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Key Points Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) posted strong revenue growth to close out 2025 and issued solid 2026 guidance, but the stock fell as investors were expecting more after the stock had doubled over the past year heading into the fourth-quarter report’s release. Meanwhile, investors decided not to give the company credit for an…

Key Points Besides being a genius entrepreneur, Elon Musk deserves credit for convincing investors to focus on the future. The core business of selling electric cars is struggling, but the market doesn’t seem to care. Tesla’s current valuation might already bake in success with its self-driving and robotics efforts. These 10 stocks could mint the…

Key Points Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took the opportunity on theearnings callto remind investors that AWS is still significantly larger than its rivals. Investors were skeptical of the company’s plans to spend $200 billion in capital expenditures this year. The overall business is still delivering solid growth. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon ›…

Reporting Q4 results Thursday evening, Amazon’s AMZN quarterly revenue was exceptionally strong as all of its major business segments grew at double-digit rates.   The tech giant benefited from robust cloud demand, strong holiday shopping, and continued expansion in advertising. Amazon’s AI endeavors were a major driver, boosting AWS cloud growth while strengthening advertising performance and…

Key Points Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:EEM) differ sharply on cost, yield, and market exposure, with EEM focusing on emerging markets at a much higher fee, while VXUS offers broader global diversification at a lower price. VXUS aims to capture nearly the entire non-U.S. stock universe, including…

The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday fell by -0.19%.  Friday’s sharp rally in equity markets has reduced liquidity demand for the dollar.  The dollar is also being pressured by some negative carryover from Thursday, when weaker-than-expected US labormarket newsboosted the chance of a Fed rate cut at next month’s FOMC meeting to 19% from 8%…

For years, blockchain had promise in the finance industry, but lacked the liquidity and connectivity to scale. Yuval Rooz, CEO and co-founder of Canton Network, believes that era is now ending. In correspondence with the Investing News Network, he explained how Canton Network, Digital Asset’s privacy-enabled interoperable blockchain, has shifted the conversation from whether the…

For investors who want to gain exposure to artificial intelligence stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a popular avenue, because AI ETFs allow investors exposure to the overall market rather than individual AI stocks. AI investing has exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly with the proliferation and advancement of generative AI technology. Today, many of…

The wheat complex posted lower trade across the three exchanges on Friday following USDA’s increase to the world stocks projection. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 ¼ to 5 cents on the day. December was up 9 ¼ cents over the week. KC HRW contracts were 4 ½ 6 ½ cents lower at the close, as December…

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Churchill Downs, Inc. (Symbol: CHDN), where a total of 11,213 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 147% of CHDN’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 762,990…