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Apple Just Did Something It Wouldn't Even Do During COVID, and Wall Street Is Freaking Out
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) rarely raises prices.
AAPL Bloom Energy: Why The 22% Plunge Was Mechanical, Not Fundamental. Reiterate Buy
Bloom Energy (BE) is rated a buy after a 28% drawdown, attributed mainly to mechanical selling from Russell index reconstitution. BE reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.44 (vs. $0.13 consensus) and revenue up 130% YoY, prompting raised FY 2026 guidance. Management now guides for $3.4–$3.8B FY 2026 revenue, 34% gross margin, and $600–$750M operating income, with strong operating leverage and positive free cash flow.
BE Bitcoin Trapped as Liquidation Maps Spot Major Resistance and Support Clusters
Bitcoin Trapped as Liquidation Maps Spot Major Resistance and Support Clusters: key Bitcoin market levels, on-chain context, risk notes, and what traders a
XRP ETF supply squeeze builds – The absence of Spot buyers raises questions
Shifting institutional flows and lower leverage are reshaping XRP's near-term market structure.
Dogecoin Left Out? Elon Musk Teases X Money Visa Integration Operating Exclusively in Fiat
Dogecoin Left Out? Elon Musk Teases X Money Visa Integration Operating Exclusively in Fiat: a fresh look at X Money Dogecoin, market context, key risks, an
Did $6B in ETF outflows just mark Bitcoin's first Wall Street capitulation?
Over the past six weeks, investors have pulled roughly $5.94 billion from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, marking the longest unbroken run of weekly outflows since these funds first opened for business in 2024. Galaxy Research puts the worst 30-day stretch at $6.35 billion through June 20.
Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann on growing ocean monitoring demand - ICYMI
Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NYSE-A:OPTT) CEO Philipp Stratmann talked with Proactive about the company's latest deployment with Rutgers University and how its buoy technology is helping modernize ocean sensing infrastructure while creating new opportunities across research, security and environmental monitoring applications. Ocean Power Technologies recently completed a deployment for Rutgers University, replacing a failing cable endpoint at a long-running ocean and underwater sensing laboratory with one of the company's buoy systems.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Bleed for a Seventh Day as Blackrock's IBIT Sheds $445 Million
U.S. spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a seventh consecutive day of net outflows on June 26, with bitcoin products alone shedding $445 million in a single session. The run marks one of the heaviest stretches of redemptions since the funds began trading. A Seventh Straight Day in the Red U.S.
Michael Burry Just Bet Big Microsoft Will More Than Double by 2028
Artificial intelligence has turned the stock market into a contest over who will own the infrastructure powering the next decade of computing.
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Eagle Point Credit: I Avoid Common Stock For Now, Focus On Senior Securities
Eagle Point Credit focuses on CLO equity and junior debt tranches, offering high yield but elevated risk, particularly for common shareholders. ECC's net investment income is pressured by realized and unrealized losses, with only $0.067 per share attributable to common shareholders in Q1. The asset coverage ratio for preferred stock recently fell below the 200% threshold, prompting ECC to retire notes and restore compliance.
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US Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $445 Million in Single-Day Outflows as Institutional Pressure Builds
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $445 Million in Single-Day Outflows as Institutional Pressure Builds: key Bitcoin market levels, on-chain context, risk notes, and
Ezcorp: Still Cheap Enough For The Growth
EZCORP has surged 148% in the past year, yet remains attractively valued given robust earnings growth and operating momentum. Q2 delivered record revenue, 76% EBITDA growth, and a 33% rise in pawn loans outstanding, with both organic and acquisition-driven gains. The SMG acquisition expands scale and offers operational improvement opportunities, while core pawn metrics and service charges remain strong.
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How Domo went from a $2.8 billion darling to fighting for its survival
In 2022, the founder of software company Domo stepped down as CEO after he was accused of sexually assaulting an employee on a work trip, an allegation he denied. A year later, he came back to lead the company.
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Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy
Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy: a fresh look at Ethereum staking rewards public goods, mar
Ripple CEO blasts Michael Saylor for ‘hurting' crypto market
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has publicly criticized Michael Saylor's Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition strategy, arguing that the approach has hurt the broader cryptocurrency market and failed to create long-term value.
