Micron’s stock has become a ‘battleground’ as the AI narrative shifts
Investors have become more focused on the durability of memorychip demand, but there are reasons to be optimistic on that front, a UBS analyst said.…
The AI ‘scare trade’ is finally hitting banks. Bargain hunters should take note.
In an era of higher interest rates, banks have reaped big profits due to consumers’ reluctance to move money out of lowinterest checking accounts that offer…
Palantir’s stock is heading for its highest close of the year, in a dramatic comeback
Palantir’s last earnings report reignited investor enthusiasm, and now the company is basking in the glow of a realworld AI boom. Source:MarketWatch
SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key…
The ingredients for a financial reckoning are all in place
A witch’s brew of rising debt levels, higher costs of capital and contagion risks is bubbling. Source:MarketWatch
Businesses are growing at the fastest pace in over four years. Why war and inflation aren’t slowing the U.S. economy down.
Expensive gas, higher inflation, a stalemate with Iran and rising interest rates — no matter. The U.S. economy appears to have sped up in the early fall.…
McDonald’s is making a historic bet on chicken — and AI — to bring back customers
Investors aren’t sold on plans to introduce new McNugget flavors, and an analyst recently noted that McDonald’s has struggled to break through on…
Fuel prices keep rising — and so do Democrats’ chances of winning both the House and Senate
Losses for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterms are expected in large part because of voters’ frustrations with the elevated cost of…
Microsoft has ‘clearly turned the corner.’ How its stock can chart more gains.
A Stifel analyst is taking a more upbeat view of the tech giant’s ability to cash in on its troves of computing power. Source:MarketWatch
10 places where thousands of homeowners face higher insurance bills after FEMA updated its flood maps
The federal government redrew flood maps across America this summer — and it could mean bigger housing bills for homeowners who now live in newly designated…
3 questions to ask your parents about their estate plan — other than ‘How much money do you have?’
These questions can jumpstart a conversation about estate planning, even if your parents don’t want to talk about it. Source:MarketWatch
Bond yields surge as Wall Street fears more potential Federal Reserve rate hikes
Stocks fall, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 retreating from record territory, as bond yields suddenly surge Source:MarketWatch