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Key Points Paramount Skydance submitted the winning bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. However, an acquisition of that magnitude faces a host of challenges to integrate and ultimately may not succeed. With the overhang removed, Netflix is free to focus on what it does best — deliver the world’s most popular streaming entertainment. 10 stocks…

Key Points Microsoft has become a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry thanks to its Copilot virtual assistant and Azure cloud platform. Investors are concerned about modest Copilot adoption rates from enterprise customers, and also about the composition of Azure’s enormous $625 billion order backlog. Microsoft stock is down 25% from its record high,…

Key Points The S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of more than 10% since its inception in 1957. Yet nearly 90% of all hedge funds underperformed the S&P 500 over the past ten years, according to SPIVA Scorecards, making it seem smarter to simply invest in the entire index. That’s why John Bogle,…

Key Points In 2026, evaluating Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has arguably become a struggle for investors. After almost returning to its all-time high in January, its most recent earnings report appeared to disappoint investors, leading to a 25%-plus decline from the stock’s October 2025 all-time high price. It now trades around $196 a…

Key Points The “Magnificent Seven” group of stocks has dominated the market for several years now. These thriving tech companies emerged as market leaders over the past decade and have risen to become some of the largest companies in the world. In fact, all of the Magnificent Seven stocks are among the top 10 largest…

It’s been another great year for the stock market. As of this writing, the benchmark index, the S&P 500, is up nearly 18%. Yet, if you know where to look, there are even better long-term buy-and-hold opportunities out there. Let’s cover two tech stocks that are each up more than 50% year to date. Image…

We’ve all become adjusted to a few of the mega-popular stocks involved in the broader AI trade, namely NVIDIA, Palantir, and Vertiv, to just name a small trio. But there are still several other companies that stand to benefit nicely from all the spending, including Photronics PLAB, and Teradyne TER. PLAB’s Critical AI Role Photronics,…

The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday fell by -0.35%.  The dollar was under pressure on Friday from a weaker-than-expected US Feb payroll report.  Also, a decline in US Jan retail sales added to negative sentiment toward the dollar.  Losses in the dollar were limited on Friday as a slump in equity markets boosted some liquidity…

Lean hog futures are trading a tick to 15 cents higher in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.33 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was 37 cents higher on March 4 at $90.55. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday AM report was down 44…

Corn futures gather some strength to round out the week on Friday’s lame duck session. Contracts were up 4 to 7 ¾ cents across the board. Rains over the next week are spottier according to the 7-day QPF, with very southern portions of the WCB an inch or less of coverage and the ECB with trace…