Category: Economy

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Margins & Cost Pressure 4:12 pm GAAP gross margin dropped to 27.5% (from 35.4%). Non-GAAP margin fell to 29.7%, impacted by $800M in impairments and one-time costs. Despite aggressive cost-cutting, structural profitability remains elusive. Intel still targets $17B in non-GAAP OpEx for 2025 and…

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Wholesale Booms 4:13 pm Wholesale sales jumped 26.7% to $652.4M. DTC sales rose just 0.5%, with comparable DTC down 2.2%. This mix shift toward wholesale helped drive the top-line surprise but may raise some questions on DTC leverage and margin implications in future quarters….

Key Points These AI stocks have multibagger upside potential over the coming years. The risk-reward ratio is more favorable compared to the popular big-cap alternatives. All three have high growth rates, and analysts see that growth holding strong. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor…

Key Points After AMC Entertainment and GameStop, there are new meme stocks in the market this week. GoPro has garnered attention as a meme stock and is up 98% in five days. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer…

Key Points Wolfspeed, Inc. is a semiconductor company that is undergoing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring thanks to the help of Apollo Global Management and a $1.25 billion secured note with an option for $750 million more. The stock price dropped from a $7.50 range earlier this year to as low as under $1.00 since …

There are many financial wizards out there and personal finance experts who will tell you what to do, or provide strategies that they think will help individual investors outperform over the long-run. However, I’ve always felt that whoever is doing the talking should also be doing the walking, which makes investing alongside other folks in…

Blue-chip stocks are shares of large, well-established, financially stable companies with a consistent and reliable performance history. They are often considered less risky and are a popular choice for long-term investors. Additionally, nearly all leaders in the category pay dependable, recurring dividends each quarter, regardless of the state of the economy. The term “blue chip”…

By William L. Anderson, Mises Institute More than 16,000 people showed up at the WNBA All-Star game July 19, but the big news wasn’t that Team Collier pummeled Team Clark by the grotesque score of 151-131, or even that this was the highest-attended WNBA All-Star game in the league’s history. Instead, the big news was…

Though we’ve only gotten a small glimpse of the second-quarter moves made by the smart money crowd, it’s looking like shares of Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) are an early favorite among a number of hedge funds. And it’s not hard to see why, given how heavily the semiconductor industry leans on the foundry giant. Of course, there…

Almost 100 years ago, on March 13, 1933, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the largest ever single-day surge. In the midst of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt declared a banking holiday, resulting in the index jumping a whopping 15.3%. This historic moment in the U.S. market is close to unimaginable today, but such a…

Key Points As of noon, MAXL volume was up to 7.3 million, as compared to its average volume of 1.08 million. MAXL revenue of $108.8 million, up 18.3% year over year, beat by $3.86 million. Are growth and income stocks yielding 5% a good fit for you? Why not meet with a financial advisor to…

Key Points in This Article: Vanguard Information Technology ETF‘s (VGT) 22.6% annualized return over the past decade outpaces the S&P 500, but its 43% weighting in just three stocks heightens risk. A narrowing market rally, with tech stocks driving 80% of S&P 500 gains, exposes VGT to volatility if AI-driven leaders falter. Regulatory scrutiny, high…

Key Points With a volume spike to 27 million shares, as compared to its daily average volume of 20.4 million, the OKLO stock is up about 12% to $75 a share. Citi just raised their OKLO price target by $38 to $68 a share. Are growth and income stocks yielding 5% a good fit for…

Stellantis is the parent company of major car brands like Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep. The industry giant is taking a massive hit in earnings, to the tune of $2.7 billion, all in just the first half of 2025. This significant loss comes at the hands of tariffs on EU auto imports. These tariffs could be…

Social Security provides resources for the majority of retired Americans. However, most people don’t realize the full scope of Social Security and what it covers. Aside from the traditional retirement benefits its well-known for, the program also offers survivor benefits to spouses of deceased beneficiaries. Eligibility follows strict rules and failing to comply could make…

Key Points in This Article: Opendoor’s (OPEN) stock is surging 25% today, driven by meme stock hype and the Cash Plus program, but recent volatility highlights its speculative nature. Cash Plus offers sellers upfront cash and potential additional proceeds, but it increases Opendoor’s risk in a slowing housing market with declining sales and rising inventory….

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Wall Street’s Take on 2Q 11:20 am Wall Street is responding positively to Alphabet’s Q2, with Barclays raising its price target to $235 (from $220), citing “a lot of great metrics,” including accelerating Cloud revenue and strong Search paid clicks. The firm remains Overweight…

Key Points A Reddit user feels like everyone makes more money than she does. With a combined household income of $60,000, she is making less than the median. Her husband could look for a better job, but they can also make a detailed financial plan to get ahead even on a lower salary. It’s hard…

Key Points ASTS and GSAT are intriguing satellite connectivity plays with significant growth prospects. ASTS is the much hotter stock, while GSAT has dragged its feet in recent years. Growth investors should watch both names carefully. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes…

A year after a major global outage caused by a faulty software update, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) has demonstrated a remarkable recovery. The cybersecurity company reported solid first-quarter results and announced a $1 billion share repurchase plan. It also announced a collaboration with Microsoft, and a U.S. District Court dismissed a consumer class action…

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) opened Thursday’s session up 1.8%, a modest bounce that follows a sharp 10% drop in after-hours trading on Wednesday. At first glance, the move seemed puzzling—this is a pre-revenue company with no sales to report and an EPS loss of ($0.20), just slightly wider than consensus. But this is a name that’s rallied…

Key Points Russia continues to invest heavily in the brute force of artillery, according to its military doctrine With 13,673 pieces in service, Moscow controls more artillery than India and China combined Russia outguns the entirety of NATO single-handedly when it comes to artillery Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can…

Key Points in This Article: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) is advancing lunar access and space-based semiconductor manufacturing, with its stock rocketing 18% yesterday due to partnerships and analyst support. Its recent Space Forge collaboration aims to produce high-purity semiconductors in microgravity, supported by a Texas Space Commission grant. An analyst’s Buy rating and $17 price target…

This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. The tech-heavy NASDAQ notched a new high this morning, just above 23,394 on earnings. In fact, just last night, Alphabet ( Revenue of $96.43 million was above expectations of $94 billion. EPS of $2.31 was also above estimates calling…

The tariff-driven market volatility has been rough on shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO), which in April fell to a multiyear low of $3.02. Shares rebounded afterward, and they are now up 12.8% year to date, after an 11.7% pop in the past week following the launch of a new…

Can you imagine a world where businesses were not looking to disrupt and earn billions of dollars? Considering the US funeral market generates almost $20 billion a year, it’s next on the list of opportunities startups want to profit from.  Key Points The business of death is unlikely to disappear anytime soon. Startups know that…

So far this year, one of the better performers among Magnificent 7 has been Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META). Its shares have outperformed the broader market and are currently up 12.1% from six months ago, after retreating modestly from a recent all-time high of $747.90. For comparison, other Magnificent 7 members have fared much worse….