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Gold eases as soft US CPI fails to dent the Fed's hawkish outlook
Gold eases as soft US CPI fails to dent the Fed's hawkish outlook
Strategy feels 'very secure' until bitcoin reaches $8,000-$10,000, says CEO
Le highlighted increasing the U.S.-dollar reserve as an important lever in preferred stock STRC's recovery back to around $90 having fallen below $75 last month.
Tower Semiconductor's AI Rally Is Built on a Light-Speed Bet
When artificial intelligence (AI) models scale, they inevitably run into a hard physical limit. Modern data centers currently rely on traditional copper wiring to connect servers and graphics processing units.
TSEM The Single Biggest Opportunity to Buy Texas Instruments Before July 22 Earnings
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN | TXN Price Prediction) heads into Q2 2026 results on July 22 with a one-sided setup: Management's own guidance points to a step-change quarter, free cash flow is inflecting and the two end markets driving the quarter (industrial and data center) are accelerating into the release rather than fading.
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VBR: A More Selective Way To Play The Small-Cap Rotation
Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF is rated BUY for targeted exposure to undervalued small-cap companies poised to benefit from broadening market leadership. VBR offers diversified exposure across 839 holdings with a multifactor value methodology, minimizing concentration risk and sector dependence. Recent performance reflects improving sentiment: VBR delivered a 22.24% total return over the past year and 10.08% over six months.
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SpaceX ushered in a ‘new era' for investing in space. Why the stock is now cratering.
After surging in May, the space sector has tumbled as investors are feeling an “investment coma” in the wake of the record-breaking SpaceX IPO.
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Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares rise 4% after Qwen AI set to be integrated in Apple Intelligence
Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares rose in premarket trading on Wednesday after news that its Qwen AI model would be integrated into Apple services in China. "Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences within iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for users in China," an Alibaba spokesperson told CNBC.
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Why PayPal stock is rocketing today
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock is soaring in premarket trading on July 15 after reports revealed that payments company Stripe and private equity giant Advent International have submitted a joint proposal to acquire the fintech firm in a deal valued at more than $53 billion.
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BNB Chain burns $932M in 36th quarterly burn, supply falls to 133M
BNB Chain burned 1.61 million BNB worth about $932 million, reducing total supply to 133.17 million as future burns move directly to BSC.
FTSE 100 edges lower as Middle East tensions weigh on sentiment
London's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as investors remained cautious over escalating tensions in the Middle East. Losses in precious metals miners outweighed gains in energy stocks, which benefited from a rise in oil prices.
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Bitcoin rally cools as investors digest inflation data, oil clouds outlook
Bitcoin's BTC$64,649.37 rally on Tuesday petered out as investors considered a weaker-than-forecast U.S. inflation figure wasn't enough to prompt a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.
AbbVie vs Baxter: One Golden Cross Is Real, One Is a Trap
Both AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV | ABBV Price Prediction) and Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) flashed the same technical signal this month: a golden cross, where the 50-day moving average pushed above the 200-day.
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Uber: The Marketplace Wins, No Matter Who Builds The Cars
Uber Technologies (UBER) is rated a strong buy as the market undervalues its robust fundamentals and growth potential amid AV-related skepticism. UBER's Q1 2026 results showed 21% YoY gross bookings growth, 42% higher non-GAAP operating income, and $2.28B in free cash flow. Management guides for 18–22% gross bookings growth and 31–38% EPS growth, with Uber One membership now exceeding 50M users.
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Microsoft's Price Target Is Lowered, Analyst Remains Positive on the Mag 7 Stock
Investors should brace themselves for intensifying AI spending in fiscal 2027, according to Citi Research.
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New Strong Buy Stocks for July 15th
BB, NGL, VG, FPS and VIRT have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on July 15th, 2026.
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CleanSpark (CLSK) Surges 8.8%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
CleanSpark (CLSK) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.
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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD Soft US CPI data backs upside towards 1.3500
Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD Soft US CPI data backs upside towards 1.3500
Kratos: The Numbers That Matter Aren't The Ones You're Watching
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earns a cautious Buy on strong backlog, book-to-bill, and funded multi-year growth visibility. KTOS's premium valuation is justified by standout organic growth, margin-accretive mix evolution, and a robust pipeline, despite lumpy revenue timing. Dilution from equity raises is a real drag, but EV and EBITDA growth, not per-share metrics, should be the investor's focus.
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Netflix earnings are coming. Here's what's needed to prop up the tumbling stock.
Netflix reports quarterly earnings on Thursday. The streaming platform's stock has dropped more than 40% over the past year.
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GBP/JPY Keeps Climbing Despite Middle East Conflict. Is 220.0 Really Coming?
GBP/JPY is rising for the third successive session today, with the pound fending off the yen's safe haven muscle amid Middle East war.
IAT: Quarterly Earnings, Competitive Valuations, And An Entry Strategy
IAT (iShares US Regional Banks ETF) is a concentrated play on US regional banks, with over 50% exposure to the segment. P/E multiples have expanded from 11.6x to 14.0x, but forward valuations remain near the 10-year median, supported by consensus EPS estimates. Higher Treasury yields and easing inflation support in my opinion net interest margin expansion, while NPL risks are currently manageable.
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Near $65K, Bitcoin's 2 year social media drop off is hiding a $4.3 billion whale exit and a new class of buyers
Crypto discussion across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other major social channels has fallen to its second-lowest daily level since October 2024, according to Santiment. Bitcoin holds near $64,609 through that same stretch, with an intraday high of $64,832 and a low of $61,823 in recent sessions.
Morgan Stanley Drops a $50 Billion Bombshell — Can Big Tech Still Afford to Build the AI Factories of the Future?
The artificial intelligence boom has never been cheap, but the price of staying at the cutting edge is climbing even faster than many investors expected.
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Analyst sets Lucid stock price target
RBC Capital lowered its price target on Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) from $8 to $7 while maintaining a ‘Sector Perform' rating on July 13.
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ASML, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Market
Stocks look set to build on their recent gains as investors try to make sense of another batch of quarterly earnings reports.
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Small Caps Rally Is Running With Strong, Fundamental Legs
The big rally in small caps has the Russell 2000 easily outpacing the S&P 500 this year. While large-cap tech titans dominate the headlines, small companies have been quietly making noise with investors who have already caught on to the trend.
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New Strong Sell Stocks for July 15th
BV, RAIL and HRTX have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on July 15th, 2026.
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Circle suspended Tether-backed Heka Funds over USDC market manipulation
Circle's decisive action against Heka Funds underscores the critical importance of transparency and integrity in the rapidly evolving stablecoin market. Circle suspended Tether-backed Heka Funds over USDC market manipulation.
Marriott vs. Viking: Why the Better Quarter Doesn't Mean the Better Decade
Spending on travel and tourism continues nearly unabated. Total U.S. tourism spending reached approximately $1.35 trillion in 2025, according to the U.S. Travel Association's Fall 2025 Forecast.
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Is First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ETF (FYX) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Blend category of the market, the First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ETF (FYX) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 05/08/2007.
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