Optical stocks have a China problem that most investors are missing
Beijing controls a chokepoint that Washington’s own crackdown can’t address. Source：MarketWatch
How S&P 500 options action may help explain volatility in memory stocks
Bullish derivative bets mesh with the buythedip mentality, says IBKR’s Sosnick Source：MarketWatch
There are good reasons why higher bond yields are here to stay, this strategist says
Investors are demanding higher rates when they buy longduration bonds because there is less demand, higher supply and a hot mess of policy uncertainty,…
My brother asked me to sign as his executor, but wouldn’t let me read the document. Should I have refused?
“I imagine scenarios like this happen more often than people realize.” Source：MarketWatch
Sweetgreen recalls jalapenos, details how cyclospora outbreak will weigh on sales
The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapenos in two dressings. Source：MarketWatch
Trade Desk shares tumble on earnings miss and weak outlook
Trade Desk’s growth struggles deepened in the second quarter, as the company posted an earnings and revenue miss combined with disappointing guidance.…
Gold prices are breaking higher after a tough stretch. Could fresh records be within reach?
Gold miners’ stocks can offer a highquality play for investors worried about inflation and the Fed. Source：MarketWatch
How to wish Social Security a happy 91st birthday
Let’s all agree that, going forward, we’ll stop saying that Social Security will “run out of money” in 2032. Source：MarketWatch
How to use options to trade stocks around an earnings announcement
What volatility measures are saying about the S&P 500’s rally to record highs. Source：MarketWatch
The last time value stocks beat growth by this much was 2022 — the year of the last major bear market
Value is leaving growth behind at a pace rarely seen outside major market downturns. The twist: This is a bull market. Source：MarketWatch
As Alphabet burns through cash on AI, it’s turning back to the bond market
Alphabet is utilizing its balance sheet with a fresh debt issuance as heavy AI investments eat into its free cash flow. Source：MarketWatch
Micron’s stock claws back to buck the memory-chip selloff
While Sandisk and Western Digital shares were down, Micron erased its intraday losses. Source：MarketWatch