P 500 Index's rally over the past year, igniting analysts’ unflinching optimism about the healthcare stock's steadfast, upward trajectory.

Deere has notably outperformed the Nasdaq Composite over the past year, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite lagging the Dow Jones over the past year, Prologis continues to draw steady analyst confidence on the stock’s future performance.

The S&P 500 Index’s dividend yield is now at levels last seen during the dot-com boom. For tech investors, though, Microsoft looks like a good buy given its relatively high dividend yield compared to peers and decent valuations.

As Citigroup has outperformed the S&P 500 recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

The long-term trend in U.S. 30-year government Treasury Bond futures has been sideways since the low in October 2023. After over two years of trading in a narrow range, bonds and interest rates could break out of the current trend, with serious consequences for the economy.

As you enjoy turkey and football on this Thanksgiving, here’s a look at an options strategy that’s a close cousin to the Covered Strangle. In Wednesday’s unusual options activity, these three stocks to buy can get you started.