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Key Points For artificial intelligence to work, you need a high-powered computer running powerful software. That’s why companies like Nvidia and SoundHound have been getting so much attention on Wall Street. However, as more and more companies seek ways to use AI in their businesses, some analysts believe the next winners could be more traditional….

Key Points AMD forecasts accelerating data center revenue growth over the next five years. AI accelerators will play a big role, but booming demand for server CPUs will help the cause as well. As AI shifts to agentic workloads, CPUs are making a comeback. 10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices › Shares…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +1.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +2.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.15%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +1.92%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) rose +2.07%. Stock indexes rallied sharply on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a…

Key Points Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors thinks the S&P 500 can reach 15,000 by 2030, a forecast that implies 120% upside from its current level of 6,830. Lee sees two catalysts driving the S&P 500 higher: Millennials are entering peak earnings years and demand for AI should drive outperformance in technology stocks. The…

Amazon AMZN missed EPS estimates in its December-quarter report, but the business is otherwise literally firing on all cylinders. The market’s negative reaction to the Amazon report wasn’t due to the EPS miss, but rather to management’s eye-popping capital spending budget for 2026, which coincided with renewed worries about the broader AI space and growing…

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Friday closed down -0.16 (-1.12%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -3.50 (-0.86%). Sugar prices retreated on Friday, with NY sugar falling to a 3-month low.  Sugar prices have been in a gradual decline over the past three months, with London sugar slumping to…

Gold has seen wild swings over the last week, hitting record highs near US$5,600 per ounce before plunging nearly 10 percent to around US$4,700 in the sharpest drop in over a decade. The real story, though, isn’t just the price action, but how tokenized gold is modernizing one of the world’s oldest reserve assets for…

While the first phase of the AI gold rush was defined by massive investments in centralized data centers, 2026 is about proving those billions can translate into fast, reliable AI that people will use every day. One Canadian startup, PolarGrid, is betting that the answer lies at the edge rather than in ever‑bigger centralized campuses….

Cotton futures are trading at Friday’s midday, with losses of 55 points in the front months, as thinly traded October is up 8 points. Crude oil prices are back up $0.84/barrel. The US dollar index is back up $0.261 to $100.995. After USDA’s Export Sales report on Thursday, commitments of shipped and unshipped sales are…

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in StepStone Group Inc (Symbol: STEP), where a total of 5,222 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 522,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 63% of STEP’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 829,400 shares….