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1 Services Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 to Turn Down

Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. But increasing competition from AI-driven upstarts has tempered enthusiasm, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 3.7%. This performance was similar to the S&P 500’s decline.

3 Restaurant Stocks Walking a Fine Line

Restaurants increase convenience and give many people a place to unwind. Still, their demand can ebb and flow with the broader economy because consumers can always cook meals at home when times are tough, and the market seems to be baking in a downturn for the industry - over the past six months, it has pulled back by 6.6%. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 2.3% fall.