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Howard Smith, The Motley Fool January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM Key Points Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) shareholders are having a banner week. The

Energy stocks delivered mixed results in 2025. As 2026 begins, several names stand out for their analyst upside targets, operational momentum, and improving fundamentals.

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Tech remains a popular investing choice heading into 2026. I see a few other areas of the market that investors should be watching instead.

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These changes are relevant to current and incoming recipients. Few social programs in America have been as impactful as Social Security. For the past

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The administration targeted California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York when it announced a policy to freeze funds for three federal grant programs.

These three cannabis stocks mix regulatory optionality, steady operators, and biotech risk as investors position for 2026 reform tailwinds.

Sometimes companies booted from the S&P 500 go on to outperform the index. Recent examples include Zion Bank, Lincoln National, Lumen Technologies, PVH, and