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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company just delivered a number that should make every technology investor sit up. TSMC reported June revenue of NT$442.68 billion — a staggering 67.9% increase year over year. For the full first half of 2026, TSMC's total revenue hit 2.4 trillion New Taiwan dollars, equivalent to roughly $75 billion — a 35.6% jump over the first half of 2025. The world's largest contract chipmaker is now on track to report its full second-quarter results on Thursday, July ...
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Picture this: 1908. Over 240 car companies are fighting for scraps, dealers can't move inventory, and newspapers are calling automobiles a "rich man's fad." Sound familiar? Because we're watching the exact same movie play out right now with AI infrastructure stocks—and most investors are about to make the same mistake those 1908 skeptics did. Here's the thing: AI chip stocks just got hammered. We're talking 20-30% drops in a matter of weeks. And everyone's convinced it's because demand is about to ...
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So you've been riding high on the stock market's recent rally, and now you're wondering if the good times are about to hit a speed bump. Well, buckle up—because according to Ned Davis Research, they might be. The S&P 500 has been on a tear since April, fueled by solid earnings and a temporary chill in US-Iran tensions. But here's the thing: the index is starting to look a little tired. It's down less than 1% from its June peak, and ...
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Biogen is heading into one of the most significant weeks in its recent history — and Truist Securities just stepped in with a timely upgrade. The investment bank lifted Biogen to buy from hold on Monday, raising its 12-month price target to $235 from $190. That implies roughly 18% upside from Friday's close. The catalyst: new Phase 2 data from Biogen's investigational Alzheimer's drug is set to drop on Tuesday, July 14, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in ...
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JPMorgan just handed American Express one of the more compelling upgrade stories of the summer. The bank lifted AXP from neutral to overweight on Monday, with a $400 price target — implying roughly 14% upside from current levels. The thesis isn't complicated: in a market rattled by the Iran war's revival and the oil price shock that comes with it, American Express's customer base is uniquely insulated. That's a rare quality right now, and JPMorgan thinks Wall Street isn't pricing ...
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Treasury yields barely moved on Monday even as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire showed fresh signs of collapse — and that unusual calm is actually flashing a warning signal for investors. The 10-year Treasury note yield nudged up less than 1 basis point to 4.575%, the 2-year rose fractionally to 4.221%, and the 30-year bond edged up to 5.075%. On the surface it looks like business as usual. Beneath that, bond markets are pricing in two very different scenarios at once — ...
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Here's a plot twist nobody saw coming: SK Hynix just pulled off the biggest foreign stock offering in US history—a jaw-dropping $26.5 billion that made Alibaba's IPO look like pocket change—and then immediately got absolutely demolished in its home market. Talk about a buzzkill. The South Korean memory chip giant's American depositary receipts (ADRs) debuted on the Nasdaq Friday like a rockstar, opening 14% above the reference price and closing up 12.8%. Investors were popping champagne. Then Monday rolled around, and ...
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Remember when the stock market had business hours? Those quaint 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET days are about to become a relic. Nasdaq just announced it's gunning for 24-hour trading, five days a week—basically turning the market into a 24/5 operation that would make a Las Vegas casino jealous. Here's the deal: Nasdaq President Tal Cohen dropped the news that they're filing papers with the SEC to make this happen, with a target launch in the second half of 2026 ...
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