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Is the Private Credit Boom a Gift or a Risk for BDC Income Investors? Private credit is a fast-growing business for large asset managers like Blackstone.
All Eyes Are on Kevin Warsh: 1 Reason the Federal Reserve's Actions Don't Matter to Long-Term Investors. Those who stay patient and disciplined, while ignoring the noise, will find that the market stacks the odds in their favor.
Vertiv Stock Recently Hit an All-Time High. Does Wall Street See More Upside? The stock's peeled back quite a bit from May's peak, but the analyst community maintains its valuation on VRT shares.
Why Gartner Stock Is Climbing Higher Today Some investors believe the company's shares are undervalued.
Here's Why GE Healthcare Shares Popped Higher Today Cost increases have hit the company in 2026, but today's earnings report provides evidence of an oncoming improvement.
Israel Englander's Top Disclosed Holding Is an iShares Russell 2000 ETF, a Bet on Small-Cap Stocks Broadening Out the Rally Israel Englander's Millennium Management has significant options exposure to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, but investors need to examine why that's the case.
The Real Reason Alphabet Could Win More of the AI Boom Alphabet's hidden AI stack could reshape its costs, growth, and valuation. See why TPUs, Gemini, and Cloud may matter far more to investors than Wall Street realizes.
Prediction: Meta Stock Will Pop After Q2 Earnings. 3 Reasons Why Meta has fallen in the last nine trading sessions, but the streak looks ready to come to an end.
Ford Just Delivered Bad News for Tesla Investors Robotaxis are projected to maintain a 71.9% CAGR through 2034, but the field is getting more crowded.
Is SK Hynix Stock a Buy After Its Latest Earnings Report? The company reported a 557% annual increase in operating income in the second quarter.
T-Mobile Fell 11% on an Earnings Beat, Then Rebounded 6% the Next Day. Here's What's Going On. Two trading sessions reached opposite conclusions about the same report. One of them had the better argument.
SpaceX Is Worth More Than Most S&P 500 Companies. Is That Valuation Rational? The company's mission to establish humanity on other planets has fired up the investment community.
Why Watsco Stock Crashed Today Watsco generates a lot of cash -- and is using it to buy growth.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Bold Fix for America's $39.7 Trillion Debt Crisis (Hint: It Involves Bitcoin.) Can Bitcoin really solve America's debt crisis? Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong thinks so, but the math tells a different story.
Is Plug Power Finally Turning the Corner? 3 Numbers That Matter. The company's turnaround efforts should be tracked through a few key metrics.
Apple's New Leasing Plan Just Launched -- Here's the Stock That Could Be the Biggest Winner Apple customers may start upgrading more frequently, and the company providing the financing could be the big winner.
What a Credit Downturn Would Do to Ares Capital's Big Dividend Ares Capital has a 10% yield and a volatile dividend history, with recessions being particularly difficult.
Movie Theater Stocks Are So Hot That Even AMC Is Crushing the Market Don't look now, but a stock that's down 99% over the past five years is having a blowout 2026.
Insider Sells $255,000 Worth of Popular Consumer Stock, According to Recent SEC Filing Sale executed under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established 14 months earlier, reducing his direct stake by 3% while maintaining ~$9.13 million in company equity.
United Airlines Insider Sheds 13,794 Shares for $1.6 Million, According to Latest SEC Filing Most of the disposition was non-discretionary, tied to tax withholding on vested restricted stock units. The executive retains 222,955 shares worth roughly $27.6 million.
Oracle Stock Just Hit a 52-Week Low: 20 Billion Reasons NOT to Buy the Dip Oracle stock has fallen 38% so far this year, and further sell-offs could be in store.
Unilever (UL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Power brands drove 6.9% growth as emerging markets surged 8.3%.
Cathie Wood Just Bought Nvidia Stock, Is It Finally Time to Buy? Nvidia is now trading for just 16 times next year's profit target. Things could get even better.
Netflix: The Days of Rapid Growth Are Over The streaming leader's Q2 revenue was below what Wall Street was expecting.
Should You Ignore Vertiv? Why ON Semiconductor May Be The Better AI Infrastructure Stock Today One stock will suit investors expecting upside potential in hyperscaler spending, while the other offers exposure to the long-term growth prospects of physical AI.
What a $3,000 Investment in SpaceX Could Be Worth by 2030 Calculating a future investment value requires making assumptions.
