This week felt like a little like an earthquake to some people. A lot of key stocks dropped hard. NVIDIA is down 8.5%. META, Alphabet and mighty Amazon dropped 5%. Apple, Tesla, Microsoft . . . all down. It started on a bumpy note. The

Netflix’s strategic focus on ad-supported tiers and password-sharing crackdown fueled impressive Q2 results.  The company’s ad business is rapidly expanding and becoming a significant revenue contributor. While Netflix will cease reporting quarterly membership numbers, it remains confident in its growth trajectory.  The company is actively

Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) has experienced a tumultuous year, marked by substantial outflows and underperformance compared to broader market indices. The fund, once a high-flyer, has seen its assets under management dwindle and its share price plummet significantly from its peak in early

Some options traders like to downplay the importance of dependability or “win rate.” They come up with all kinds of numbers like George Soros only hitting 30% of his positions or world-class funds barely doing better than a coin flip. They say it’s all about

Everything looks great in the corporate economy. Earnings on the S&P 500 are tracking up 9% from last year . . . the fastest leap into record territory since early 2022, when the Fed was still keeping interest rates at zero and the post-COVID high

The S&P 500 has enjoyed a stellar 17% rise in 2024, yet beneath the surface, a tale of two markets unfolds. While the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants, fueled by AI fervor, bask in the limelight, the remaining 493 stocks have quietly endured an “earnings recession.”