How to Research a Stock in Stock Rover – Part I

This is the first of a three part blog series designed to show you how to effectively use Stock Rover to research a stock. Part 1 does a deep dive into the Insight Panel, using Microsoft (MSFT) as our example company. You can read our latest blog post here.

Economy

The U.S. Census Bureau reported a slight increase in total construction spending for October 2025. Construction outlays were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,175.2 billion, representing a 0.5% increase from the revised September 2025 figure but a 1.0% decline compared with October 2024. Private construction spending rose 0.6% to $1,651.3 billion, supported by a 1.3% increase in residential construction, which reached $913.9 billion, while nonresidential construction edged down 0.2% to $737.4 billion. Public construction spending increased slightly by 0.1%, totaling $524.0 billion, with educational construction rising 0.7% to $114.8 billion and highway construction posting a marginal 0.1% increase to $141.6 billion. Residential construction increased during the month, while nonresidential spending edged lower, leaving overall construction activity mixed.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that personal income increased 0.3% in November, or 0.1% when inflation adjusted, up from 0.1% and an inflation adjusted -0.1% in October. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), a measure of consumer spending, increased 0.5% and an inflation adjusted 0.3% in November, matching the previous months’ readings. November’s PCE was driven by increases in both goods and services, with gasoline and other energy goods and motor vehicles and parts leading goods , while health care, financial services and insurance, and other services led services. The PCE price index, closely followed by the Federal Reserve, increased 0.2% in November, matching October , while the annual gain edged up to 2.8% from 2.7%. The core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy, also rose 0.2% in November and increased 2.8% from a year ago.

The Commerce Department’s final estimate for third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.4%, slightly above the 4.3% initial estimate and faster than the 3.8% growth recorded in Q2. The increase in real GDP reflected positive contributions from consumer spending (+2.34 percentage points), exports (+0.44 pp), government spending (+0.15 pp), and investment (+0.03 pp), while declining imports added to growth (+0.28 pp). Consumer spending was revised slightly lower, with gains in both goods and services, while investment was revised higher, driven by stronger private inventory investment that more than offset a downward revision to residential investment. The price index for gross domestic purchases rose 3.4% in the third quarter, unchanged from the initial estimate, while the PCE price index increased 2.8% and the PCE price index excluding food and energy rose 2.9%, both also unchanged from the initial report.

Upcoming Economic Reports:

Monday January 26 – Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (November)

Wednesday January 28 – FOMC Interest Rate Decision

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