HIVE Digital Technologies' Buzz HPC joins Bell and Cohere for Canadian AI factory - ICYMI
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd (TSX:HIVE, NASDAQ:HIVE, FRA:YO0, BVC:HIVECO) subsidiary Buzz HPC earlier this week discussed its role in a newly announced Canadian sovereign AI infrastructure initiative involving Bell Canada, Cohere and Hypertec, with CEO Craig Tavares outlining how the partnership aims to create a fully domestic AI ecosystem capable of supporting enterprise, government and research applications across the country. Speaking with Proactive, Tavares said the collaboration grew out of Bell Canada's Bell AI Fabric initiative, which was launched to bring together leading Canadian companies capable of delivering sovereign AI infrastructure.
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SharpLink's First ETH Buy Since October: Can Corporate Ether Treasuries Survive Paper Losses?
5,000 ETH inflow to SharpLink was its first buy since Oct 2025 as ETH hit 2026 lows. Reported $3,609 cost basis spotlights paper-loss risk for corporate treasuries.
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.
Altcoins Outperform as Bitcoin, Ethereum Trade Flat in Rotation-Driven Market
The cryptocurrency market traded mixed on Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) both edging higher but without a clear directional catalyst, even as selective bids lifted several major altcoins. As of 3:06 a.m.
From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou
F5 has remade itself in every era of computing — from the early web to the cloud — and at 30 it's doing it again.
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Bitcoin Trades Below 200-Week Moving Average as Historical Accumulation Signal Returns
Bitcoin Trades Below 200-Week Moving Average as Historical Accumulation Signal Returns: key Bitcoin market levels, on-chain context, risk notes, and what t
Ethereum's oldest wallets are selling into the $1,500 demand line buyers cannot dodge
Four long-dormant ETH wallets sold most of a 37,602 ETH stash near $1,560, turning Ethereum's drawdown into a test of whether fresh demand can absorb old-holder supply.
Qualcomm Wants to Bring AI Data Center Power to Your Smartphone
Artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting from the cloud to the devices we use every day.
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Billionaire Jeremy Grantham Dismisses Bitcoin, Says Crypto Will Fade 'With a Whimper'
The seasoned investor has little faith in Bitcoin's staying power, expecting crypto to quietly fade away over time.
Shiba Inu Burn Rate Rises 434% With Millions of SHIB Torched
Shiba Inu burn rate saw a significant increase in the last 24 hours, rising 434.63% in this timeframe. The increase follows millions of SHIB sent to dead wallets, with the burn rate rising correspondingly.
Alliance Resource Partners: Profiting From The Slow Death Of Coal
The "death of coal" narrative may be years ahead of reality; demand is plateauing, not collapsing. Data centers, grid reliability concerns, and energy security are extending coal's relevance. 95% of ARLP's sales volumes for 2026 are already committed, and the partnership is growing its oil & gas royalty business to provide diversification beyond coal.
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Dogecoin Flashes Key Technical Buy Signal After Plunging to 3-Year Lows
Dogecoin Flashes Key Technical Buy Signal After Plunging to 3-Year Lows: a fresh look at Dogecoin buy signal, market context, key risks, and what traders s
Ripple CEO Garlinghouse calls Saylor's bitcoin funding model a 'damning indictment'
Ripple's chief executive, Brad Garlinghouse shared doubts about whether Strategy's CEO Michael Saylor has been a positive influence on the broader crypto market during a Friday interview with CNBC. Garlinghouse specifically described the untethering of Strategy's Stretch (STRC) preferred stock as a “damning indictment.
The Antonio Filosa Report Card: Grading Stellantis' CEO After 1 Year
One year into Antonio Filosa's tenure as Stellantis (NYSE: STLA | STLA Price Prediction) chief executive officer, the verdict from investors is harsh, the operational data is genuinely mixed, and the strategic bets are still loading.
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Forget Pepsi: As Volatility Tests Consumer Staples, This Global Household Name Wins Every Time
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP | PEP Price Prediction) just hiked its dividend for the 54th straight year and beat Q1 estimates, putting it squarely back in dividend-investor chatter as consumer staples wobble through another bout of volatility.
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