Plus, investment takeaways from the first half of the year. On this week’s episode of The Morning Filter, Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski share which economic report is a must-watch-for during this shortened trading week. They also discuss whether FedEx FDX or Carnival CCL are stocks to buy after earnings, review news from Novo Nordisk NVO and Amgen AMGN about their obesity drugs, and take a deep dive into Morningstar’s outlook for Blackrock BLK. Plus, they talk about what 2025 has taught investors so far, and Dave shares a half dozen eclectic stock picks to consider heading into the third quarter. Episode highlights: 04:41 The One Economic Report to Watch This Week 05:35 Are These Stocks in the News Buys? 14:11 Investment Lessons from 2025 So Far 18:33 Stocks to Buy Now & Hold for the Long Term Read about topics from this episode. Register now to watch Dave’s comprehensive 3Q 2025 Outlook webinar on Thursday, July 10, at 11 am CT, 12 pm ET. https://mstar.co/u9fjht Find out what Dave’s top dividend stock picks are for the rest of 2025: 10 Top Dividend Stocks for 2025 https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/10-top-dividend-stocks-2025-2 Learn more about Morningstar’s approach to stock investing: Morningstar’s Guide to Investing in Stocks https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/morningstars-guide-investing-stocks Got a question for Dave? Send it to themorningfilter@morningstar.com. Follow us on social media. Dave Sekera on X: @MstarMarkets Dave Sekera on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davesekera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/ X: https://x.com/MorningstarInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/ Viewers who’d like more information about any of the stocks Dave talked about today can visit Morningstar.com for more details. Read more from Susan Dziubinski and Dave Sekera. https://www.morningstar.com/people/susan-dziubinski https://www.morningstar.com/people/david-sekera Subscribe to The Morning Filter to get notified when we post. We’ll see you next Monday!