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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.
MSFT 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.
ECC 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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Salesforce: Time To Fill Up The Truck With This Incredible Bargain
After initiating coverage in February 2026, CRM's stock is down by approximately 15%. Especially after the release of Q1-27 earnings, I view the opportunity as even more compelling today. Fears that Salesforce is about to get disrupted by artificial intelligence have become completely overblown, with the stock now trading at a free cash flow yield of ~11.2%. Agentforce and Slack increased revenue by 43% in Q1 '27, a meaningful acceleration versus the 14% and 37% reported in Q1 '26 and Q4 '26, respectively.
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Dividend Safety Check: JEPI and Covered Call Equity Income
If you own the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) for the monthly check, the question in mid-2026 is how much JEPI will pay you next month, and what that depends on.
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Qualcomm: M&A Driven Growth Strategy Pays Off - Dip Buying Opportunity Ahead
Qualcomm's strategic acquisitions enable their vertically integrated CPU, GPU, interconnect, and software capabilities, positioning it as a future AI powerhouse beyond legacy handset markets. These have contributed to the management's promising FY2029 guidance of $40B in non-handset revenues (expanding at a 4Y CAGR of +39.4%) and adj. EPS of over $18. Despite the recent breakout, QCOM remains compelling at a P/E of 18.34x and a 4Y PEG of 1.35x, while offering significant upside potential to my LTPT of $330.10.
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Dividend Safety Check: BIZD and BDC Income
The VanEck BDC Income ETF (NYSEARCA:BIZD) offers investors a passive, diversified slice of the Business Development Company sector with double-digit distribution yield.
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3 Waste Stocks Turning AI Investments into Growth
The debate over artificial intelligence has centered on one thing: the cost of the infrastructure needed to support it. That focus may be missing the point.
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Maple Finance rallies 20% after Kraken partnership – Will SYRUP's rise continue?
Strong fundamentals at the protocol level have been a major force lifting SYRUP's price.
Albemarle: A Different Storage Boom
Albemarle Corporation is regaining momentum as lithium prices rebound, driven by surging energy storage systems (ESS) using lithium batteries to meet demand. ALB's Q1'26 results generated a $2.95 EPS and $664M adjusted EBITDA, with ESS now the primary growth engine amid flat EV sales. ESS demand is growing at a 117% YTD pace, offsetting sluggish EV growth, but the market is worried about Chinese lithium supply coming back online.
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XLU: The Clean Energy Edge
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF offers defensive exposure with growing clean energy relevance, especially as AI-driven power demand accelerates. XLU's top holdings are securing long-term clean energy agreements with major tech firms, positioning the ETF as a proxy for AI infrastructure growth. While most XLU holdings are fairly valued short-term, forward P/E ratios suggest increasing undervaluation by 2027, supporting a medium-to-long-term buy case.
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