Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) just delivered Q1 revenue of $56.31 billion, up 33% YoY, and EPS of $10.44 against a $6.66 consensus. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is “on track…
David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management cut its Microsoft position by roughly 82% in the first quarter of 2026, while Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square went the other direction, initiating a brand-new stake of roughly 5.65 million…
Shares of SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) are up 6% in Friday morning trading, changing hands near $1,989, while Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) stock up 6% to $561. The bid adds another leg to…
The IPO market has spent years searching for a company capable of reigniting investor enthusiasm. SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) may be that company. After debuting in the largest IPO in history, the aerospace and AI giant…
Picture a 61-year-old engineer who has spent her career at or near the Social Security wage cap. Her statement shows a benefit close to the program’s ceiling, and now she is staring at three…
A single retiree turns 75 this year holding $2.1 million in a traditional 401(k) and collecting $4,000 a month from Social Security. The plan was simple: live on Social Security, take the required minimum…
If you put $10,000 into the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) on the last trading day of 2025 and forgot about it, you would be sitting on roughly $13,131 as of the June…
Twelve thousand dollars a month in dividend income sounds simple enough until you start doing the math. Many investors assume they can reach that number with a seven-figure portfolio and a handful of high-yield…
A 65-year-old who just retired with $1.4 million in a traditional 401(k) and no plans to touch it until age 73 has a problem most pre-retirees miss. The eight years between retiring and the…
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is the default core holding for tens of millions of investors. It tracks the S&P 500, charges 0.0945% in expenses, pays a 1.25% dividend yield, and has returned about…
Taiwan manufacturing capacity Taiwan is the world’s most critical semiconductor manufacturing hub. In 2025 its economy grew by 8.68% and it exported around $550B, growing at a staggering rate of 34% YoY. Electronics traditionally…
Energy markets have been anything but calm this spring. WTI crude swung from a 12-month low of $55.44 in December 2025 to a peak of $114.58 on April 7, 2026, before settling around $95…
Income investors own the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) for one reason: a Nasdaq-100 portfolio that pays a high monthly distribution from an options overlay, cheaply. Its 0.35% net expense ratio is among the…
Research firm Sensor Tower reports that OpenAI’s ChatGPT had one billion monthly app users last month. The lead based on this yardstick is long-standing in the industry. According to CNBC: “With its billion-MAU figure…
Many consumers are struggling to keep up with the ever-rising cost of living. And elevated interest rates aren’t helping matters. That’s why many people may be hoping that the Federal Reserve will cut interest…