For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – December 5, 2025 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Carnival Corporation & plc CCL, fuboTV Inc. FUBO, Ralph Lauren Corp. RL and Roku, Inc. ROKU.
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
4 Discretionary Stocks to Buy on Rising Hopes of a December Rate Cut
Signs of the economy becoming stable have lifted investors’ sentiment, leading to a rebound in stocks over the last two sessions. Concerns over the economy’s health and uncertainty over a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December saw volatility return to Wall Street in November.
However, positive economic data have reinstated investors’ faith in the economy and raised hopes of another rate cut by the Fed in its December policy meeting.
Given this situation, it would be ideal to invest in consumer stocks that are likely to get a further boost during the holiday season. We have selected four stocks, namely, Carnival Corporation & plc, fuboTV Inc., Ralph Lauren Corp. and Roku, Inc., for investors.
These stocks have seen positive earnings estimate revisions in the past 60 days, carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and are set for solid returns. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Rate Cut Hopes Rise
High inflation had already been worrying investors, and a shrinking labor market over the past several months further raised concerns about a slowing economy that could eventually slip into a recession. However, some positive economic data over the past week have lifted investor confidence lately.
Wall Street rallied on Wednesday for the second straight day as investors regained faith in artificial intelligence stocks and a better-than-expected jobs…