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Bitcoin Miners Are Striking It Big With a Pivot Into AI. Here's the 1 Bitcoin Mining Stock I'm Buying Right Now. One Bitcoin miner has found a powerful new use for its energy assets, but the stock may already reflect much of the opportunity.
Which Short-Term Bond ETF Is the Better Buy: Vanguard's BSV or VanEck's Tax-Exempt SMB? BSV offers lower costs and higher yields for taxable income, while SMB targets tax-exempt municipal bonds for high-bracket investors.
Which Is the Better State Street Healthcare ETF: The Broad XLV or the Biotech XBI? XBI surged 76% in one year but carries triple the expense ratio and far steeper downside risk. Which fund matches your risk appetite?
Is QQQ Worth Buying Now That SpaceX Has Joined the Nasdaq-100? Here's My Honest Take. SpaceX may be getting a lot of media attention, but it has a relatively small impact on the Nasdaq-100 at the moment.
Top JPMorgan Strategist Michael Cembalest Is "Cautious" on AI Stocks. Should You Change Your Investments? A well-regarded stock market strategist says that something worrisome is happening with semiconductor stocks and AI hyperscalers.
IBM Has Fallen 33% From Its High and Yields 3%. Here's What That Dividend Actually Costs the Company. A drawdown this deep has turned a modest payout into a 3%-plus yield. The arithmetic behind it is worth checking.
3 Reasons to Buy Bloom Energy Stock -- and 3 Reasons to Wait Bloom Energy stock has surged, then sold off. Here's what's real in the AI power story and what could make patient investors wait for a better entry.
Mark Zuckerberg Just Explained Why Iren Has an Edge Over Other Neoclouds Compute is getting more valuable, and Iren's cautious approach toward dealmaking may reward it in the long run.
If I Had $1,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Trillion-Dollar Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX This company just reported stellar quarterly operating results, driven by its artificial intelligence-related efforts.
Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Started His Tenure With a Bang by Slashing Berkshire's Chevron Stake and Making a Virtual Monopoly the New No. 5 Holding The Oracle of Omaha's understudy cut Berkshire Hathaway's Chevron stake by 35% in favor of a company with a foundational sustainable moat and serious artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions.
3 Big Takeaways From Microsoft's Earnings Microsoft's earnings report was a big win for bulls.
AMD Reports Tuesday. One Number Decides Whether 54 Times Forward Earnings Was Ever Defensible. The chipmaker's entire valuation rests on a single segment's revenue. That figure gets updated this week.
The Nasdaq Recently Hit Correction Territory. Here's What History Says Comes Next. Corrections are a normal part of investing in stocks. But the market is still very likely to thrive over time.
Here's 1 Big Clue About the Most Important Thing in the Next Crypto Bull Market Financial institutions are likely going to look for assets with a specific set of criteria.
Mark Zuckerberg Just Announced Great News for Meta's Shareholders This Magnificent Seven stock continues to slide. Investors should buy the dip before it rebounds.
Apple's Hardware Is Ready for On-Device AI and PrismML Just Delivered a Real Breakthrough A small start-up just released a 27-billion-parameter AI model that can be run for free on an iPhone.
Down 48%, Is Oracle Stock a Buy Right Now? AI spending is ramping up, but this tech stock looks like a good deal.
If Artificial Intelligence Is in a Bubble, These Are the Stocks That Could Benefit Most Investors are already starting to show concerns about AI spending, and these stocks are seeing the benefit.
Elon Musk's AI Data Centers Need So Much Power He's Buying Gas Turbine Companies -- Who Else Benefits? Investors are in good company when they buy into the thesis that rising demand for power for AI data centers will continue to benefit GE Vernova over the long term.
Why Microsoft Stock Is Surging The AI leader's sales and profits are expanding at a rapid pace.
Chipotle Mexican Grill vs. Axon Enterprise: Comparing Recent Revenue Trends for These S&P 500 Companies Axon Enterprise has posted consecutive quarter-over-quarter revenue gains, while Chipotle's growth has proven more uneven — a divergence that could reshape investor expectations.
