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Buy 3 AI-Driven Stocks for 2H 2026 Despite Triple-Digit Returns in 1H
STRL, SMTC and VIAV are three AI-driven stocks with triple-digit 2026 gains that show double-digit upside this year.
SMTC Alamos Gold: A Major Discount In One Of The Highest-Quality Gold Miners (Upgrade)
Alamos Gold Inc. is upgraded to Strong Buy, reflecting a compelling valuation, robust balance sheet, and top-tier organic growth pipeline targeting over 1 million ounces in the long-term. Despite recent operational setbacks and gold price weakness, AGI maintains healthy financials, low AISC, and significant resource longevity, supporting resilience through commodity cycles. Guidance was cut following seismic and weather events at Young-Davidson, but H2 2025 is expected to be stronger as grades and production recover.
AGI Salesforce Stock Is on Pace for Record 14-Day Losing Streak
Salesforce stock falls and is on pace to close lower for a record 14th consecutive session.
CRM Hyperliquid open interest surges to $2B with $646B quarterly volume
Hyperliquid's rapid growth in open interest and trading volume signals a significant shift in market dynamics, challenging traditional exchanges. Hyperliquid open interest surges to $2B with $646B quarterly volume.
Platinum Is Down 6% While Gold Hit Record Highs and One Quiet ETF Sits at the Bottom of a Setup Most Investors Are Missing
Price ratios often operate akin to rubber bands: if the ratio starts to increase, the rubber band may get stretched, but will snap back to achieve its baseline of minimal tension.
PPLT 
Lucid Motors' new CEO cuts 18% of staff to ‘simplify the company'
Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, or around 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. The company said on Monday that it has also “eliminated the second shift” of EV production at its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona.
LCID 
5 Stocks With Recent Price Strength to Maximize Your Gains
VPG, ASX, SNEX, HOFT and HLIO surge on strong momentum, with sharp price gains and rising earnings estimates signaling potential for continued upside.
ASX 
Getty Images shares surge after OpenAI content partnership announcement
Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) shares opened about 118% higher on Monday after the company announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI (Unlisted:OPAI) to bring Getty's licensed visual content into search and discovery experiences within ChatGPT. Under the agreement, Getty Images' content libraries will be displayed within ChatGPT to enhance visual responses.
GETY 
Western Digital, Seagate, Sandisk stocks are bracing for a major Micron event
Sandisk, Western Digital, and Seagate stocks have been in a strong rally this year and are the top gainers in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices. SNDK jumped by 800% this year, while Western Digital, Micron, and Seagate have soared by 320%, 285%, and 280%, respectively.
WDC 
Did Elon Musk Just Hint a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Is Imminent?
The market's attention has been fixed on SpaceX ‘s ( NASDAQ:SPCX ) historic public debut and the company's rapid climb toward a valuation exceeding $2 trillion.
TSLA 
Lam Research: A Strong Buy Built On Memory, Packaging And AI Complexity
I'm rating Lam Research (LRCX) a Strong Buy rating with a $497 price target, implying 28% upside from $389. My growth drivers are AI-driven WFE and SAM expansion, NAND conversion spending, DRAM and HBM-related deposition intensity, advanced packaging growth, and CSBG services. Together, I estimate these growth drivers can add about $1.11 of incremental EPS and drive the Forward non-GAAP EPS to $7.26.
LRCX 
Tom Lee says ‘best years for crypto remain ahead' as Bitmine buys another 52,203 ETH
Bitmine added 52,203 ETH, lifting holdings to 5.67 million ETH as Tom Lee reiterated long-term crypto optimism outlook.
Can Alnylam's Broader Portfolio Ease Its Dependence on Amvuttra?
Amvuttra is the primary driver of ALNY's revenues, but growth from Givlaari, Oxlumo and Leqvio may help diversify the company's top line.
ALNY 
Could SpaceX's IPO Momentum Spill Over to OKLO and NuScale?
Rising AI and data-center power needs may put Oklo and NuScale in focus as investors look beyond SpaceX's aerospace story.
OKLO 
3 Consumer Loan Stocks Poised to Gain From Improving Industry Dynamics
While subdued asset quality and macro uncertainty are concerns, higher rates for long, digitization and easier lending criteria support the Zacks Consumer Loans industry. So, firms like CACC, ENVA and ECPG are poised to gain.
