Here is the absolute core of Paramount’s (NASDAQ: PSKY) problem with the news channels it gets in its Warner Bros. Discovery buyout. Ancerson Copper is, by many measures, the most-watched show on CNN, which…
Semiconductor stocks ripped higher in April, with several names posting one-month gains that would outperform one-year returns for most portfolios. On CNBC’s Halftime Report episode “Can the Market Move Higher in May?” (5/1/26), the…
As the AI trade heats up again, the hard-hit neocloud plays might be in a spot to lead the march higher. CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) shares have shown signs of life in recent months, but the…
The Pentagon’s accelerating push to embed artificial intelligence across defense and national security operations has put a spotlight on a small group of pure-play federal AI vendors. With the U.S. Government’s AI Acceleration Strategy…
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE | PFE Price Prediction) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) just closed the books on Q4 2025, and the contrast is striking. Pfizer leaned on a diversified non-COVID portfolio and a fresh push into obesity…
Amazon delivered a clean earnings report, and our model leans into the strength. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) trades at $265.06 after rising 27.27% over the past month, but our proprietary work suggests…
The CNBC Halftime Report panel spent its May 1, 2026, show wrestling with two big questions that tech investors are asking: Is Apple’s current valuation sustainable? Have chip stocks run too far, too fast?…
April 2026 produced a striking four-way split across U.S. e-commerce stocks despite a shared consumer backdrop. Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY | ETSY Price Prediction) led the group with a 29% gain, narrowly edging out Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)…
SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) sits in an unusual spot for a business development company in 2026. Shares trade at almost $16, up about 15% over the past year and 11% over the past month, while…
ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKX) has rewarded patient holders lately, with shares near $33 after a 74% one-year run and a 13% year-to-date gain. That kind of move tends to bury the…
Live Updates 30-Year Yield Sees 5.01% 11:29am ETThe 30-year long bond yield just crossed 5.01%, a level it hasn’t seen since July. The move is impossible to ignore for rate-sensitive markets as it historically…
Passive investing’s central promise is hard to argue with: low costs, broad diversification, and returns that match the market. Vanguard built an empire on that promise, and funds like the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSE:VUG),…
Few issues unite voters across party lines like housing. According to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll from earlier this year, roughly 8 in 10 Americans say they support banning Wall Street firms and large institutional…
The Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances recorded the largest three-year gain in median household net worth in the survey’s modern history. Between 2019 and 2022, the typical American family’s net worth climbed…
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM | XOM Price Prediction) opened the energy sector’s earnings season with a sharp upside surprise on profitability, even as headline GAAP figures were dragged lower by derivative timing effects and Middle…
