With the market near all-time highs, oil prices rising, bond market turbulence, and uncertain tangible results from the U.S.-China summit, positioning is a challenge.

The week brought a new era at the Fed, confirmation that President Xi Jinping is coming to Washington in the fall, and positive feelings between the nations, if nothing else.

So, we read through a list of S&P 500 companies circulating this week that reported the greatest first-quarter growth in revenue and profit margins. We then compared our coverage to the list published by MarketWatch.

Looking at the companies ranked by operating margin growth, technology rises to the top of the pack, but energy and materials names are represented. Interestingly, the often-ignored natural gas industry makes the list. Read on for more stats and links to recent Schwab Network insights from the week that was.

• EQT (EQT): Energy, natural gas. Shares up 0.46% on the week. Two ways to think about energy and oil: Two Ways to Play Energy and Oil

• Micron Technology (MU): Technology. Shares were down 3% for the week. Chip Rally Looks Stretched as Focus Shifts to MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL

• Sandisk (SNDK): Technology. Shares were down nearly 10% for the week. How Sandisk has performed since its spin-off from Western Digital: Tech Corner: SNDK Joins the Nasdaq-100

• Newmont (NEM). Basic materials. Mining. Shares fell 6.4% for the week. Industrials aren’t as sexy as AI, but how should we think about them in a market reaching new highs? Chuck Etzweiler on AI, Industrials, and the Next Phase of the Bull Market

• Fair Isaac (FICO). Technology. Analytics software. Shares fell 2.4% for the week. Mag 7 Still Dominates: Ways MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN & AAPL Will Add Momentum

• Expand Energy (EXE). Energy. Natural gas. Shares were up nearly 1% for the week. Energy Trade at 'Tipping Point?' Tucker Perkins Talks Crude Oil & U.S. Stability

• CF Industries Holdings (CF). Basic materials. Fertilizer. Shares rose nearly 9% for the week. Hanley: Fertilizer Disruption in Strait of Hormuz Much Bigger than Crude Oil

• Palantir Technologies (PLTR): Technology. Shares declined nearly 3% for the week. Palantir (PLTR) Earnings to Show Software Differentiation in AI Trade

• Western Digital (WDC): Technology. Shares were up 0.42% for the week. See our latest Schwab Network technology coverage

• Teradyne (TER): Technology, robotics. Shares fell 6% for the week. Serve Robotics (SERV) CEO on Y/Y Revenue Surge & Future of AI Robots

For more on inflation, yields and U.S.-China talks, see Hot CPI, Rising Yields, and U.S.-China Talks Drive Market Outlook.

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