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So apparently Trump's on a shopping spree, and this time he's eyeing Lithium Americas (LAC) like it's the last slice of pizza at a tech conference. Word on the street is that Uncle Sam wants to grab up to a 10% stake in the company while renegotiating a $2.26 billion Energy Department loan. And boy, did the market notice—LAC shares absolutely rocketed 80% in after-hours trading yesterday. Here's the deal: America currently produces about as much lithium as a small mining ...
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So here's the thing about September – it's supposed to be the market's villain origin story. Historically, it's been the worst month for stocks, with the S&P 500 managing to stay positive only 44.9% of the time since 1928. September is basically the market equivalent of that friend who always cancels plans last minute. Except this year, September decided to be the overachiever nobody saw coming. Through the first three weeks, the S&P 500 jumped 3.2%, the Dow climbed 1.7%, and the ...
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So here's a head-scratcher for you: What do you call a company that absolutely crushes earnings expectations, beats revenue forecasts, and has analysts falling over themselves to raise price targets... but still sees its stock price drop? If you guessed "Micron Technology," congratulations – you've just witnessed one of the market's most confusing magic tricks. The Numbers Don't Lie (But Apparently They Don't Matter Either) Let's talk about what Micron (NASDAQ: MU) just pulled off in their Q4 earnings. This memory chip ...
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So here's a wild Tuesday for you: UniQure (QURE) decided to casually drop some news that sent their stock absolutely parabolic – we're talking a 250% surge that had it flirting with $50. Why? They might have just cracked the code on Huntington's disease. Let me break this down without the medical jargon that usually makes your eyes glaze over. UniQure released Phase 1/2 data for something called AMT-130, which is basically their experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease. The results? ...
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So Jerome Powell decided to play party pooper yesterday, and Wall Street is not having it. The Fed chair basically looked at the stock market's recent victory lap and said, "Hold up, you guys might be getting a little too excited here." His exact words? Equity prices are "fairly highly valued" and financial conditions are looser than the Fed would prefer. Ouch. Now, Powell didn't actually drop the dreaded "irrational exuberance" bomb that Alan Greenspan famously used to crash the dot-com party ...
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So here's a wild Wednesday for you: Lithium Americas stock just went full rocket ship mode, shooting up 93% faster than your crypto-bro friend's blood pressure during a Bitcoin crash. Why? Because apparently the Trump administration looked at this mining company and said, "You know what? We want a piece of that action." What Actually Happened Here? Reuters dropped a bombshell Tuesday night that the White House is eyeing up to a 10% stake in Lithium Americas. And when I say "eyeing," ...
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So here's a fun fact that'll make you question everything: AutoZone stock is trading at over $4,000 per share. Yes, you read that right. Four. Thousand. Dollars. For one share. That's more than most people's monthly rent, and definitely more than that 2015 Honda Civic you've been eyeing on Craigslist. The auto parts giant just dropped their Q4 earnings, and let's just say the market wasn't exactly throwing confetti. The stock dipped about 1.3% because apparently making $6.24 billion in sales ...
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Remember when your grandpa used to ramble about gold being "real money"? Well, turns out the old guy might've been onto something. While everyone's been obsessing over AI stocks and crypto drama, gold quietly went beast mode this year with a jaw-dropping 40% gain. To put that in perspective: gold just tripled the S&P 500's returns. Yeah, you read that right. The shiny metal that boomers love more than complaining about avocado toast just schooled your tech portfolio. Here's the kicker though ...
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