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AI’s Most Watched Cooling Stock Has Fallen for 11 Straight Days: Analysts Now See a 50% Upside

AI’s Most Watched Cooling Stock Has Fallen for 11 Straight Days: Analysts Now See a 50% Upside

Is SK Hynix Stock a 270% Opportunity? Nomura Says Yes

Is SK Hynix Stock a 270% Opportunity? Nomura Says Yes

CoreWeave Bond Yields Hit 15.5%, Shares Sink to 17-Month Lows

CoreWeave Bond Yields Hit 15.5%, Shares Sink to 17-Month Lows

Is SK Hynix Stock a 270% Opportunity? Nomura Says Yes

Is SK Hynix Stock a 270% Opportunity? Nomura Says Yes

CoreWeave Bond Yields Hit 15.5%, Shares Sink to 17-Month Lows

CoreWeave Bond Yields Hit 15.5%, Shares Sink to 17-Month Lows

GM Beat Expectations on Almost Everything: The Stock Now Eyes Its Worst Day in 15 Months

Bank Stocks Are On Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008: Rates Aren't The Only Problem

Bank Stocks Are On Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008: Rates Aren't The Only Problem

GM Beat Expectations on Almost Everything: The Stock Now Eyes Its Worst Day in 15 Months

Bank Stocks Are On Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008: Rates Aren't The Only Problem

Bank Stocks Are On Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008: Rates Aren't The Only Problem

This 146-Old Can Maker Is On a Winning Streak Unseen In Its Half-Century Stock History

This 146-Old Can Maker Is On a Winning Streak Unseen In Its Half-Century Stock History

US Consumers Expect Inflation at 4.7%: UMich Survey Shows Second-Worst Print Ever

US Consumers Expect Inflation at 4.7%: UMich Survey Shows Second-Worst Print Ever

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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Slips as Oil Spikes 5%, 10-Year Yields Near 5.35%

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Slips as Oil Spikes 5%, 10-Year Yields Near 5.35%

Stocks slip as Gulf tanker attacks lift Brent above $105 and the 10-year yield nears 5.35%; small caps lag while energy and Chipotle rally.

Samsung’s $80B Quarterly Profit Tops Nvidia, AMD’s Lisa Su Shops In Seoul

Samsung’s $80B Quarterly Profit Tops Nvidia, AMD’s Lisa Su Shops In Seoul

Samsung boasts a record quarterly profit as AI memory demand soars, and AMD's Lisa Su went to Seoul, South Korea to secure supply.

UnitedHealthcare Rolls Out 2027 Medicare Plans With $0 Premiums, Drug Copays And Broader Benefits

UnitedHealthcare Rolls Out 2027 Medicare Plans With $0 Premiums, Drug Copays And Broader Benefits

UnitedHealthcare unveils 2027 Medicare Advantage plans with lower costs, $0 premiums, and updated UCard perks amid lawsuit fallout.

Citrini’s New Short List: 90 Subscription Stocks at Risk From The ‘Agentic Cancellation Wave’

Citrini’s New Short List: 90 Subscription Stocks at Risk From The ‘Agentic Cancellation Wave’

Citrini's short list targets 90 subscription stocks, from Planet Fitness to Comcast and Sirius XM, as AI agents cancel and renegotiate.

Bessent's Bond Band-Aid, Bitcoin's Best Week Since 2023: This Week on Wall Street

Bessent's Bond Band-Aid, Bitcoin's Best Week Since 2023: This Week on Wall Street

Moderna's biggest one-day rally ever, Bitcoin's best week since February 2023, and Walmart's 9% slide capped a volatile week driven by Bessent's bond rescue.

Bitcoin Jumps Above $77,000, Gold Hits 3-Month Highs: Stock Market Today

Bitcoin Jumps Above $77,000, Gold Hits 3-Month Highs: Stock Market Today

Stocks steadied Friday as bond yields stabilized, Robinhood and Coinbase surged on CLARITY Act optimism, and gold hit a three-month high.

A 10-Year Treasury Bond Now Pays More Than 118 Of America's Biggest Companies

A 10-Year Treasury Bond Now Pays More Than 118 Of America's Biggest Companies

Only 3.85% of S&P 500 stocks now yield more than the 10-year Treasury, the lowest since May 2007. Benzinga found 118 mega-caps that pay less.

The S&P 500 Has a 5% Problem And It Could Decide What Happens Next

The S&P 500 Has a 5% Problem And It Could Decide What Happens Next

Ed Yardeni says the Fed's Stock Valuation Model puts S&P 500 fair value at 8,300 — unless the 10-year yield pushes past 5%.

