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Why First Watch (FWRG) Stock Is Up Today

Shares of breakfast restaurant chain First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) jumped 7.7% in the morning session after TD Cowen upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy and assigned a price target of $22, which implied a potential 20% upside. The firm anticipated improvements in same-store sales due to "more effective" marketing. This upgrade suggested that TD Cowen felt there was a decent possibility of an upward surprise to FWRG's growth projection, which could translate to improved inve

Why PVH (PVH) Stock Is Trading Up Today

Shares of fashion conglomerate PVH (NYSE:PVH) jumped 18.7% in the morning session after the company reported impressive fourth quarter 2024 results, with sales and earnings exceeding Wall Street's expectations. In North America, sales remained steady, supported by the benefit of earlier wholesale shipments. Meanwhile, European sales declined as planned, reflecting the company's deliberate strategy to prioritize quality over volume.

February US job openings slip to 7.6M, consistent with a healthy but decelerating job market

Employers posted 7.6 million job openings in February, a sign that that the job market is slowing but remains healthy. Layoffs of federal workers hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the economy in 2020, as Elon Musk's job cuts start to show up in national jobs data. The number of vacancies fell slightly from a revised 7.8 million in January and from a 8.4 million a year earlier, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.