This Week’s Stock Market Winners: 4 Companies That Actually Made Money While Everyone Else Was Panicking

So the Fed finally did what everyone's been begging them to do for months – they cut rates. And surprise, surprise, stocks went up. Who could have seen that coming? (Literally everyone, but let's pretend we're shocked.) While most of us were doom-scrolling through our portfolios wondering if we should have just put our money in a mattress, these four companies decided to have themselves a little party. Here's who made bank this week: 89Bio: The Biotech That Hit the Lottery Up 85% ...
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Oracle Just Pulled a Henry Ford Move in AI (And Wall Street Finally Noticed)

Remember when cars first showed up and everyone was like "let's just slap an engine on a horse carriage and call it a day"? Yeah, that's basically what's happening with AI data centers right now. Except Oracle decided to be the Henry Ford of cloud computing, and honestly? It's working out pretty well for them. The Problem: Everyone's Building AI Horse Carriages Here's the thing about most AI data centers – they're basically fancy gaming rigs dressed up in business suits. These ...
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When Nvidia Throws $5 Billion at Intel, You Know Something Big Is Happening

So the Fed cut rates yesterday. Cool story, bro. The market yawned and went up about half a percent. But you know what actually got people's attention? Nvidia just casually dropped $5 billion on Intel like it was buying coffee. Let me break this down for you: Intel was basically the tech equivalent of that friend who peaked in high school. Once the king of chips, lately they've been getting their lunch eaten by everyone from AMD to... well, Nvidia. Their ...
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This Short-Seller Just Called BS on AI’s Golden Child (And They’re Not Wrong)

So CoreWeave went public and everyone lost their minds. The AI infrastructure company shot up over 200% since March, because apparently anything with "AI" in the description gets investors more excited than a kid in a candy store. But hold up – someone just crashed the party with a reality check. Enter Kerrisdale Capital, the short-seller equivalent of that friend who tells you your crypto investment is actually just digital Monopoly money. They dropped a report this week basically saying CoreWeave ...
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Intel Just Got a $5B Lifeline from Nvidia (And Wall Street Lost Its Mind)

Remember when Intel was the cool kid in tech? Yeah, those days felt pretty distant until Thursday, when Nvidia basically said "here, take $5 billion" and Intel's stock shot up 28% faster than you can say "artificial intelligence." Here's what went down: Nvidia, the company that's been absolutely crushing it in the AI chip game, just invested $5 billion in Intel stock. That's roughly a 4% stake, which might not sound huge, but in Silicon Valley terms, it's like your successful ...
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The Fed’s Quarter-Point Cut: When ‘Good News’ Feels Like a Participation Trophy

So the Fed finally did it – they cut rates by a quarter point yesterday, dropping the federal funds rate from 4.25%-4.50% down to 4.00%-4.25%. Cue the confetti! Or... maybe just a polite golf clap? Here's the thing: everyone saw this coming from a mile away. Markets had been pricing in this move for months like it was the most predictable plot twist in financial history. The real drama wasn't whether they'd cut – it was what they'd say about it ...
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This AI Darling Just Got Roasted by a Short-Seller (And It’s Brutal)

Remember CoreWeave? That AI infrastructure company that's been absolutely crushing it since going public in March, up over 200%? Well, someone just crashed the party with a reality check so harsh it makes Gordon Ramsay look gentle. Enter Kerrisdale Capital, the short-selling firm that basically just published a 90-page dissertation titled "Why CoreWeave Is Actually Just Expensive GPU Rental With Extra Steps." And honestly? They didn't hold back. Here's the tea: Kerrisdale thinks CoreWeave should be trading at $10 per share. That's ...
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The Fed Just Played Russian Roulette with Your Portfolio (And Why That’s Actually Good News)

So the Fed finally did it. After months of hemming and hawing like your friend deciding what to order at dinner, they cut interest rates by 0.25%. Not exactly earth-shattering, but here's why this seemingly boring move is actually kind of a big deal. The Plot Twist Nobody Saw Coming Here's where it gets spicy: they're cutting rates while inflation is actually rising. That's like turning down the air conditioning when your house is already getting hotter. Normally, central bankers would rather ...
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