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Mag 7 Growth Ahead: Microsoft and Tesla as Top Picks, With AI CapEx Still "Healthy"
Economy

Mag 7 Growth Ahead: Microsoft and Tesla as Top Picks, With AI CapEx Still "Healthy"

Markets stay choppy into midterms, the Fed holds, AI spending keeps rising, and Microsoft and Tesla lead the case for Mag 7 growth.

Meta's "Big Tobacco Moment" in Court, Alibaba Sheds Gaming Unit, and a Tense Housing Week
Business

Meta's "Big Tobacco Moment" in Court, Alibaba Sheds Gaming Unit, and a Tense Housing Week

Meta faces a $200B-$1.4T state trial over child safety, Alibaba sells its gaming unit for $1.5B, oil climbs on Iran tension, and housing earnings loom.

The Bull Case for Crude: Why Oil Could Push Toward $110 and Gold to $6,000
Economy

The Bull Case for Crude: Why Oil Could Push Toward $110 and Gold to $6,000

Oil's physical market already trades at $120-$140 while futures lag, shale faces steep decline, and gold heads toward $6,000 by 2027.

Market Pullback: SPY, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, PLTR, NOW, AVGO
Stocks

Market Pullback: SPY, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, PLTR, NOW, AVGO

Top signals and key support levels across SPY, QQQ, TSLA, AMD, PLTR, NOW and AVGO during a broad market pullback.

The Everything Bubble: Why Cash and Real Diversification Beat Betting on the Crash
Economy

The Everything Bubble: Why Cash and Real Diversification Beat Betting on the Crash

A look at record markets sitting atop the biggest stock and credit bubble in history, why timing the crash fails, and how to build a portfolio that survives it.

Alibaba's Qwen Model Grabs Global AI Market Share and Squeezes Google and Meta
Technology

Alibaba's Qwen Model Grabs Global AI Market Share and Squeezes Google and Meta

Alibaba's Qwen tops 3 billion downloads and spreads to Apple and Tesla, pressuring US AI rivals on price while Baidu and JD face tougher tests.

Micron's Wild Ride: AI Memory Boom Meets a Valuation Puzzle
Business

Micron's Wild Ride: AI Memory Boom Meets a Valuation Puzzle

Micron (MU) jumped over 20% in five days on AI memory demand, but with the stock swinging wildly, the fair valuation is unclear.

NVDA Earnings Preview: Wall Street Expects Doubled Revenue and Watches Forward Guidance
Business

NVDA Earnings Preview: Wall Street Expects Doubled Revenue and Watches Forward Guidance

NVIDIA's Q2 report is expected to nearly double revenue, but investors focus on Q3 guidance, CPU expansion, and AI demand.

Commodities Wake Up: Reading GSG, PHYS, and GDX Charts
Business

Commodities Wake Up: Reading GSG, PHYS, and GDX Charts

A trend-based look at three commodity ETFs - broad commodities (GSG), physical gold (PHYS), and gold miners (GDX) - and why commodities may be underowned.

Why Japan's Treasury Holdings Stay Central as U.S. Yields Climb
Economy

Why Japan's Treasury Holdings Stay Central as U.S. Yields Climb

A look at the steeper U.S. yield curve, Japan's role as top Treasury holder, and why the Fed is likely to sit still.

Nvidia Backstops SB Energy for a 10-Gigawatt OpenAI Data Center in Ohio
Business

Nvidia Backstops SB Energy for a 10-Gigawatt OpenAI Data Center in Ohio

Nvidia secured land and power in Ohio and backstopped a 10GW OpenAI data center, taking a $1.5B stake in SoftBank's SB Energy.

Monday's Movers: Workday Downgraded, Okta Upgraded, Alibaba's AI Momentum
Business

Monday's Movers: Workday Downgraded, Okta Upgraded, Alibaba's AI Momentum

Workday (WDAY) gets two downgrades on buyout hopes, Okta (OKTA) upgraded on cyber demand, and Alibaba (BABA) pops on 3B AI downloads.

Fabrinet (FN) Heads into Earnings with a Low-Cost Bullish Options Trade
Business

Fabrinet (FN) Heads into Earnings with a Low-Cost Bullish Options Trade

Fabrinet (FN) reports earnings with shares up 74% on the year; a call butterfly offers cheap bullish exposure past the pricey premiums.

Big Box Retail Earnings and U.S.-Iran Tensions Drive the Trading Week
Business

Big Box Retail Earnings and U.S.-Iran Tensions Drive the Trading Week

A packed week of retail earnings, housing data, oil-driven volatility from U.S.-Iran tensions, plus bull calls on Micron and Apple.

Consumer Earnings and Big Tech Deals Set the Tone for Markets
Business

Consumer Earnings and Big Tech Deals Set the Tone for Markets

Retail earnings will test consumer strength while Apple's iPhone outlook and Nvidia's AI deals reshape the tech story.

Bitcoin Bottoming: Why the Bear Market May Be the Best Buy
Business

Bitcoin Bottoming: Why the Bear Market May Be the Best Buy

Bitcoin and Ethereum sit in the bottoming zone after a 50% drop, with low volatility and rising leverage pointing to a big move ahead.

The Dollar Is a Confidence Game: Gold, Silver, and the Price of Liquidity
Economy

The Dollar Is a Confidence Game: Gold, Silver, and the Price of Liquidity

Why holding cash costs 3% a year, why gold sits at 0.5% of US savings, and why the next money-printing wave may end the dollar.

NVIDIA's Kingmaker Role in the AI Buildout as Alphabet Chases True AI
Business

NVIDIA's Kingmaker Role in the AI Buildout as Alphabet Chases True AI

How NVIDIA's $500 billion financing power, Alphabet's negative cash flow, and the AGI race are reshaping who wins the AI buildout.

Reading Market Risk Through NDX, SPX and Semiconductor Options
Economy

Reading Market Risk Through NDX, SPX and Semiconductor Options

How cheap NDX straddles, index-vs-single-stock volatility, and semiconductor options signal market risk in 2026.

Three AI-Linked Consumer Stocks: Palantir, Warby Parker, and Chewy
Business

Three AI-Linked Consumer Stocks: Palantir, Warby Parker, and Chewy

Why Palantir (PLTR), Warby Parker (WRBY), and Chewy (CHWY) each offer distinct AI and consumer growth stories worth watching.