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Forget Chips: AI Is Now a Power Trade. These 2 Dividend-Paying Industrials Prove It. NextEra Energy and OneOK are supplying power to boost the growth of AI data centers and deliver above-average dividends.
Why Palantir Stock Skyrocketed This Past Week CEO Alex Karp said the AI titan delivered an "otherworldly" performance in the second quarter.
There Are Good Reasons to Avoid Annuities, but You Might Want to Buy One Anyway. One benefit of many annuities is greater peace of mind regarding your future financial security.
Sandisk Has Surged More Than 3,000% in 12 Months. Is a Stock Split Coming? Sandisk's meteoric rise has some wondering if a stock split is next, but the bigger story is whether its AI-fueled momentum can keep powering the rally.
Twilio Raised Its Full-Year Growth Guide to 18% and Posted Record Revenue of $1.5 Billion. The Stock Rose 25% in a Day. The communications-platform company's growth has now accelerated for two straight quarters -- and management raised the full-year guide to match.
SpaceX Just Reported Earnings. Here's What History Says Happens Next. SpaceX posted strong momentum during the second quarter, but several questions loom.
Exxon Handed Shareholders $9.4 Billion in One Quarter. Here's What It Earned to Cover It. The pace of dividends and buybacks runs near $37 billion a year -- and the cash covering it arrives unevenly.
SpaceX vs. Quantinuum: Which Recent IPO Stock Is a Better Buy? The newly public companies offer investors a choice between the hot space sector and the emerging quantum computing market.
Airbnb vs. McDonald's: Which Consumer Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? Airbnb commands a valuation premium on growth expectations, while McDonald's generates superior margins and robust free cash flow despite heavy leverage.
SK Hynix and Samsung Just Sent a Major Warning to Micron Investors This detail from their earnings reports could spell trouble for Micron's stock in the long run.
Adobe vs. Arista Networks: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? Adobe trades at a 10.7x forward P/E while Arista commands 47.8x, but their risk profiles and growth trajectories tell very different stories.
Why QXO, Inc. Fell Over 20% in July The building materials distribution platform declined after closing a major acquisition, while interest rates and oil prices rose.
Sezzle Beat on Revenue and Raised Guidance. Its Stock Lost a Third of Its Value in a Day. The quarter set records and the outlook went up for a third time this year. The market erased about $2 billion of value anyway.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Just Passed His Successor a Mess Rising memory chip prices could be a difficult challenge for new CEO John Ternus.
Why Shopify Stock Soared This Week Smaller merchants are benefiting disproportionately from AI agent-driven purchases.
A Darden Executive Kept Just 742 Shares Directly After Selling. Here's What Investors Should Know King sold shares at $210.42 each, reducing her direct common stock holdings by 85% while retaining a significant number of derivative securities.
Rocket Lab Reports Monday Night. Wall Street Wants $232 Million and 60% Growth. A fifth straight quarterly revenue record is the bar -- and the stock climbed 9% on Friday heading into the report.
Olive Garden's President Cashed In Options Struck at $124. Here's What to Know This exercise-and-sell transaction captures gains on vested options as stock trades near 52-week highs.
LongHorn's President Sold Darden Stock After a 9.5% Sales Jump. Here's What to Know Williamson's disposition reduced her equity stake by 8%, generating approximately $318,000 in proceeds. Her remaining direct holdings total 10,754 shares valued at roughly $2.2 million.
Why MercadoLibre Stock Jumped 11% in July Investors were seizing the opportunity ahead of earnings.
Costco vs. General Mills: Comparing Revenue Trends Between These Consumer Staples Companies Costco posted eight straight quarters of revenue growth while General Mills clawed back from contraction — a divergence that matters for comparing retail and food stocks.
This Dividend Stock's Moat Is as Wide as It Gets. 3 Reasons to Buy and Hold Forever. This consumer staples Dividend King is down nearly 20% since its 2024 high despite its industry-leading business.
Here's Why Iren Has an Edge in the Neocloud Market, According to Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg’s confirmation of AI compute scarcity strengthens the case for Iren's strategy, positioning it for substantial long-term value.
Victory Capital's ETF Chief Had Shares Vest on a Price Target. Here's What to Know Dhillon disposed of shares to cover tax withholding on performance-based restricted stock that vested following achievement of a stock price hurdle.
What to Know When a Victory Capital Insider's Stock Vests on a Price Target Nina Gupta's automatic share disposition followed the vesting of performance-based restricted stock tied to stock price hurdles.
Wall Street Punishes Sandisk's Outlook: What Investors Are Missing Sandisk stock has been a huge winner over the past year, but more recently has seen its share sink.
Global-E COO Tamari Shahar Sells 24,999 Shares for $1.0 Million -- Should Investors Take Note? Shahar retains 3.9 million shares valued at $161 million, with additional derivative securities providing further equity exposure. Stock gained 28% over the past year.
Micron Has Surged 207% This Year. Brace for a Steep Pullback. Micron's business is booming, but slowing memory price gains could quickly test investor expectations.
Opinion: The Best AI Memory Stock to Buy Isn't Micron or Sandisk -- It's This Korean Giant Hyperscalers are spending more than $700 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone, fueling a surge in specialized memory chips.
1 Long-Term Dividend ETF Built to Outlast Any Market Cycle Over 20 Years The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF survives and thrives across a variety of market cycles, and it's cheap to own.
Victory Capital Hit a Stock-Price Target in Months. Here's What the CFO's Latest Insider Filing Shows Shares were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of performance-based restricted stock, a non-discretionary event.
Why AdaptHealth Stock Plummeted This Week AdaptHealth delivered news to investors this week that crushed its share price.
What to Know About Colgate-Palmolive Director John Cahill Selling 4,170 Shares for $389,353 Cahill exercised stock options awarded in 2019, reducing his direct holdings by 13% while maintaining a $6.02 million total equity position.
Beware of Bad Investing Advice on Your Socials -- Like These 3 Money Myths It's risky to make financial decisions based on advice from strangers who may not know what they're talking about.
What to Know When a Magnite Director Sells Into a 36% Growth Quarter This sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan from December 2025.
Why Usana Health Sciences Stock Plummeted This Week Usana's second-quarter report arrived with some worrying news for investors.
A Magnite Insider Kept $12 Million in Stock After Selling. Here's What to Know Sale executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan from August 2025, signaling a scheduled liquidity strategy. Evans retains 496,840 shares worth $12.08 million.
Why Shopify Stock Could Be the Biggest Winner in Agentic AI Commerce Once deemed an AI loser, Shopify has a huge agentic commerce opportunity in front of it.
Magnite Bought Back $28 Million in Stock While Its Insiders Sold. Here's How to Read It This insider retains 315,805 shares worth $7.68 million after exercising vested options under a pre-planned trading arrangement established in September 2025.
Why Gartner Stock Skyrocketed This Week Gartner's latest quarterly report has investors reassessing the stock.