State Street vs. First Trust: Is a Broad Healthcare or Biotech Focus Better for Your Portfolio? FBT delivered 48.5% returns over one year but carries a 0.55% expense ratio and experiences greater volatility. XLV offers lower costs, with an 0.08% expense ratio, as well as broader diversification across 60 healthcare stocks.
Kinder Morgan Executive Dumps 5,695 Shares for $184k, According to Recent SEC Filing Disposition included 4,145 shares withheld for taxes and 1,550 shares sold under a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in December 2025.
2 Rare-Earth Stocks to Buy Right Now, and 1 to Sell Rare-earth stocks are heating up as the U.S. races to loosen China's grip on the industry, but not every company in this high-stakes trade is a buy.
Prediction: This International ETF Will Beat U.S. Stocks for the Next 5 Years Worried that U.S. large-cap stocks won't keep up their winning streak? Diversify with this global value stock ETF that pays impressive dividends.
Paramount Skydance's CFO Sold Over 95,000 Shares Amid Delays with Its Warner Bros. Discovery Merger The entertainment giant reported a notable insider sale as legal challenges surfaced against its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Forget Weight Loss Drugs: Here's Another Reason to Buy Eli Lilly Stock Lilly's pipeline is on track to pick up a handful of interesting new programs.
Automotive Sales Driven By Growth in Hybrids In The Second Quarter of 2026 The growth in that category was in marked contrast to EV sales, which continue to slide.
Why Alphabet's AI Strategy Could Backfire AI summaries are crippling search traffic, and in the long run, that's not in the best interest of publishers or even Google.
1 Reason I Haven't Bought Figma and Don't See a Scenario Where I Ever Will Its collaboration platform works well enough. But it's not the only name in this increasingly competitive business.
If SpaceX Stock Falls Below $100, One Analyst Shares This Warning Negative sentiment may be clouding investors' ability to see SpaceX's long-term potential.
Johnson & Johnson vs. Eli Lilly: Reliable Stability vs. Rapid Revenue Growth Johnson & Johnson's revenue has grown modestly while Eli Lilly's revenue has nearly doubled in two years, narrowing a once-wide gap.
Prediction: Amazon's Earnings Report Shows That AWS Growth Accelerates Amazon is expected to report year-over-year AWS revenue growth of 31%-33%, but I think it could be even higher.
Want $100 in Super-Safe Quarterly Dividend Income? Invest $5,635 Into the Following 2 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks. These two high-octane income stocks are yielding an average of 5.33% and have raised their payouts 135 and 83 times, respectively, since going public.
Is Joby Stock Your Ticket to Becoming a Millionaire? Joby has lost roughly 50% of its value in 2026. Here's why that's a buying opportunity like no other.
Should You Roll Over Your 401(k) to an IRA? Rolling a 401(k) into an IRA can mean lower fees and more investment choices, but a 401(k) offers protections worth weighing first.
RWR vs. XLRE: Which Real Estate ETF Is the Better Buy? RWR offers broader diversification, while XLRE's more concentrated portfolio charges lower fees.
1 Unstoppable Growth Stock That Could Soar if a Bear Market Is Coming This company benefits during periods of heightened volatility in the stock market.
Prediction: AMD Stock Could Double by 2028. Here's Why AMD stock has gained 128% so far this year, but its rally may just be getting started.
Only 2 "Magnificent Seven" Stocks Are Beating the Market This Year. What's Going On? The market has hit new records this year, but it isn't the "Magnificent Seven" stocks that are leading the way.
Here's How Many Shares of Home Depot You'd Need to Generate $10,000 in Yearly Dividends While this retail stock struggles to produce sizable capital gains, dividend investors have plenty of reasons to cheer.
This Altcoin Has the Best Shot at Outperforming Bitcoin Long Term Ethereum could soar to $250,000 if a major new paradigm shift turns out to be more than just hype.
Wall Street Sees This Vanguard Index Fund Poised to Surge in 2026 Several analysts currently have targets of 8,000 or higher on the S&P 500.
Is Palantir Still a Millionaire-Maker Stock? Palantir isn't near penny stock territory anymore, which will make it more difficult to achieve millionaire-maker returns.
Ready to Buy Bonds? Here's How to Choose from These 3 Bond Funds. Bond market doubts about long-term interest rate increases could make short-term bonds a better buy today.