Micron’s AI Boom Could Unlock a $640 Billion Cash Flow Machine, But the Market Barely Sees It

Bank of America sees Micron generating more than $640 billion in cumulative free cash flow through 2030 as AI reshapes the memory market.

Chip Stocks Power S&P 500 to Record Highs, SanDisk Soars 15%: Stock Market Today

A second straight cool inflation print sent the S&P 500 above 7,800 for the first time as chipmakers surged.

AI Memory Boom Is Causing ‘Chipflation’ — And Your Next iPhone Could Cost More

AI Memory Boom Is Causing ‘Chipflation’ — And Your Next iPhone Could Cost More

AI is driving a memory shortage that could raise electronics prices. J.P. Morgan calls it “chipflation” as DRAM costs surge.

Sandisk, Bloom Energy and 8 Other Stocks Rallied After the CPI Report: Here’s Why

Sandisk, Bloom Energy and 8 Other Stocks Rallied After the CPI Report: Here’s Why

July CPI eased to 3.4%, reducing pressure on the Fed to hike rates in September and reviving risk appetite across tech stocks.

SpaceX ETF Race Heats Up, Direxion Among First To Roll Out 2X Bull Fund

SpaceX ETF Race Heats Up, Direxion Among First To Roll Out 2X Bull Fund

Direxion launches LOFF, a leveraged ETF seeking 2X the daily performance of SPCX stock, adding to the lineup of funds tied to the SpaceX IPO.

SpaceX Halo Effect? NASA ETF Emerges As May's Third Hottest Thematic Bet With $2 Billion Inflows

NASA ETF attracted $2.1 billion in May, emerging as a top thematic winner as investors sought exposure to the space economy.

First-Ever Autism ETF Hits Market As Health Care Innovation Theme Gains Momentum

First-Ever Autism ETF Hits Market As Health Care Innovation Theme Gains Momentum

Defiance ETFs launches ASD, the first autism-focused ETF targeting therapies, diagnostics and technologies, while donating profits to autism nonprofits.

Looking Beyond Nvidia? Tradr's New ETFs Target The Chip Stock Cathie Wood Is Snapping Up

Looking Beyond Nvidia? Tradr's New ETFs Target The Chip Stock Cathie Wood Is Snapping Up

New leveraged ETFs by Tradr target Cerebras as Cathie Wood adds to her stake in the AI chip stock, drawing attention beyond Nvidia.

SOXL Soars 450% YTD As AI Chip Rally Ignites Leveraged ETF Frenzy

SOXL Soars 450% YTD As AI Chip Rally Ignites Leveraged ETF Frenzy

SOXL is trending as traders flock to leveraged semiconductor ETFs to capitalize on the AI boom. Here's why SOXL and other chip funds are drawing attention.

Could SpaceX And Anthropic Join The IVES ETF? Dan Ives' AI Playbook Offers Clues

SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs could make them candidates for the IVES ETF. Here's what the fund's holdings and Dan Ives' AI framework reveal.

AI Meets Crypto Income: GraniteShares Launches Super Micro Computer, MARA ETFs

AI Meets Crypto Income: GraniteShares Launches Super Micro Computer, MARA ETFs

GraniteShares' new autocallable ETFs tied to SMCI and MARA seek monthly income from volatility in AI infrastructure and bitcoin mining stocks.

The ETF Kingmaker: How VOO Turned Low Fees Into An (Almost) $1 Trillion Empire

The ETF Kingmaker: How VOO Turned Low Fees Into An (Almost) $1 Trillion Empire

Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF is on the verge of becoming the first trillion-dollar ETF, extending its lead over SPY, highlighting the rise of passive investing.

Photonics Theme Gains Momentum In ETF Market As GraniteShares Files 'Speed Of Light AI ETF'

Photonics Theme Gains Momentum In ETF Market As GraniteShares Files 'Speed Of Light AI ETF'

GraniteShares' New AI ETF filing highlights a growing interest in AI infrastructure and optical networking. Here's why this theme is important.

Tuttle Capital Launches Photonics ETF To Target AI Infrastructure's Next Big Bottleneck

Tuttle Capital Launches Photonics ETF To Target AI Infrastructure's Next Big Bottleneck

The FOTO ETF targets photonics stocks poised to benefit from the AI infrastructure boom and hyperscaler data center spending.

These AI Megacap ETFs Are Crushing The Small-Cap Comeback Story

These AI Megacap ETFs Are Crushing The Small-Cap Comeback Story

Citi says AI-driven earnings are boosting mega-cap and Nasdaq ETFs while weak GDP and high rates pressure small caps.