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You know that feeling when your favorite restaurant suddenly doubles their prices? Annoying, right? Well, Samsung just did exactly that with memory chips, and if you own Micron stock, you should be doing a happy dance. The Plot Twist Nobody Saw Coming Samsung – the memory chip heavyweight – just shocked everyone by cranking up NAND flash prices by over 100% for the first quarter. That's like your coffee shop charging $10 for a latte and somehow getting away with it. Except ...
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Remember when everyone was buying dot-com stocks in 1999 because "the internet is the future"? Well, we're doing it again with AI, except this time Uncle Sam isn't just watching from the sidelines – he's suiting up and getting in the game. Here's the thing nobody's talking about: While everyone's obsessing over which AI chatbot will rule the world, the real money is being made in the boring stuff. The pipes. The power cables. The weird metals you can't pronounce. Think about ...
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Well, well, well. The S&P 500 just smashed through 7,000 for the first time ever, and honestly? It's about time. We've been flirting with this milestone like that person who keeps almost texting their ex but never quite hits send. So what finally pushed us over the edge? Chips. Not the kind you stress-eat while watching your portfolio, but the semiconductor kind that power everything from your phone to those fancy AI chatbots everyone's obsessing over. The Global Chip Party Here's the deal: ...
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So here we are, three years deep into what might be the most resilient bull market since your uncle started bragging about his Tesla stock at Thanksgiving dinner. The question everyone's asking: will 2026 keep this party going, or are we about to get the hangover from hell? Let's break down what's actually happening here. The S&P 500 just wrapped up 2025 with an 18% gain, hitting around 6,932 – which is basically financial speak for "really freaking high." The Nasdaq ...
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So Jim Chanos—you know, the guy who basically called "BS" on Enron before it became a dumpster fire—just shared some spicy takes on AI investing that might make you rethink your portfolio. Here's the deal: While everyone's been losing their minds over data centers (because AI needs somewhere to live, right?), Chanos is basically saying "hold up, you're looking at this all wrong." His hot take? Stop throwing money at the companies building AI data centers and start investing in the ones ...
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Remember when everyone was obsessed with the Magnificent Seven tech giants? Well, plot twist: the little guys are stealing the show. While you were probably doom-scrolling through Davos drama and Trump's Greenland comments (because apparently we're shopping for countries now?), something quietly interesting happened in the markets. Small-cap stocks—you know, the scrappy underdogs that usually get ignored at the cool kids' table—are absolutely crushing it. The Russell 2000, which tracks smaller companies, is up 7% this year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is ...
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Remember when everyone was obsessed with the Magnificent Seven tech giants? Well, plot twist: the little guys are stealing the show. Small-cap stocks – think of them as the scrappy underdogs of Wall Street – are absolutely crushing it right now. The Russell 2000 (that's the small-cap index for those keeping score at home) is up 7% this year while the S&P 500 is sitting pretty at just 2%. That's like watching the backup quarterback outshine Tom Brady. So what's behind this ...
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So David Solomon, the guy who runs Goldman Sachs when he's not moonlighting as a DJ (yes, really), just shared his hot takes on what 2026 has in store for us mere mortals trying to make sense of the markets. Here's the TL;DR: We're probably not heading into a recession, markets should keep doing their thing, but buckle up for some geopolitical drama along the way. Recession? What Recession? Solomon thinks there's only about a 20% chance we'll see a recession this year ...
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