VFH vs. IAT: Which Financial Sector ETF Is the Better Buy? VFH's diversified portfolio delivered stronger five-year returns with a much lower maximum drawdown, while IAT's concentrated bet on regional banks offers a higher yield for income seekers.
Greg Abel's Berkshire Hathaway: What the Next Decade Could Look Like Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO tipped his hand, showing investors the kinds of changes he has in store for the giant conglomerate.
IonQ Is Worth $13 Billion and Sits 58% Below Its High. Here's What Has to Go Right. The stock's triple-digit growth is impressive -- but the valuation asks for years more of it.
Credo Technology's Co-Founder and CTO Sold Nearly 30,000 Shares Worth $6.1 Million. What Does That Mean for Investors? The connectivity provider for data center infrastructure reported a notable insider sale following a 134% increase in its stock price over the past year.
Jeff Bezos Backed a $2.6 Billion AI Startup That's Partnering With Nvidia and Meta on New Chip Materials As the AI industry continues to grow, seemingly minor things are becoming serious stumbling blocks. CuspAI is addressing at least one of these industrywide impediments.
What a $10,000 Investment in Lam Research 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today The chip-equipment maker just capped a record fiscal year with an 18% one-day jump in its stock.
3 AI Stocks to Buy as the Margin Unwind Calms Down Margin unwind from South Korean investors and the massive Situational Awareness blowup do not affect the fundamentals of AI stocks.
A Former Oceaneering CEO Sold Some Stock. Here's What Long-Term Investors Should Know McEvoy disposed of $143,760 in stock as Oceaneering's share price delivered a 113% return over the prior 12 months.
Oceaneering Just Posted Its Best EBITDA Since 2015 Before Insider Selling — Here's What Investors Should Know Earl Childress trimmed his direct stake by 36% following a year of strong gains, leaving him with 22,876 shares valued at roughly $1.1 million.
4 Dividend Energy Stocks to Buy This Month, Starting With ExxonMobil ExxonMobil leads this list of reliable dividend stocks, offering investors yields of up to 5.7%.
Mueller Industries Grew Sales 25% With Piping Up 27%. Here's the Backdrop to an Insider Filing This disposition was non-discretionary, driven by tax withholding obligations tied to equity award vesting.
Should You Read Anything Into Mueller's CEO Parting With Shares After a 53% Run? This disposition of 205,972 shares was tied to tax withholding from a vesting event, not a change in conviction.
Three SkyWest Executives Sold Stock in Three Days. Here's What Long-Term Investors Should Know Wooley disposed of 17,726 shares at $108.55 each, cutting his direct stake by a quarter while retaining $5.77 million in equity.
SkyWest Is Buying Back Stock While Its Executives Sell. Here's How to Read It Insider liquidated 21% of direct holdings at $110.49 per share, above the day's closing price, while retaining $10.2 million in company stock.
Is Meta Platforms Stock a Buy on the Dip as Revenue Surges? Meta's quarterly results were much better than some reports would have you believe.
Could You Retire With Less Than $1 Million? Millions of People Do. One study suggests that the typical retiree has only $126,000 in household savings.
Where Will Mastercard Stock Be in 5 Years? No hyperscaler-sized AI buildout, no capital-spending drama -- just a payments network compounding in the teens. What is that worth by 2031?
If I Were in My 20s, I'd Buy This Magnificent ETF and Hold It Until Retirement Young investors can build significant wealth in the stock market by focusing on the long term.
What Does Planet Labs CFO Ashley Johnson's Sale of Shares Worth $2.4 Million Mean for Investors? The Earth-imaging satellite data provider reported a notable insider sale following a 226% one-year stock surge.
A GlobalFoundries Director Sold Ahead of Earnings. Here's What Long-Term Investors Should Know This insider sale follows a volatile stretch for the stock, which is nonetheless up about 40% this past year.
