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Energy stocks are surging as geopolitical risk returns to the oil market with a vengeance. Brent crude climbed 4.59% to $88.10 last Friday, while West Texas Intermediate rose 4.48% to $82.49 — both hitting their highest levels in roughly a month. Natural gas futures are rising too, with August Henry Hub contracts up 1.85% to $2.91. The catalyst: a collapsing ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and fresh military strikes near critical infrastructure. For investors holding energy names, this is ...
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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) just delivered its worst single-day drop on record — losing 25.2% on July 14 and erasing roughly $68 billion in market value. The selloff looks puzzling on the surface: global AI spending is booming, with Gartner forecasting a 47% surge to $2.59 trillion in 2026. So why did one of tech's most recognizable names crater? The answer lies in where those dollars are actually flowing — and IBM was in the wrong spot at the ...
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Look, the AI trade was fun while it lasted. But lately, it's been like watching your favorite band's comeback album — promising at first, then kind of a letdown. Memory stocks are tanking, chip companies are stumbling, and everyone's suddenly worried about whether Big Tech is actually making money on all those AI investments. (Spoiler: Goldman Sachs thinks they might not be.) So where do you go when the hottest trade in town starts cooling off? Goldman Sachs analyst Ben Snider ...
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Value investing isn't sexy. It's not about chasing the latest AI hype or betting on meme stocks. It's about finding companies that the market has temporarily forgotten—stocks trading for less than they're actually worth. Think of it like finding a designer handbag at a thrift store. Sure, it's not new, but it's a steal. Warren Buffett built a fortune on this principle, and honestly, it's a strategy that works. Here's the thing: value stocks tend to be boring, established companies with ...
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Remember Cornelius Vanderbilt? The guy basically said "no thanks" to a monopoly and won. In the early 1800s, Robert Fulton had locked down all steamboat traffic in New York waters. Prices were ridiculous. Competition? Nonexistent. So Vanderbilt did what any reasonable person would do—he just... started his own ferry. Charged a dollar instead of four. Hoisted a flag that said "New Jersey Must Be Free." The Supreme Court eventually agreed with him, but honestly, he'd already won by then. The lesson ...
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Intel (INTC) has been one of the most dramatic comeback stories in tech over the past year, rallying more than 311% over the trailing 12 months. But the stock has pulled back roughly 30% from its June highs as broader chip sector concerns mount — including competition from cheaper Chinese AI models and questions about whether hyperscalers will keep spending at the same pace. With Q2 earnings on the horizon, investors face a pointed question: is Intel’s turnaround story built ...
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China’s passenger car market is on track for its worst year since 2021. After sales plunged 20.2% in the first half of 2026, the China Passenger Car Association has slashed its full-year retail sales forecast from flat to a decline of 14% — projecting final deliveries of just 20.4 million units, down sharply from a record 23.7 million in 2025. The numbers are brutal, and they are getting worse: analyst Xiao Feng of Citic CLSA thinks the full-year drop could ...
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Capital One Financial (COF) put more than $35 billion on the line when it acquired credit card giant Discover last May. After two consecutive quarters of profit misses and a slumping stock price, Tuesday’s Q2 earnings report is the moment CEO Richard Fairbank must show investors the deal is actually delivering. The Street expects Capital One to report earnings per share of $4.75 on revenue of $15.77 billion — sequential improvements over Q1 2026 and Q4 2025 — but analysts ...
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