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Stanley Black & Decker was formed from the combination of Stanley Works and Black & Decker in 2010. The company's headquarters is in New Britain, Connecticut, where Stanley has been based. The company generated approximately $15.4 billion in 2024 revenue. SWK operates within a divisional structure, with approximately 85% of revenue coming from the Tools and Storage segment and about 15% from the Industrial segment (now Engineered Fastening). Approximately 62% percent of revenue is generated in the U.S. The company has now paid a dividend for 148 consecutive years and raised it for 57 consecutive years. Key brands include: Stanley, Craftsman, DeWalt, Black & Decker, Cub Cadet, and Troy-Built. The Tools & Outdoor segment is approximately 49% power tools; 28% hand tools; storage, and accessories; and 23% outdoor equipment. The Industrial segment is 49% automotive, 34% general industrial and 17% aerospace. The company divested the Infrastructure business in April 2024.

Stocks are up at midday on Wednesday though losing some steam as the morning goes on. The Fed is meeting and Chairman Powell will speak at 2pm ET to review where the Fed stands on the economy and rates. The U.S. and China will meet to discuss trade between the two countries this weekend. Earnings are still driving individual stock prices. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is 4.28%. Oil is at $59 per barrel.

Verisk Analytics is the leading provider of statistical, actuarial, and underwriting data for the United States’ property and casualty insurance industry. Verisk leverages a vast contributory database and proprietary data assets to develop analytical tools helping insurance providers to better assess and price risk, achieve operational efficiency and optimize claim settlement processes. While Verisk also offers tools to quantify costs after loss events occur and to detect fraudulent activity, it is expanding into adjacent markets of life insurance, marketing, and non-US operations.

Based in the US, Expeditors International of Washington is a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider, mainly focused on international freight forwarding. Its offers freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, and numerous other value-added logistics services. It employs sophisticated IT systems and contracts with airlines and ocean carriers to move customers' freight across the globe. The firm operates more than 200 full-service office locations worldwide, in addition to numerous satellite locations. Expeditors derives around 35% of consolidated gross revenue from airfreight, 30% from ocean freight, and 36% from customs brokerage and other services.