After several months of gangbuster growth in the employment arena, the Federal Reserve finally got some “good” bad news – and that sets the stage for certain stocks to buy. In April, the economy added 175,000 jobs, much lower than the 240,000 expected by analysts. Further, the latest print represented a substantial drop from March’s result of 315,000 jobs added. As well, the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%. Expectations called for the rate to hold steady at 3.8%. On one hand, this dynamic me
Flowers Foods' (FLO) first-quarter performance is likely to reflect gains from pricing actions. This, along with impressive portfolio strategies and enhanced efficiencies, is an upside.
Ollie's Bargain's (OLLI) commitment to providing brand-name and closeout merchandise at attractive price points results in favorable responses from customers.