CACC 
Why Penguin Solutions Is Rallying as AI Data Centers Scale
Penguin Solutions NASDAQ: PENG is no newcomer to tech, data centers or AI, but it is only now, with the AI boom years in the making, that its stock price is rallying.
PENG 
Why is Getty Images stock rocketing 120% today?
Getty Images has entered into a “display agreement” with OpenAI, marking a significant step toward integrating licensed visual content into artificial intelligence-driven search experiences. In a brief announcement on Sunday, Getty said its licensed image libraries will appear in “OpenAI search and discovery experiences within ChatGPT.
GETY 
Micron and Western Digital Rise 6%, SanDisk Gains 5% as Memory Stocks Rally Into Micron's Earnings
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) stock is up about 6% in Monday morning trading to around $1,199, leading a broad memory and storage rally into the company's Wednesday earnings report.
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Solana Foundation and Toss Bank Sign MOU to Rebuild Korean Remittance Rails
Toss Bank and the Solana Foundation signed a remittance MOU on June 19, 2026, targeting 15 million customers ahead of South Korea's December crypto FX rules.
Taiko Bridge Exploit Reports Put Layer-2 Security Back In Focus
Reports say Taiko faced a $1.7M bridge-related exploit tied to verification issues, putting Ethereum L2 security back in focus.
Strategy adds $300M to USD Reserve, acquires 520 BTC
Michael Saylor's Strategy boosted its USD Reserve to $1.4 billion and added 520 Bitcoin, funded through $335.5 million in MSTR share sales.
Lloyds weighs bid for Aldermore as South Africa's FirstRand seeks exit, Sky News reports
Lloyds Banking Group is exploring a potential takeover of Aldermore, the lender being sold by South Africa's FirstRand amid a motor finance mis-selling scandal engulfing Britain's banking sector, Sky News reported on Monday.
LYG 
Apple's Expanding Enterprise Footprint to Boost Sales: What's Ahead?
AAPL's growing enterprise adoption, AI push and business tools are expected to boost device shipments and support sustained sales growth.
AAPL 
Gold Price Analysis – Gold Drops at the Open
Gold markets gapped lower to kick off the trading week, as we are now watching the Middle East yet again. With the weekend meeting seeing mixed results, it makes sense that we are still “stuck.
Strategy Adds 520 BTC in Fresh $34.9 Million Purchase at a $67,068 Average Price
Fresh Purchase: Strategy acquired 520 BTC for $34.9 million at a $67,068 average price, funded by $335.5 million in new MSTR stock sales. Balance Sheet Moves: The firm lifted its cash reserves to $1.4 billion while expanding its ATM programs for MSTR, STRC, and STRK to support ongoing liquidity and dividend obligations.
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Saylor Buys More BTC as Market Tests $65K
Strategy added 520 BTC as Bitcoin trades near $65K. Is Saylor calling the bottom, or is BTC still facing rejection risk?
Remitly: Now A Profitable Business With Numerous Growth Accelerators
Remitly Global is now profitable, with strong revenue growth and expanding customer base, especially among high-value senders and business clients. RELY raised full-year guidance after Q1 2026, projecting $1.96–$1.975 billion revenue and $370–$385 million adjusted EBITDA, reflecting accelerating growth initiatives. Strategic expansion into new customer segments and geographies, plus integrations like WhatsApp and ChatGPT, support a bullish long-term outlook.
RELY 
Chevron Stock Rebounds on Microsoft AI Power Deal
Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) is up 0.9% in premarket trading after announcing a 20-year agreement to supply natural gas-fired power to a Microsoft (MSFT) data center in West Texas.
CVX 
Cameco vs. Centrus Energy: Which Uranium Stock is the Better Buy Now? (Revised)
CCJ and LEU stand to gain from nuclear growth, but a stronger earnings outlook, contracts and stock performance give CCJ an edge now.
CCJ 
Silver Price Analysis – Silver Drops to Kick Off the Week
The silver market continues to be a volatile place to trade, as we are still following the latest headlines coming out of the Middle East still. With this, I find it hard to get a big position going in this asset at the moment.
