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Nike, Q2 Due, Leads 5 Top Stocks Testing Key Level

Five IBD 50 stocks are testing a key level in the stock market today: Nike (NKE), Constellation Brands (STZ), Facebook (FB), Integrated Device Technology (IDTI) and Monster Beverage (MNST). Nike reports quarterly earnings after the close on Tuesday. Wall Street expects the bottom line to rise 16%, a slowdown from last quarter’s 23% growth. Revenue is projected to grow 6%, a faster rate than last quarter’s 5% gain. Analysts say that athletic shoes

IBM’s Watson Says Apple Watch Tops Holiday Hot List

The Apple (AAPL) Watch is hot. So are Samsung TVs, Nike (NKE) running shoes and Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI) “Call of Duty” video game. So sayeth the IBM (IBM) Watson Trend app, which uses its “understanding of natural language and machine learning technologies” to sort through 10,000 online sources — think Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), blogs, forums, reviews, etc. — to determine which products will be hot this holiday season. Each item’s trend

Fitbit’s not-so-secret weapon: Women

Ladies love their Fitbit (FIT) fitness trackers. That’s the not-so-surprising finding of a study released Tuesday by Piper Jaffray. Fitbit is the runaway market share leader in the fitness band category among women, according to Piper Jaffray’s fifth semi-annual women’s survey. Of all female fitness band users, 68% said they prefer Fitbit, up from 65% last spring. Nike (NKE) and Jawbone came in a distant second and third place, with 6% mindshare