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Many assets have performed well this year. Stocks hit new all-time highs. So have gold. Even bitcoin is back into rally mode. But oil can’t seem to catch a break. In theory, a strong economy should mean rising energy demand, which should be good for oil.Yet despite OPEC production cuts, oil prices can’t seem to hold much past $70. And that’s hitting energy company earnings hard. That’s creating poor performance for energy players. Among the major oil firms, BP (BP) has lagged ...
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Investors have been focused on AI-related technologies for nearly two years. And that focus has led to poor returns for other high-tech investment opportunities. With interest in AI still strong, but interest in AI stocks starting to wane, investors looking for a better opportunity may find it in other tech plays. That’s because non-AI technologies can also offer high growth potential. From a new gadget to a biotech breakthrough, more off-the-radar tech plays look ready to move higher. For instance, ON Semiconductor ...
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We’re nearly two years into a bull market driven by AI. We’ve seen big tech companies soar as new AI programs have rolled out. More recently, investors have turned to data centers, and now nuclear energy as ways to benefit from this rollout. There’s one more component that’s starting to gain attention and traction for the AI boom. It’s a hardware play that’s been overlooked among the massive demand for GPUs and servers. The play? Hard drive storage. No matter how complicated ...
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Investors have spent the past few quarters looking at how companies are spending on AI. Some of that is to see how that spending is impacting the bottom line. Companies that spend without early results are starting to get punished. Likewise, companies that have been investing in AI and are seeing a payoff are being rewarded by the market. Companies that can grow their AI-driven services, even if they spend more on AI, could be winning trades for investors. For instance, workflow ...
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The stock market often climbs the “wall of worry.” Any negative event, no matter how small, seems like a potential threat to a stock that’s been rallying. Over time, most negative events look like little more than a speed bump on a long-term stock chart. Even the Crash of 1987, when stocks slid 19% in a day doesn’t look so bad on a multi-decade chart. For traders, smaller selloffs from short-term news events can be a top time to buy. One possible ...
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The world is a dangerous place. Russia and Ukraine have been in conflict for over two years. Iran and Israel have been lobbing missiles back and forth at each other. Other potential hotspots exist that could flare up at any time. That’s why defense spending in the United States and elsewhere is on the rise. That includes investing in refueling and refilling existing weapons platforms. It also includes creating and designing new ones that can stand the test of time. Defense and ...
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Investors will often get ahead of events. If a company is struggling and could near bankruptcy, shares will often collapse in anticipation. However, if a company is able to secure last-minute funding, then it’s possible that trend could reverse. Even a partial reversal could mean triple-digit returns for shares. Investors are often willing to give a struggling company that just got a reprieve a quarter or two to turn things around. That could be the case withSpirit Airlines (SAVE). Shares have dropped ...
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Investors can often find a bargain by looking for a company that’s trading at a discount to the other players in its industry. Over time, gaps in valuation should disappear. That could mean overvalued companies in a sector pull back. But if there’s a company trading at a discount to others, it can likely stage a strong rally to close the gap. Several sectors offer such values today. One sector with some undervalued pays is in travel and tourism. While largely recovered ...
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